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705638 1:350 USS Gerald R. Ford CVN-78
USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier is the first ship in the Gerald R. Ford class aircraft carriers. Construction was started on August 11, 2005, and it was officially launched on November 9, 2013, and entered service on July 22, 2017. It is the largest aircraft carrier in the US and even the world. This class of nuclear power aircraft carriers is planned to include10 by 2058, making it the first aircraft carrier in the US Navy to use electromagnetic catapult systems, replacing the Nimitz class as the new backbone of the US Navy fleet.The Ford aircraft carrier is equipped with two sets of RIM-162 ESSM missiles, two sets of RIM-116 RAM missiles, two sets of dense array close range defense weapon systems, and the MK-38 25mm remote-controlled machine gun system.
The carrier-based aircraft models carried on the Ford are F-35C fighter jets, F-18E/F fighter jets, E-2C/D airborne early warning aircraft, SH-3G/H or SH-60F helicopters, and the plan is to carry the MQ-25 unmanned refueling aircraft.
Item Type Plastic Model Warship Kit
Model Brief Length: 963.2mm Beam: 265.9mm
Length: 37.9” Beam: 10.46”
Total Sprues 71 sprues, hull , decks and stand
More Features
- Detailed Hull is a one piece part
- Detailed decks
-Extensive photo-etched details included
-Aircraft Wing includes:
E-2D x 2
MV-22 x 2
MH-60S x 4
EA-18G x 4
F-18F x 8
F-18E x 8
F-35C x 8
-Complete ship and aircraft decal sets
-Island detailed with photo etch
-Deck vehicles with detail: Tilly crane, tow, EPU, forklift, ordnance loader, and fire truck
-Photo etch under flight deck
-Various catwalk details: hose reels, life pods, radar, satellite, gun mounts,
and railings
-All-around photo etch details for the flight deck perimeter
-Photo etch details for RIM-166 RAM, Phalanx CIWS, M2 .50 cal, Mk. 8 20
mm cannon
-Rear deck also detailed with photo etch
