Brand: Hobby Master

Model: HC1102, A-7E Corsair 160867, Hellenic Air Force, 2006

Material: Diecast

Type: Military Aircraft

Scale: 1/72

Length: 19.5cm, Wingspan:16.4cm, Height:6.8cm

[Stock Available. Original, Brand new and unused]

Features:

Authentic 1/72 Scale.

Die-cast Display Model.

Premium Quality Product.

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. 

Canopy can be displayed open or closed. 

Pilot figure included. 

Extremely heavy metal with a minimum of plastic. 

Highly collectable.

Recommended Age Range: 14 years & Up

Country/Region of Manufacture: Bangladesh

Background:

The LTV A-7 Corsair II is an American carrier-capable subsonic light attack aircraft designed and manufactured by Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV).

The A-7 was developed during the early 1960s as replacement for the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk. Its design was derived from the Vought F-8 Crusader; in comparison with the F-8, the A-7 is both smaller and restricted to subsonic speeds, its airframe being simpler and cheaper to produce. Following a competitive bid by Vought in response to the United States Navy's (USN) VAL (Heavier-than-air, Attack, Light) requirement, an initial contract for the type was issued on 8 February 1964. Development was rapid, first flying on 26 September 1965 and entering squadron service with the USN on 1 February 1967. By the end of that year, A-7s were being deployed overseas for the Vietnam War.

A-7E

Effectively an A-7D modified for naval operations, with the same Allison TF41-A-1 and M61 Vulcan 20 mm rotary cannon. Further improvements were an AN/APN-190 navigational radar and AN/APQ-128 terrain following radar in addition to arrestor gear and folding wings to allow for carrier operations. 529 built.

The Hellenic Air Force (HAF; lit. 'Military Aviation', sometimes abbreviated as ΠΑ) is the air force of Greece (Hellenic being the endonym for Greek in the Greek language). It is considered to be one of the largest air forces in NATO, and is globally placed 18th out of 139 countries. Under the Kingdom of Greece from 1935 to 1973, it was previously known as the Royal Hellenic Air Force (RHAF).

In the mid-1970s, the Hellenic Air Force was further modernised with deliveries of the Dassault Mirage F1CG fleet, the Vought A-7 Corsair II (including a number of TA-7Hs), and the first batch of McDonnell-Douglas F-4 Phantom IIs.

Due to the retirement & obsolescence of units that had concluded their operational cycle (A-7E Corsair II & F-4 Phantom II), HAF was looking forward to acquiring new 4th, 4.5th, or 5th generation fighters, and, at the same time, maintain a total number of three-hundred advanced fighters, also according to the Supreme Air Force Council's 2007–2012 operational planning - published in 2007. Candidates for the new generation aircraft were the Dassault Rafale, F-35 Lightning II, F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, MiG-35, and the Sukhoi Su-35.