CNS Aircraft Carrier Destroyer CVD-01 Capitan Prat "What If" (1/350, Heller-kitbashing-Scratch)

After more than 7 months, +750 parts and 280 hours work, finished Aircraft Carrier Capitan Prat, completely imaginary model, from an idea that occurred the late 60s in Chile, when they thought of having an aircraft carrier but was ruled out due the cost from maintenance and opposition the Chilean air force for not giving up air supremacy.

Added many radical improvements and modifications to Heller's model the Clemenceau… Plastruct Styrene Sheet, Rod, Strip, Generic PE from Gold Medal Models in Railings, Tom Modelworks Reels and Safety Nets, Flyhawk Vertical and Inclined ladders, Watertight Doors, lifebuoy from dream models, brass tube 0.3mm, 0.4mm, 0.5mm, 0.8mm…flyhawk stairs and handrails, ciws phalanx from veteran models, decals from Gold Medal models, 1/350 scale aircraft F/A 18F Super Hornet set, SH-60F and AH-1W Cobra aircraft set,1/350 E2C Hawkeye from Tamiya,.. veteran models binocular set, addition to the USN Carrier deck equipment from gallery models... decals from gold medal models.. ... Tamiya weathering master set B, invisible thread 0.004mm nylon . Tamiya, Model master and Humbrol Enamels Paints…Rust-Oleum satin lacquer.

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Length: 243 meters
beam waterline: 28.5 meters
beam flight deck: 52 meters.
Draft : 7.2 meters.
Range: 8000 nautical Milles...14816 Kilometers. at 21 knots.
33,000 standard tons.
38,000 full Load.
200,000 hp, Rolls Royce gas turbines.
32 knots(60km/h)
3 electromagnetic catapults.
2 elevators.
mk 41 vls 16 cells each bow to port and starboard.
mk41 vls 32 cells aft starboard.
Mark 45 Mod 2 naval gun aft port.
Mk-32 / Mod. 17, torpedo launcher to starboard and port.
Two shafts 4-bladed CP props.
3 Phalanx 20mm CIWS Block 1B.
AN/SPY-1D(V) multi-function radar
Type 2150 bow sonar
Mk36 SRBOC, sextuple X2 launcher per side.
18 aircraft in peacetime, 24 in war.
F/A-18E/F Advanced Super Hornet.(12P)-(16W)
S-70B Seahawk.(2)
E-2D Hawkeye.(2)
AH-1Z Viper.(2P)-(4W)
Complement 600 - 80 air group.

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