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A-4F Sky Hawk (Modern)

By: Hobby Boss

Type: Scale Model

Product Line: Model Kits - Aircraft (1/72) (Hobby Boss)

160+ pcs.

Last Stocked on 10/15/2024

Product Info

Title
A-4F Sky Hawk (Modern)
Publisher
Sub-category
Publish Year
2019
Dimensions
11.75x8x2.5"
NKG Part #
2147881929
MFG. Part #
HBB87255
Type
Scale Model

Description

The A-4 Skyhawk was designed by Douglas in response to a U.S. Navy call for a jet-powered attack aircraft to replace the older A-1 Skyraider. Douglas opted for a design that would minimize its size, weight, and complexity. The result was an aircraft that weighed only half of the Navy's weight specification. It had a wing so compact that it did not need to be folded for carrier stowage.

A-4Frefinement of A-4E with extra avionics housed in a hump on the fuselage spine (this feature later retrofitted to A-4Es and some A-4Cs) and more powerful J52-P-8Aengine with 9,300 lbf (41 kN) of thrust, later upgraded in service to J52-P-408 with 11,200 lbf (50 kN), 147 built. Some served with Blue Angels acrobatic team from 1973 to 1986.

Models are supplied unpainted and some assembly may be required.