{"product_id":"hobby-master-fa-18-ha3510","title":"Hobby Master HA3510 1:72 F\/A-18C \"Flying Eagles\"","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHobby Master HA3510 1:72 McDonnell Douglas F\/A-18C Hornet BuNo. 163733 VFA-122 \"Flying Eagles\" NAS Lemoore, February 2011 Centennial of Naval Aviation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F\/A-18 Hornet is a supersonic twin engine all-weather \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003enight fighter and attack aircraft. The F\/A-18s first flew in November 1978 and the first \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eproduction flight on April 12, 1980. The first 380 aircraft were F\/A-18As and in September \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1987 production switched to the F\/A-18C. Variants A and C are single-seat aircraft while B \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eand D are tandem-seats. The Hornet can operate from either aircraft carriers or land bases \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewith the capability of in flight refueling. A total of 1,480 A-D variants were built.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTo commemorate the Centennial of Naval Aviation (CoNA) in the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eand Coast Guard several aircraft have been given special paint schemes. F-18C 163733 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efrom VFA-122 based at NAS Lemoore in California has been given a three-tone blue\/grey \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003escheme. This tricolor finish represents that of a WWII carrier based Hellcat unit from 1943 – \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1944. In 1911 the first aircraft ever landed on a ship and the first hydro-aeroplane was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003edemonstrated creating an interest in naval aviation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hobby Master","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43007516279011,"sku":"2574","price":119.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0632\/5000\/6243\/products\/hobby-master-ha3510-172-fa-18c-flying-eagles-671618.jpg?v=1738274895","url":"https:\/\/www.mtsaviationmodels.com\/de\/products\/hobby-master-fa-18-ha3510","provider":"MTS Aviation Models","version":"1.0","type":"link"}