MIB Minicraft/Hasegawa 1/72 Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) A-7A CORSAIR II Navy Attack Aircraft
The Corsair II was designed as a lightweight attack aircraft to supplement and later replace the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk. In addition to service in our Navy, Corsair II's were flown by our Air Force, Air National Guard, and several other nations. The Ling· Temco-Vought A-7 production line started on 19 March 1964 and continued until September 1984; 1,545 were built. Its first flight, powered by a Pratt & Whitney TF3O-P-6 turbofan engine, was on 27 September 1965. Navy Preliminary Evaluations were underway in January 1966. Test programs were accomplished with wartime urgency, and the first fleet delivery (VA-174) was on 14 October 1966. Retirement of the last two Navy A-7 aircraft fleet operational squadrons (VA-46 and VA-72) was in May 1991 after their service in Desert Storm.
Features of this kit include:
· Assembled kit dimensions: 7.7-inch (195.6 mm) fuselage length; 6.46-inch (164 mm) wingspan
· Kit parts count: Approximately 70 injection molded plastic pieces with 2-part clear canopy to facilitate open cockpit display
· Large- and medium-weight iron bombs with ejection racks
· 2 large fuel tanks
· 2 AIM SIDEWINDER Air to Air missiles with launch rails
· Cockpit with pilot and ejection seat
· Instrument panel with waterslide decal that provides instrument detail
· Landing gear with detailed gear stowage detail
· Landing gear has optional deployed (takeoff/landing) or inflight (gear doors retracted) display
· Waterslide decals with markings depicting aircraft assigned to 2 different carriers
· Assembly, decal placement, and painting guide
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