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KITTY HAWK CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIER MODEL
The Kitty Hawk-class supercarriers were
an improvement on the Forrestal-class vessels. The
biggest differences from the Forrestals are greater
length, and a different placement of elevators; two are
forward of the island, one is aft of the island and
another on the portside stern. The movement of the No. 4
elevator from the forward to the after end of the angle
made it useful for aircraft movement, since the
forward-end elevator in the Forrestals was sited in both
the landing path and in the launch path of the waist
catapults.
The first three units were constructed with
a Terrier surface-to-air missile system. The supporting
missile launchers and AN/SPG-55 radars consumed a large
amount of space, while at the same time duplicating the
capabilities of the air defence escorts, and were later
removed. John F. Kennedy did not have Terrier and was
built with the shorter ranged Sea Sparrow, Basic Point
Defense Missile System (BPDMS). All were eventually
equipped with NATO Sea Sparrow (NSSM) and Phalanx CIWS for
self-defense. In 2001, Kitty Hawk received
two Rolling Airframe Missile launchers replacing the
forward Sea Sparrow and Phalanx CIWS
equipment. The SLQ-32 Electronic Warfare Suite was
added as part of the Service Life Extension Program (SLEP)
on Kitty Hawk and Constellation.
This primarily wood
Kitty Hawk-class model
is 37" long. Twenty aircraft are included.
$2,700.
Shipping
and insurance in the US included.
Other countries: $300 flat
rate.
We require only
a small down payment (not full amount, not even
half) to start the process. $500  The
remaining balance won't be due until the model is
completed, in 3-4 months. We'll email you with 24
hrs to confirm your order.
Compare our model to
others and you'll see our is much more accurate. Among
details, the most easily noted are the red, gray colors
of the hull and dark gray of the deck. Our propellers
are also correct. This new model will reinforce our
reputation in the model ship world as a premier research
powerhouse.
Our model does not have
mahogany wood. Mahogany can be beautiful but not a good
wood to build model ships. It has large pores and
craftsmen must use plenty of putty to smooth its
surface. Anyone who has built models knows that putty is
much softer than wood and sanding it will leave
imperfect surfaces/corners/edges.
Let us know the
ship of your interest and the period and we'll make
the changes for you:
USS Kitty Hawk CV-63
USS Constellation
CV-64
USS America CV-66:
Instead of two forward anchors, one on each side,
America had no port side anchor and an additional
anchor astern, a change made to accommodate the
AN/SQS-23 sonar. America was the only post-World War
II U.S. carrier to be built with sonar, which was
however removed in the early 1980s. She also had a
narrow smokestack compared to prior units.
USS John F. Kennedy
CV-67: had similar design changes regarding the
anchors to accommodate a sonar array, but the sonar
was never installed. Her smokestack is also
different and tilts outboard to send stack gas away
from the flight deck. The angled end of the waist is
also different from the other Kitty Hawks, bearing a
closer resemblance to that of the Nimitz class. She
did not have Terrier and was built with the shorter
ranged Sea Sparrow, Basic Point Defense Missile
System (BPDMS). Kennedy is also 17 feet shorter in
length than the other Kitty Hawk-class carriers.
Learn more
about the Kitty Hawk class here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitty_Hawk-class_aircraft_carrier
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