Air Force 1 Aircraft (Series 2) A00009A Lockheed F-35B Lightning II Diecast Model USMC VMFAT-501 Warlords, VM01, Eglin AFB, FL. Lockheed F-35B Lightning II. The F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant is the world’s first supersonic STOVL stealth aircraft in aviation history. It can also take off and land conventionally from longer runways on major bases. F-35B aircraft have been delivered to the U. Marines and the U. Whose forces are training together at the Integrated Training Center at Eglin Air Force Base. STOVL aircraft are also stationed at the first operational F-35 base, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz. And are completing flight test at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. The Italian Air Force will also operate the F-35B. Designed to meet the US Military’s requirement for a multi-role Joint Strike Fighter, the F-35 was first flown on December 15, 2006. This single-seat fighter is one of the most advanced aircraft of our time, said to be four times more effective at air-to-air combat and eight times more effective at air-to-ground combat than any other existing aircraft. It uses a low-maintenance stealth technology, and some versions have an innovative Lift System, which gives the F-35 vertical take-off and landing capabilities. Air Force 1’s 1:72 scale F-35B can be configured for display in the Vertical Take-Off/Landing mode (with open lift-fan doors and rotated exhaust nozzle) or in the forward flight mode (with closed lift-fan doors) and rear-facing exhaust nozzle. Air Force 1 Aircraft (Series 2). The Air Force 1 range presents detailed, ready-made diecast models of military aircraft. Air Force 1 (Series 2) diecast airplanes feature. Diecast metal construction with some plastic components. Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details. Authentic markings and placard details. Metal presention stand to display the aircraft “in flight”. Interchangeable extended/retracted landing gear with rotating wheels.
