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Hobby Master 1/32 PREMIUM COLLECTION Air Power Series
HA0302
Grumman F6F-3 "Hellcat"
White 19 of VF-6, flown by Alex Vraciu
USS Intrepid, Feb 1944

Features
Folding wings        Rotating metal propeller
Sliding canopy        Interchangeable undercarriage
Rolling wheels        Removable center-line fuel tank
2 Bombs under fuselage, one on each side of fuel tank
6 Rockets, 3 under each wing        Realistic looking pilot

Dimensions
Length - 12.4 in   (315.5 mm)
Open Wingspan - 16 in   (410 mm)
Width When Wings Folded - 6.6 in   (168.8 mm)
Height - 4.43 in   (112.5 mm)
Height To Top Of Folded Wings - 4.6 in   (116.5 mm)

Weight - 2.8 lb (1.28 kg)

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In 1942-43 the F4U program was bogged down with delays and the USN needed a top notched
carrier-based fighter. The Grumman F6F-5 was exactly what they were looking for with the first
production model flying in October 1942 and 12,274 Hellcats built by the end of the war. In terms
of size, the Hellcat was the second largest single engine fighter of the war, being just slightly
smaller than the Republic P-47 "Thunderbolt".

Alexander Vraciu born in Indiana, started flight training in late 1941 earned wings in August 1942.
First assigned to VF-3, he downed his first aircraft in October 1943. June 20, 1944 brought his
nineteenth and final kill. Alex also destroyed 21 aircraft on the ground and one merchant ship.
Known as "Grumman's Best Customer" he survived two carriers being torpedoed, ditched twice
and two parachute jumps. He was shot down in December 1944 and returned to the US where he
remained as a test pilot. Post war, he commanded VF-51.

F6F-3 Specifications

Total production:
F6F-3 (4,403)

Power-plant:
1 x 2000hp Pratt & Whitney R-2800-10 Double
Wasp
18-cylinder air cooled radial engine

Wingspan:
42 ft. 10 in. (13.1 m)
Length:
33 ft., 7 in. (10.2 m)
Height:
13 ft., 1 in. (4.0 m)
Weight:
9,238 lb. empty

Maximum speed:
380 mph at 23,400 ft.
Ceiling:
37,300 ft.
Climb rate:
to 14,000 ft. 6 minutes 42 seconds
Range: 945 miles

Armament:
Six .50-caliber M2 Browning machine guns,
2,000 lb. bomb-load, or six 5-inch rockets

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