Description
The Nimitz Class aircraft carriers are the largest warships ever built. All seven nuclear-powered Nimitz class carriers have been built by Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia. The Nimitz air wing consists of 74-86 aircraft. Flight decks measure 333 x 77m and are equipped with four lifts, four steam-driven catapults and four arrestor wires. The carriers are capable of launching one aircraft every 20 seconds. They feature two General Electric pressurized water reactors driving four turbines of 260,000hp (194MW) and four shafts. There are four emergency diesels of 10,720hp (8MW). The first of class, USS Nimitz, was commissioned in 1975. The latest, USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76, was commissioned in July 2003.
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Product Details:
Scale: 1/700
Skill Level: 4
Length: 18.7”
Beam: 4.4”
Parts: 647
- Painting and assembly required
- 31 sprues
- Build waterline or full hull version
- One-piece hulls, waterline plate, flight deck and hangar deck
- Onboard aircraft includes F/A-18C Hornet, F/A-18F Super Hornet, E-2C Hawkeye, C-2 Greyhound, EA-6B Prowler, SH-60F Oceanhawk, SH-60B Seahawk and HH-60H Rescue Hawk
- Includes display stand and nameplate
- Detailed bridge and main mast assemblies
- Onboard mobile cranes, forklift and cutter boats
- Brass wire
- One photo-etched fret
- Aircraft molded in clear plastic with decals provided
- Detailed three-dimension radar assembly
- Seven antennae
- Two decal sheets
- Illustrated instructions and paint guide
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Paint Guide:
Navy Grey
Hull Red
Flat Black
Grey
Gold
Yellow
White
Dark Compass Ghost Grey
Light Gull Grey
White Insignia
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