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Tuesday, July 03, 2007 - 09:15 AM UTC
Trumpeter Models gives us a peek inside the box of the new 1:700 USS Dwight D.Eisenhower CVN-69 1978 Take a look.
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Kit Specifics

  • Scale ~ 1:700
  • Model Brief ~ L: 472.75mm W: 99.73mm
  • Total Plastic Parts ~ 684pcs
  • Box Size ~ 55 x25 x6.8cm
  • Photo Etched Part ~ Small mast
  • Total Sprues ~ 32pcs
  • Decal Marking ~ CVN-69 1978

    USS DWIGHT D.EISENHOWER CVN-69 1978 Length overall: 332.9m Beam max: 76.8m Displacement: 91000-102000t The Nimitz Class aircraft carriers are the largest warships ever built. With over 6,000 personnel, the carrier has a displacement of 102,000t, and a flight deck length of 332.9m. All seven nuclear-powered Nimitz class carriers have been built by Newport News Shipbuilding, based in Virginia. The Nimitz air wing consists of 74-86 aircraft. The flight deck measures 333 x 77m and is equipped with four lifts, four steam-driven catapults and four arrester wires. The carrier is capable of launching one aircraft every 20s. The nuclear-powered carrier has two General Electric pressurized water reactors driving four turbines of 260,000hp (194MW) and four shafts. There are four emergency diesels of 10,720hp (8MW). The first of class, USS Nimitz, was commissioned in 1975. The latest, USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76, was commissioned in July 2003.
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skipper
Hi Kenny Thanks for sharing it, mate! Another small scale mamouth!!! Skipepr
JUL 03, 2007 - 09:40 AM
Littorio
Thanks for sharing Gator. Do you know if any of these very nice looking Nimitz class come with Hi-viz markings for the airwing? I have got to add one but would like it with the Hi-viz F-14s. Ciao Luciano
JUL 03, 2007 - 11:51 PM
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