Hobby Boss HY80277 F-14B Tomcat Airplane Model Building Kit

Description

This is a HobbyBoss 1/72 Scale assembly and painting required plastic model kit of the Grumman F-14B Tomcat, a two-seat, twin-engine maritime air superiority fighter of the United States Navy. Model kit features: Kit has fine engraved surface features, well detailed tandem cockpits, optional swept or extended wings, multi-part canopy, detailed wheel wells and landing gear and your choice of open or closed exhaust nozzles. Also includes external stores: AIM-54 Phoenixes (x4), AIM-7 Sparrows (x2), AIM-9 Sidewinders (x2) and drop tanks. Decals and color painting guide for 3 USN aircraft: BuNo 162926 of VF-143 Pukin Dogs ; BuNo 162919 of VF-74 Be-Devilers , USS Saratoga, 1992 and BuNo 162918 of VF-103 Jolly Rogers - includes stencil data and weapons markings. *Historical Synopsis: . The most notable feature of the F-14 is its variable geometry-wings, which gave the type its incredible performance at both high and low speeds, and the ability to select the correct wing configuration at various speeds made the F-14 an outstanding air-superiority fighter as well as a supersonic fleet defense interceptor. The F-14 is considered by many as one of the finest fighter aircraft ever produced. The versatile F-14 was finally retired from active U.S. Navy fleet on 22 September 2006, being replaced by the McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.