Hawk 502-100 Quick Start Manual

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GRUMMAN FgF.3KI)
TARGE.T DRONE
Kir No. 502-I00
"Whqlever hoppens
to old
plones?"
At
one
time-not too
long qgo-retired oircrsft
cqme to
q
sqd end
qt
some scrqP depot
where they
were
chopped
to
pieces
qnd sold
for their
metol
vqlue. While mony qircrqfl still meet their end
in
lhis
mqnner, mqny others qre converted
inlo
rqdio
cont-r-ol
lcd
rc
r-gef
drones
o
nd'o
rc
used
io
lro-i rr
conr'
bqt
crews
in ihe
use
of
qnii-qircrqft
missiles.
The
Grummon
F9F-3KD
is one
of
these
oircrsft.
Once
q proud
first-line fighter, the Pqnther hss
now
become qs
colorful
qs
q
Peqcock
in its red ond
yel'
low point. lnsteod of corrying o pilor olofi,
she
now
cqrries rqdio control equipment thqt enobles her
lo
tqkeoff ond lond without o pilot.
One
of the Novy units to
fly
the qircroft
wos
Guided Missile Service Squodron Two
(GMSRon
Two) ond ihe HAWK
F9F-3KD
is rtrodeled
ofter
one
of
GMSRon
Two's plones. The unit hqs qlso flown
F9F-6K's; FJ-3's; T-28's; P2V'5F's;
JD'ID's;
ond
KDA-I's.
Drone
qircrqft remqin interesting model
studies
becquse
of
rheir colorful point
schemes
ond
be'
cquse use
of the oircrqfl
qs
o torgel
portends the
end
of o porticulor qircrqffs long
coreer.
Assembly
of the
F9F-3KD should be done
with a good grade
of
polystyrene
p_lastic
cement.
-Paint
used
for the
model should be
enamel-net lacquer. Be sure
to
follow
the
instructions closely and work carefully. The photographs of the finished model and
the
box cover should
frovide
you with sufficient data
for paint and decal placement.
O
re55 HAWK
MODET COMPANY
cHrcAGo 56, lu.lNols
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