Mastercraft Collection RQ-4A Global Hawk United States Air Force Unmanned Aircraft Drone Model Scale: 1/72

Product Description The RQ-4B first flew in 1998. RQ Global Hawk initially served as a demonstrator of advanced technology. It was eventually brought into combat service for the Enduring Freedom operation in 2002, operated by the United States Air Force during a war in the Middle East. The fleet flew for more than 16,000 hours with10, 000 hours logged in combats. The Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Global Hawk is known for its high reliability especially during emergency conditions. There was a slowdown in production at first as the aircraft was still in the manufacturing and engineering development. About nine airplanes were sold to the United States Navy, while two more were brought to Iraq for the operations. From the Manufacturer The Global Hawk (RQ-4) is a High-Altitude, Long-Endurance Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) used by the U.S Air Force. On February 28 1998, Global Hawk made its first flight from Edwards Air Force Base, CA. The uniquely designed aircraft is one of the primer intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance collection aircraft of the Iraq war. Capable of long endurance missions at 60,000 feet or above, it provides extended coverage, near-real-time multi-sensor support to the theater commander and his deployed forces. The integrated sensor suite consists of SAR, EO, and IR sensors. Each of the sensors provides wide area search imagery and a high-resolution spot mode. The radar also has a ground moving target indicator mode. The Hawk is a relatively large aircraft with a 116 foot wingspan, 44 feet in length, 26,000 pound take-off weight, capable of 30 hour missions with a 3,000 nautical mile range. The Global Hawk is the first UAV to be certified by the Federal Aviation Administration to file its own flight plans and use civilian air corridors in the United States with no advance notice. This potentially paves the way for a revolution in unmanned flight, including that of automatically piloted passenger airliners. The RQ-4A has already been used operationally during Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.

• Scale: 1/72
• Handcrafted by a series of master craftsmen using only the highest grade materials
• Each product is identical to the plane’s original blueprint
• Truly a fusion of art and history, a museum quality masterpiece unmatched by another model producing company on earth
• The perfect gift for any aviation enthusiast, history buff, military personnel, or collector