Length: 9.25"
Width: 6.25"
True 1/72 scale
Professionally painted
Great attention to detail
All markings are Tampoed (pad applied)
Option to display the model on a stand that is provided
Model can be shown with the landing gear in the down or up positions
Canopy can be displayed open or closed
Extremely heavy metal with a minimum of plastic
Highly collectable
The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F/A-18 Hornet is a supersonic twin engine all-weather
night fighter and attack aircraft. The F/A-18s first flew in November 1978 and the first
production flight on April 12, 1980. The first 380 aircraft were F/A-18As and in September
1987 production switched to the F/A-18C. Variants A and C are single-seat aircraft while B
and D are tandem-seats. The Hornet can operate from either aircraft carriers or land bases
with the capability of in flight refueling. A total of 1,480 A-D variants were built.
In 1992 the Finnish Air Force decided to purchase 67 aircraft but reduced it to 64. The
primary functions of these aircraft are defense and not attack so the Finns designate their
aircraft F-18C/D. In 1918 Swedish Count Eric von Rosen donated the first airplane to the
Finnish Air Force. To honor his memory one fighter carries his name on the bottom of the
vertical stabilizers. The one aircraft is F-18C HN-457 which happens to be the last F-18C to
ever be manufactured.