F-35 F-35A Lighting II 495th FS, 48th FW, USAF 2021 1/72 Scale Diecast Metal Model by Hobby Master

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1:72 Scale  Metal Diecast – Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II - 495th FS, 48th FW, RAF Lakenheath, Dec 2021  – Length: 8.5"  Wingspan: 6” by Hobby Master

This F-35A model is single seat and includes a pilot figure. The landing gear is optional, one can select to display the landing gear in its extended position or to cover the wheel wells as in the inflight position. A display stand is included. 

A variety of attachments for the wings and internal weapons bay are included, such as missiles and bombs.

Pieces for the landing gear, cockpit and attachments need to be assembled in place, however, no glue is needed. These pieces are very small and fragile and care and patience is needed.

This is not a toy, it is a display model recommended for 14 and older.

The box measures 9 inches by 9 inches by 3.5 inches. 

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a family of single-seat, single-engine, all-weatherstealth multirole fighters undergoing testing and final development by the United States. Thefifth generation combat aircraft is designed to perform ground attack, aerial reconnaissance, and air defense missions. The F-35 has three main models: the F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) variant, the F-35B short take-off and vertical-landing (STOVL) variant, and the F-35C carrier-based Catapult Assisted Take-Off Barrier Arrested Recovery(CATOBAR) variant.

The F-35 is descended from the X-35, which was the winning design of the Joint Strike Fighter(JSF) program. It is being designed and built by an aerospace industry team led by Lockheed Martin. Other major F-35 industry partners include Northrop Grumman, Pratt & Whitney and BAE Systems. The F-35 took its first flight on 15 December 2006. The United States plans to buy 2,457 aircraft. The F-35 variants are intended to provide the bulk of the manned tactical airpower of the U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps over the coming decades. Deliveries of the F-35 for the U.S. military are scheduled to be completed in 2037.

F-35 JSF development is being principally funded by the United States with additional funding from partners. The partner nations are either NATO members or close U.S. allies. The United Kingdom, Italy, Australia, Canada, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Turkey are part of the active development program; several additional countries have ordered, or are considering ordering, the F-35.