Super Etendard with Exocet

Super Etendard with Exocet
 
 
Detailed 1-200 scale 3D printed Super Etendard with Exocet jet representing French Naval Aviation in the configuration shown in the product title.
 
 
Available Scales
1-200
1-300
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1-144 Print on Demand
 
 
Historical Context
The Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard was a French carrier-borne strike aircraft developed as an improved successor to the Étendard IVM. The prototype first flew on October 28, 1974, and the type entered French naval service in 1978.
Powered by the SNECMA Atar 8K-50 and equipped with an integrated navigation/attack system and Agave radar, it became especially famous for its maritime-strike role with the AM39 Exocet.
 
 
Key Aspects of the Super Étendard History:
Development and Origin: Created to modernize French carrier aviation with improved propulsion, wings, avionics, and weapons integration.
Military and Combat Operations:
French Navy: Served in combat from the Middle East and Balkans to Afghanistan and Libya, especially in upgraded SEM form.
Falklands/Malvinas War – 1982: Argentine Super Étendards armed with Exocet missiles struck HMS Sheffield and Atlantic Conveyor.
Iran-Iraq War: Iraq temporarily leased five French aircraft for maritime-strike missions.
Foreign Operators:
Argentina: Ordered 14 aircraft and became the principal foreign operator.
Iraq: Temporarily leased five French aircraft during the 1980s.
Upgrades and Retirement: France upgraded the type to Super Étendard Modernisé standard and retired it in 2016. Argentina ended operations with its remaining aircraft in 2023.
Design and Armament: Single-seat carrier strike jet capable of carrying Exocet missiles, bombs, rockets, air-to-air missiles, reconnaissance stores, precision weapons, and French nuclear weapons.
France ordered 71 Super Étendards, with another 14 ordered by Argentina.
 
 
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Flight Deck Decals 3D prints are created for gamers and modelers who expect exquisite detail, highest quality, and models that are ready to paint and put on the table.
Most aircraft are available in 1-300, 1-285, 1-200, and 1-144 scales
Printed using Flight Deck Decals' premium proprietary resin, created specifically for miniature aircraft
Excellent paint and primer adhesion compared with many lower-cost resins
Produced on high-resolution 8K or greater resin printers for exceptional detail and smooth layer reproduction
Fine, crisp surface detail with clean panel lines and scale-appropriate features
Carefully printed and inspected with the same attention to detail that has defined Flight Deck Decals for more than 10 years
 
 
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Flight Deck Decals wasn't created by a manufacturer looking for another market to enter. I'm a lifelong gamer and modeler who built the store I always wished existed.
For more than a decade, the goal has remained the same: provide fellow hobbyists with the highest-quality decals and 3D printed miniatures available.