Warmaster 1/72 Grumman Hellcat
Operation Crossroads was a series of nuclear weapon tests conducted by the United States at Bikini Atoll in mid-1946. Its purpose was to investigate the effect of nuclear weapons on naval ships. The series consisted of two detonations, each with a yield of 23 kilotons. As part of the test program, several radio-controlled drone aircraft were outfitted with test instrumentation and flown through the mushroom clouds to measure radioactivity data. Developed by Grumman to combat the Japanese Zero, the carrier-based F6F Hellcat was first flown on June 26, 1942. The Hellcat was a far more potent force than its predecessor, the Wildcat. It had increased fuel capacity, a low-mounted wing, wide landing gear, strengthened cockpit armor plating, and increased ammunition capacity. The big Double Wasp engine was set three degrees off the center axis, giving the aircraft a tail-down attitude in flight. Pilots' stories of "mostly holes where the airplane used to be" underscore the Hellcat's ability absorb unbelievable punishment and still return to the ship.
Features:
- Scale: 1/72
- Length: 5.75"
- Width: 7.25"
- Diecast metal and plastic construction
- Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details
- Interchangeable extended/retracted landing gear
- Presentation stand to display the aircraft "in flight"