ACADEMY 12348 FAIRCHILD A-10C THUNDERBOLT II "75TH FS FLYING TIGERS" 1/48 SCALE
DESCRIPTION:
Mission
The A-10C Thunderbolt II is the first Air Force aircraft specially designed for close air support of ground forces. They are simple, effective and survivable twin-engine jet aircraft that can be used against light maritime attack aircraft and all ground targets, including tanks and other armored vehicles.
Features
The A-10C offers excellent maneuverability at low airspeeds and altitude while maintaining a highly accurate weapons-delivery platform. They can loiter near battle areas for extended periods of time, are capable of austere landings and operate under 1,000-foot ceilings (303.3 meters) with 1.5-mile (2.4 kilometers) visibility. Additionally, with the capability of carrying precision guided munitions and unguided munitions, they can employ above, below and in the weather. Their wide combat radius and short takeoff and landing capability permit operations in and out of locations near front lines. Using night vision goggles, A-10C pilots can conduct their missions during darkness.
FEATURES:
While the forward fuselage is set up in a similar way as the other kits, Academy has tooled a one-piece hollow rear fuselage with mounts for the engine pods and tail sections. The engine pods are molded together as one part, also hollow, for inserting the engine cores. There won't be any engine door alignment issues here.
The kit is molded in gray styrene and presented on eleven parts trees plus one tree of clear parts.
The kit offers the following features and options:
Nicely detailed ejection seat
Detailed cockpit with instrument panel and side console details
Canopy can be positioned open or closed
Detailed nose and main landing gear
Speed brake/ailerons can be posed open or closed
The kit provides some external stores including
rocket pod
GBU-12
GBU-38/54
AAQ-28
AIM-9M
ALQ-184
Markings are provided for eleven aircraft.
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