Sale! French NAVY E-2C Hawkeye 165456 Marine Nationale Hobby Master HA4803 Scale 1:72

Highly detailed Hobby Master Air Power Series French NAVY E-2C Hawkeye 165456 Marine Nationale Hobby Master HA4803 Scale 1:72 Grumman E-2C Hawkeye French NAVY "Marine Nationale" Hobby Master Item: HA4803 1:72 scale True 1/72 scale. Professionally painted. Great attention to detail. All markings are Tampoed (pad applied). Option to display the model on a stand that is provided. Model can be shown with the landing gear in the down or up positions. Optional armament provided. Pilot figure included. Extremely heavy metal with a minimum of plastic. Highly collectable. The Northrop E-2 Hawkeye is an all-weather airborne early warning aircraft (AEW). The E-2 was a twin-turboprop developed in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s for the USN. The E-2 is a carrier- capable aircraft and has received major upgrades in their electronics for the E-2B and E-2C with the E-2C also receiving improved turbo-prop engines. The E-2 has been in production since the 1960’s making it the longest production run of any carrier based aircraft. The E-2C variant became operational in 1973. Northrop Grumman E-2C 165256 c/n FR-2 is the second of this aircraft type for the French Navy 4th Flotille. The U.S. and France are the only countries operating the E-2C from an aircraft carrier. The first two E-2Cs for the French Navy were Group 2 standards equipped and delivered in December 1998 and April 1999. The third aircraft was built to Hawkeye 2000 standards and delivered in 2004. In 2007 a 4th E-2C with Hawkeye 2000 standards was ordered and the first 2 E-2Cs upgraded to Hawkeye 2000 standards. Specifications for the Northrop E-2C Hawkeye Number of E-2C delivered – USN/180, USN Reserve for drug interdiction/6, others countries/30 Crew – 5 / 1 Pilot, 1 Co-Pilot, 1 Radar Officer (RO), 1 Combat Information Center Officer (CICO), 1 Aircraft Control Officer (ACO) Dimensions Length – 57 ft 8.75 in (17.60 m) Wingspan – 80 ft 7 in (24.56 m) Height – 18 ft 3.75 in (5.58 m)