Brand new Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Aircraft "United States Air Force" (Moderate Difficulty) Steel Model Kit by Metal Earth. Brand new box. Detailed exterior. Includes 45 parts. Has display stand. Highly detailed model kit. Difficulty level: Moderate. Officially licensed product. This model does not have any openings. Assembled dimensions approximately L-6.8 W-3.6 H-0.8 inches. No glue or paint is required but tweezers or similar tools are recommended. Was a long-range Mach 3.5+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed by Lockheed and its Skunk Works® division. It was the first aircraft to be constructed mainly of titanium. At full velocity the airplane surface heats up to over 260°C+ (500 °F). A total of 3551 missions were flown and not one Blackbird was lost due to enemy military retaliation.Note: Skunk Works is the nickname for Lockheeds Advanced Development Programs. Skunk Works engineers have developed highly advanced military aircraft often in secret since World War