Tamiya 61122 F-14A Tomcat Late Launch Set 1:48 Plastic Model Kit

• Detailed model kit in scale 1:48.
• , tools, glue and paints are not included in the box contents of the plastic kit. These must be purchased optionally.
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From the beginning of deployment in 1973 to retirement in 2006, it is the United States Navy's F-14 Tomcat that continued to fly as the strongest carrier-supported fighter in the world. Designed as a fleet air defense fighter that combines powerful radar and long-range missiles. Among them, the F-14A was most produced in the first mass production. One type of different improvements were made to each part of the aircraft during its long operating time. The F-14A since the late 1980s, classified as a late model, has equipped many aircraft with engines with improved reliability, and under the nose is equipped with a telecamera pod (AN / AXX-1 TCS) to allow the enlarged display of long-distance targets. In addition, an AN/ALQ-126 ECM antenna that interferes with enemy radar waves has been attached to the front and bottom of wing gloves. Some aircraft have been renovated to operate tarpaulins (Tactical Air Reconnaissance Pod System) equipped with three types of cameras. In addition, renovation work began in the early 1990s to give it ground attack capability, and normal bombs can be mounted under the fuselage. After that, laser-guided bombs can also be operated by the equipment of the AN/AAQ-25 Run-Turn Target Instruction Pod, and the F-14A supported the US Navy as a multi-roll fighter capable of tackling various missions. When the F-14 departs from an aircraft carrier, it is necessary to help with a steam catapult. It is connected to the catapult in a forward inclined position with a lowered nose, with the variable wing being brought to the foremost position and preparing the descent with the front edge slats and flaps fully down. In addition, departure work is supported by many flight deck staff, and among them catapult officers (shooters) play an important role in directing catapult injection work and creating final instructions for departure.