Description
The Grumman F6F Hellcat was a carrier-based fighter aircraft developed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat in United States Navy service. It was a completely new design powered by a 2,000 hp Pratt & Whitney R-2800. The Hellcat was the first Navy fighter for which the design took into account lessons from combat with the Japanese Zero. The Hellcat proved to be the most successful aircraft in naval history, destroying 5,271 aircraft while in service with the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps.
Kit Features:
- Scale : 1:48
- Item Type : Static kit
- Model Dimension : Length: 213.3mm Wingspan: 272.0 mm
- Total Plastic Parts : 110+
- Total Sprues : 7 sprues and nose cowling
- Camouflage Scheme : Royal Navy
- More Features : The kit consists of over 110 parts , 6 clear partsfor canopy.
- Optional position flaps, simple engine detail, separated fixed wings and folded wings, selection drop tank, rockets, bombs