The Grumman F4F Wildcat was an American carrier-based fighter that began service with both the United States Navy and the Fleet Air Arm in 1940. Although first used in combat by the British in Europe, the Wildcat would become the primary carrier fighter for the first year and a half of the United States Navy`s involvement in World War II in the Pacific Theater. The FM Wildcat, an improved version built by General Motors, remained in service throughout the remainder of the war on escort carriers, where larger and heavier fighters could not be used.
In all, 7,860 Wildcats were built. During the course of the war, Navy and Marine F4Fs and FMs flew 15,553 combat sorties (14,027 of these from aircraft carriers), destroying 1,327 enemy aircraft at a cost of 191 Wildcats, an overall kill-to-loss ratio of 6.9:1.
Product Features:
Highly detailed, textured model scaled to Poser figures.
On the Body tab are dials to control:
* PropBlur - activates the propeller blurring
* Propeller - rotates the propeller
* SlideCanopy - slides the cockpit canopy open
* LandingGear - one dial controls all 12 the moving parts to retract the landing gear
* RotateWheels - rotates all three wheels in unison
* Rudder - moves the rudder left and right
* TailFlaps - moves the tail flaps up and down
* WingFlaps - controls the movement of the wing flaps
* DropTanks - drops the extra fuel tanks from the wings. The can also be made invisible.
* TurnTailWheel - turns the tail wheel for ground taxi movements
The joystick can also be animated by selecting its tab for controls.
The model uses diffuse, bump and procedural materials.
Original model by Digimation Model Bank, sold here with full permission. « Less
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