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A-7E Corsair II (Modern)

By: Italeri

Type: Scale Model

Product Line: Model Kits - Aircraft/Helicopters (1/48) (Italeri)

MSRP old price: $57.99


Product Info

Title
A-7E Corsair II (Modern)
Publisher
Sub-category
Publish Year
2020
Dimensions
14.75x9.5x2.5"
NKG Part #
2147878256
MFG. Part #
ITA2797
Type
Scale Model

Description

The LTV A-7 Corsair II was designed and implemented in the first half of the 1960s to satisfy the specific United States Navy request to have a new carrier-capable light attack aircraft able to replace the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk and the piston-powered Douglas A-1 Skyraider. It was directly developed by the fighter Vought F-8 Crusade airframe. The A-7 was characterized by the large frontal air intake under the cabin, by the 35° foldable swept wing to optimize the use and the storage on the aircraft carriers flight decks and by the adoption of a modern Head-up-Display to enhance the operational effectiveness. Thanks to its underwing hardpoints the A-7 was able to carry an impressive offensive load based on conventional bombs, guided bombs as the Paveway and air-to-surface missiles. The A-7E was the last version produced for the U.S Navy with an improved operational capabilities and the possibility to use the Harpoon anti-ship missiles and the AGM-88 HARM anti-radiation missiles.

Models are supplied unpainted and some assembly may be required.