Skymax Flying Heroes Diecast Model Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat "Blue Angels", 1946 1/72 Scale - SM1003 Approximate Wingspan: 6" Approximate Length: 4.75" Each ready to display model features: - Diecast metal construction with some plastic components.
- Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
- Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel like decals.
- Detailed cockpit interiors.
- Presentation stand to display the aircraft "in flight".
- Optional extended/retracted landing gear.
- Accurately detailed underside with concealed screwheads.
About this Model: Designed for the interceptor fighter role, the design team's aim was to create the smallest, lightest fighter that could fit around the Pratt & Whitney R2800 engine (carried over from the F6F Hellcat). Compared to its predecessor, the Bearcat was 20% lighter, had a 30% better rate of climb and was 50 mph (80 km/h) faster. It was also considerably smaller in size, as it was designed to be operated from small escort aircraft carriers, something the big Hellcat rarely did. Thus the F8F Bearcat was intended mainly as a replacement for the obsolete FM2 Wildcat, still the mainstay fighter of the many wartime escort carriers. Replicating an F8F-1B flown by "Blue Angels" Flight Leader Butch Voris - an 8-victory World War II ace who founded the U.S. Navy Flight Exhibition Team in 1946 - this 1/72 scale die cast SkyMax model features engraved panel lines; a detailed cockpit with a glazed canopy; a rotating propeller; optional position landing gear with real rubber tires; authentic 1946 markings, including "Blue Angels" on the nose; and more. 6" wingspan; includes a display stand.
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