Airfix 55010 1/72 Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II Starter Set AIRFIX

Lockheed Martin® F-35B® Lightning II®

Designed to dominate the skies, the Lockheed Martin® F-35B® is the most advanced multi-combat aircraft in the world. Using stealth technologies to operate undetected in hostile airspace or relaying vital battlefield information to other friendly forces. The new jet is the third aircraft in RAF service to carry the Lightning name, however, it did not carry over when it entered British service.

As one of the most advanced aircraft in the world, the Lockheed Martin® F-35B® Lightning® is a fifth generation multi-role combat aircraft designed to dominate the skies, using stealth technologies to operate undetected in hostile airspace, striking at the heart of the enemy, or relaying vital battlefield information to other friendly forces.

The United Kingdom has elected to take the short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) ‘B’ variant of the F-35, allowing their aircraft to operate from traditional airfields, from the decks of Britain’s two new Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers and should the need arise, from dispersed locations, in much the same way as the famous Harrier previously did.

In British service, the F-35 will not carry the Lightning II denotation, as the new jet is actually the third aircraft in RAF service to carry the name, after the Lockheed P-38 from the Second World War and the famous English Electric Lightning which served throughout the Cold War era.

Features

• 6 x Acrylic Paints
• 1 x Poly-Cement
• 2 x Brush
• 1 x Shadow Stand

Specification

• Item Length – Without Packaging (cm): 21.8
• Item Height – Without Packaging (cm): 6.1
• Item Width – Without Packaging (cm): 15.2
• How many pieces will be found in the box opened by the customer?: 42
• Item Scale: 1:72
• License line: LOCKHEED MARTIN ®, (Vehicle/Aeroplane Models) associated emblems and logos, and body designs of vehicles are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Lockheed Martin Corporation® in the USA and/or other jurisdictions, used under license by Hornby Hobbies Ltd.
• Contents (what’s in the box) sets: Plastic model kit, instruction sheet, paint layout sheet and decals.
• Finish: Plastic
• Number of Scheme options: 1
• Skill Level: 1
• Flying Hours: 1
• Wingspan (mm): 152