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Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series HA4520 F-15K Slam Eagle “Kill Chain Operator” 08-056, 11th Fighter Air Wing, ROKAF, Nov 2014

1/72 scale pre-finished.

Die-cast metal with a minimum of plastic.

Professionally painted.

All markings are pad applied for superb results.

Crew figure.

Comes with display stand.

Landing gear can be displayed up or down. Extremely sought after by collectors.

The F-15K Slam Eagle is a much improved variant of the F-15E Strike Eagle making it capable of carrying air-to-air, air-to-ground and air-to-sea missions. The F-15K and the F-15E have most of the same external components but the F-15K has an advanced radar with radar warning, electronic warfare and communication systems supplied by South Korean firms. The F-15K is also equipped with a Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing System and capable of carrying Sidewinders, AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles as well as AGM-84 Harpoons and SLAM variants.

If it becomes certain that an attack on South Korea is imminent that government will implement operation “Kill Chain”. This operation will involve hundreds of armed missiles and aircraft that will attack North Korea in an attempt to pre-empt the launch of North Korean missiles and aircraft. South Korea has approximately 60 F-15Ks as well as F-16s and F-35s that will all be involved. F-15K 08-056 MSN K56 from the 11th Fighter Air Wing based at Daegu AB.

Specifications for the RoKAF F-15K Slam Eagle Number of aircraft delivered First contract - 40 Second contract - 21 Crew - 2 Dimensions Length - 63.8 ft (19.43 m) Wingspan - 42.8 ft (13.05 m) Height - 18.5 ft (5.63 m)

Weight Empty - 31,700 lb (14,300 kg) Maximum Takeoff - 81,000 lb (36,700 kg)

Performance Powerplants First 40 aircraft - 2 X F110-GE-129 engines at 29,500 pounds of thrust (131 kN) per engine Second 21 aircraft - 2 X Pratt and Whitney F100-PW-229 (EEP) engines 17,800 pounds dry thrust; 29,160 pounds with afterburner per engine Maximum Speed - Mach 2.5+ (1,650+ mph) (2,650 + km/h) Ferry range - 2,400 mi (3,900 km) with conformal fuel tanks and three external fuel tanks Service ceiling - 60,000 ft (18,200 m) Rate of climb - 50,000 ft/min (254 m/s)

Armament Gun- 1 X 20 mm (0.787 in) M61 Vulcan 6-barreled Gatling cannon with 510 rounds of either M-56 or PGU-28 ammunition Hardpoints 2 X under wing pylons 1 X Fuselage Pylon Bomb racks on CFTs capable of holding 24,250 lb (11,000 kg) of external fuel and ordnance Missiles Air-To-Air 4 X AIM-9M Sidewinders Or 4 X AIM-120 AMRAAM And 4 X AIM-7M Sparrow Or Additional 4 X AIM-120 AMRAAM Air-To-Surface 6 X AGM-65 Maverick AGM-130 AGM-84 Harpoon AGM-84K SLAM-ER AGM-154 JSOW AGM-158 JASSM