1:72 Scale Metal Diecast ? Boeing F/A-18C Hornet - Hornet - VFA-34 "Blue Blasters" USS Carl Vinson, The Last Cruise 2018, - US NAVY - Length: 9" Wingspan: 6.5" This F/A-18C model is single seat and includes a pilot figure. The landing gear is optional, one can attach the landing gear or cover the wheel wells. The model is mostly "finished". It already assembled and painted. Some small optional attachment are included for the fuselage and the wings. These parts are friction fitted and no glue is needed. This is not a toy, Recommended for 15 and up. The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet is a twin-engine, supersonic, all-weather, carrier-capable, multirole combat jet, designed as both a fighter and attack aircraft (hence the F/A designation). Designed by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) and Northrop, the F/A-18 was derived from the latter's YF-17 in the 1970s for use by the United States Navy and Marine Corps. The Hornet is also used by the air forces of several other nations, and since 1986, by the U.S. Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels.