DASSAULT SUPER
ETENDARD
HELLER 1/48
BY
DEREK DERKS
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SHORT HISTORY:
Type : Shipboard
interceptor and tactical
strike fighter
First
flight :
28th October 1974
(Rebuild Etendard IVM)
First
production:
Assembly line produced the first operational aircraft in
November 1977
First
trap
:
On board Carrier Foch 4 December 1978
Radar
:
Agave search mode 5 up to 80
nautical mile (Search/Track/Designation/Navigation)
Armament : 2
DEFA 30mm canons, 4 stations under
wings/airframe (Bombs/Missiles/Rocket pods/
Photo pods/ Electronic
pods /buddy fuel pod )
Powerplant : SNECMA
(1) Atar 08K-50 turbojet,
rated at 5000 kilo thrust
Speed/Range :
733 mph (1180 km) at sea level
?Range:530 mile(850 km) in attack mode 1 Excocet
and
one expendable external tank
Produced : 71
Marine Nationale (France)
14
for the Armada Argentina Naval Air Arm (Aviacion Naval Argentine ANA)
6 for Iraq
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THE HELLER KIT
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High quality and very reasonable
priced.
This model was build straight out of the box. The instruction sheet,
the
decals: Excellent! Airbrakes can be deployed and wings folded.
In
the same range can be obtained the
Etendard IVM (Marine) . This being the
predecessor from the Super etendard.
THE DIORAMA
The combination of the Super Etendard and
the Air launched AM.39 anti-ship missile Excocet, approaching its
target at sea
level, proved to be a lethal
combination during the Falkland war in 1982. Tactics
describe manoeuvring at sea level, with
pop ups for a (few) seconds to activate the on board Agave radar
system, to
give the pilot a look ahead. That gave me the idea to finish it off in
the ANA
colours.
The seize of the model is sufficient to put
it in the dust free showcase
The Aircraft is armed with the AM39 Excocet
missile under the starboard wing and for balance the fuel tank is under
the
port wing.
The location is the “Rio Gallegos” ANA
airbase, situated at the southern tip of Argentina.
To inspire the pilot, there is a little “road sign” placed that will
guide him
in the right direction.
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Reference
Material:
Carrier Aviation by David Donald and Daniel
J. March ISBN 1-880588-42-0
(Softbound)
The secret war for the Falklands by Nigel
west ISBN
0-7515-2071-3
Super Etendard / Super profile by
Christopher Chant 0-85429-378-7
Digital
camera: Simple Ricoh Caplio G4 Wide
