F7 E-2C Hawkeye screw top
Will produce the machine belonging to the "VAW-123 screw top" which is famous for its unusual painting among the E-2C Hawkeye for a long time. A decal containing mainly the spiral on the top of the radome is included, and Unit 602 can be reproduced.
- High quality Japanese made plastic kits
- Requires construction and painting
- Unique models not found with other manufacturers
The Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye is an American all-weather, carrier-capable tactical airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft. This twin-turboprop aircraft was designed and developed during the late 1950s and early 1960s by the Grumman Aircraft Company for the United States Navy as a replacement for the earlier, piston-engined E-1 Tracer, which was rapidly becoming obsolete. The aircraft's performance has been upgraded with the E-2B, and E-2C versions, where most of the changes were made to the radar and radio communications due to advances in electronic integrated circuits and other electronics. The fourth major version of the Hawkeye is the E-2D, which first flew in 2007. The E-2 was the first aircraft designed specifically for its role, as opposed to a modification of an existing airframe, such as the Boeing E-3 Sentry. Variants of the Hawkeye have been in continuous production since 1960, giving it the longest production run of any carrier-based aircraft.