BAe Hawk T.1 Red Arrows British Light Fighter Trainer Building Kit, 70 Pieces

Revell British BAe Hawk T.1 Red Arrows Light Fighter Trainer Kit, 70 Pieces

R04921


29.90

Gender: M
Age: over 12 years.
The British Aerospace (now BAE) Hawk is a modern British low-wing trainer and light fighter aircraft. Propulsion is provided by a single Rolls-Royce Adour Mk 951 engine. The flight of the prototype took place in 1974. In the course of serial production, which began in 1974 and continues to this day, more than 900 copies of this aircraft have been produced. The T1A version is armed with one 30 mm ADEN cannon, four AIM-9 or AIM-132 missiles and up to 680 kg of bombs.

The BAE Hawk was created as the successor to the Folland Gnat as the RAF's primary aircraft for advanced fighter pilot training. The machine turned out to be very successful: it is characterized by good performance, high reliability, but also great maneuverability. It also became one of the primary aircraft of the RAF Red Arrows aerobatic team. In the course of serial production, two main versions of this aircraft were created for the needs of the RAF. The first, which was also the first mass-produced, was designated the Hawk T1. Later, the Hawk T1A version was created, which replaced the old Hawker Hunter aircraft as a light fighter. This machine is adapted to carry surface weapons and has an ADEN gun mounted on it. The license to manufacture the BAE Hawk was also sold to the US, where it entered service as the T-45 Goshawk. This version differs significantly from the original, for example by using different engines, different avionics and changing the size of the fuselage. The BAE Hawk also found its way to many other foreign recipients, including Australia, Finland, India and Canada.


Scale: 1:72
Length of finished model: 16.1 x 13 cm
Difficulty level: 3
Number of parts: 70
Material: plastic
Assembly and painting required