Italeri IT1411 Plastic Model to Assemble, Grey

Plastic model to assemble. Glue and colors not included. The Vought A-7 Corsair II was designed and built in the first half of the 1960s to respond to the U.S. request. Navy to have a new boat attack aircraft capable of replacing the A-1 Skyraider, with piston engine, and the A-4 Skyhawk jets. Directly developed by the hunting cell boarded Vought F-8 Crusader, the first A-7 entered operational service in 1965. It was characterized by the large front air intake, for the 35° arrow wings with the folding ends in order to reduce the clutter on the aircraft carrier flight bridges, and for the adoption of a modern Head-up Display that amplified its operational efficiency. The “Corsair II” had the opportunity to carry an impressive offensive cargo typically consisting of free-fall bombs, Paveway guided bombs and surface air missiles. The A-7E was the latest version produced for the U.S. Navy with further improved operational capabilities. The A-7E could use Harpoon anti-ship missiles and AGM-88 HARM anti-radar missiles.