Hasegawa ,scale 1/48: F6F-5 HELLCAT "Pacific Aces" Aeromaster Decals. + 8 detail sets.
Detail sets:
Eduard stars & Bars + Eduard canopy and wheels mask
Resin 4 detail sets Cutting Edge:Corrected cowling (2),corrected prop/hub,flying control surfaces.
Black Box resin cockpit set
True Details 2 resin main wheels.
All parts in factory's unopened plastic bags.
The Grumman F6 Hellcat is an American, single-engine, WWII, semi-shell
fighter in a low wing design. The F6 Hellcat was developed as a
development of the successful F4F design. When designing it,
18-month-long experience with the operation of F4F in the Pacific and
numerous comments of pilots fighting on Wildcat airplanes was used.
Structurally, the F6 Hellcat resembled its predecessor with one major
change. A low wing system was used, which allowed the landing gear to be
retracted into the lower center wing instead of into the fuselage. This
increased the track width and the stability in motion on the ground.
Additionally, the cockpit armor was used and the ammunition was
increased. The U.S. Navy's evaluation of the Grumman proposal resulted
in an order in June 1941 for four prototypes - from the XF6F-1 to the
XF6F-4 - each with a different powertrain. The XF6F-1 flight took place a
year after signing the contract, but due to the urgent need to
strengthen the Wildcats (F4F), the same airframe was equipped with the
most powerful of the available Pratt-Whitney R-2800-10 engines, thanks
to which the plane made its next first flight, this time as the XF6F-3.
Even before this second flight took place, Grumman was commissioned to
implement the F6F-3 into production as the Hellcat. At this stage, the
similarity of the F4F and F6F resulted in a reduction in the time needed
to implement the machine into series production. The flight of the
first such machine took place at the end of 1942, and shipments to the
USS Essex began in January 1943. In August of the same year, the VF-5
squadron from the USS Yorktown was the first to use its Hellcats against
the Japanese. The structure of the plane was entirely made of metal,
connected with flush rivets, and the wings were folded with tips to
facilitate hangar on the deck of aircraft carriers. Standard armament
consisted of six 12.7 mm machine guns mounted in the nose of the wing.
The hull and tail were of a classic design, differing from the F4F only
in dimensions. The three-support undercarriage was fully retractable by
means of a hydraulic system, as was the hook for shortening the landing
run. The spacious pilot's cabin was raised high above the plane of the
wings. The production of all versions of the F6 exceeded 12,200 copies,
and its intensity was so high that it was possible to replace the F4F
used so far with them very quickly. Technical data (for the F6F-5
version): Top speed: 620 km / h, climb speed: 14 m / s, practical
ceiling 11,400 m, maximum range: 1,755 km, armament: fixed - six 12.7mm
Browning machine guns Suspended - up to 1800 kg of bombs or an
additional fuel tank.
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