F/A-18E SUPER HORNET At the time, the Grumman F-14 Tomcat was the Navy’s primary air superiority fighter and fleet defense interceptor. Cheney described the F-14 as 1960s technology, and drastically cut back F-14D procurement in 1989 before cancelling production altogether in 1991, in favor of the updated F/A-18E/F.[13][14] The decision to replace the Tomcat with an…
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F/A-18E SUPER HORNET The end of the Cold War led to a period of military budget cuts and considerable restructuring. At the same time, U.S. Naval Aviation faced a number of problems. The McDonnell Douglas A-12 Avenger II Advanced Tactical Aircraft (ATA) was canceled in 1991 after the program ran into serious problems; it was intended to replace the…
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F/A-18E SUPER HORNET The Navy directed that the YF-17 be redesigned into the larger F/A-18 Hornet to meet a requirement for a multi-role fighter to complement the larger and more expensive Grumman F-14 Tomcat serving in fleet defense interceptor and air superiority roles. The Hornet proved to be effective but limited in combat radius. The concept of…
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F/A-18E SUPER HORNET The Boeing F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet are a series of American supersonic twin-engine, carrier-capable, multirole fighter aircraft derived from the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet, in service with the armed forces of the U.S., Australia, and Kuwait. The F/A-18E single-seat and F/A-18F tandem-seat variants are larger and more advanced versions of the F/A-18C and D Hornet, respectively. The Super Hornet has an internal 20mm M61A2 rotary…
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F-4G PHANTOM II WILD WEASEL EPISODE.12 In this episode we glue down the canopy, mask up the air-intakes, prime the canopy and our engine area ready for spraying, spray on mr hobby’s Natural metal finish, buffing NMF and more. Special Tools: Airbrush Consumables: Mr Hobby Mr metal color, Tamiya Masking tape Find Products In Store
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F-4G PHANTOM II WILD WEASEL EPISODE.11 In this episode we show cutting canopy masks, using maskel by humbrol, cutting angles with tamiya masking tape, weathering some more of the cockpit, adding a rainbow effect to the instrement dsplay panel and more. Special Tools: Blade Consumables: Maskel by humbrol, Tamiya Masking tape Find Products In Store
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F-4G PHANTOM II WILD WEASEL EPISODE.10 In this episode we do some final filling and move on to the canopy, removing canopy seam lines, sanding canopys, buffing canopys, polishing canopys and more. Special Tools: Profimodeller : Scraper : 1/32 Scale Consumables: Tamiya : Masking Tape : 18mm Find Products In Store
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F-4G PHANTOM II WILD WEASEL EPISODE.9 In this episode we sand down our glue lines by the air-intake, scribing with tamiya plastic P-cutter, CMK saw and RP Produtions P-cutter, scribing on glue lines and more. Special Tools: Tamiya plastic P-cutter Consumables: Green putty, Tamiya Masking Tape Find Products In Store
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F-4G PHANTOM II WILD WEASEL EPISODE.8 In this episode we sand leading edages, clamping for gluing, attaching fuselage plastic step removal, filling glue lines, using green putty exhaust sanding, air intake fitting, and more. Special Tools: Sanding Sticks Consumables: Mr Surfacer 500 and Green putty Find Products In Store
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F-4G PHANTOM II WILD WEASEL EPISODE.7 In this episode we bring the phantom together and start with Sanding, basic sanding accessibility to the Model, types of sanding sticks, filling with sqn putty and Mr Surfacer, testing your sanding and more. Special Tools: Sanding Sticks Consumables: Mr Surfacer 500 and Green putty Find Products In Store
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