Lockheed Martin SR-71A Blackbird 1/63 Scale Mahogany Model

Introducing the ready-built CS71TS Desktop Model. This 1/63 scale model was handmade with precision and accuracy to produce the finest model that will be the centerpiece of your collection for years to come. This model is a perfect gift for pilots and aviation enthusiasts alike. Not too big or too small, this model features a wingspan of 10.5 inches and a length of 20.25 inches. This model features a very accurate paint scheme with realistic panel lines.

The Lockheed SR-71 is an advanced, long range, Mach 3 Strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed from the Lockheed YF-12A and A-12 aircraft by the Lockheed Skunk works.

The SR-71 was considered the world's fastest and highest flying piloted aircraft 30 years ago up till now.

The SR-71 was unofficially named as Blackbird and was called Habu (snake) by its crews. the SR-71 was the first aircraft shaped to reduce its radar cross selection, although its radar signature could be tracked by contemporary systems unlike later stealth aircraft. The defensive feature of the SR-71 aircraft is its high-speed and operating altitude.

the SR-71 has a predecessor, the A-12 OXCART which was designed for the CIA bu Kelly Johnson at the Lockheed Skunk Works and he later renamed it "Archangel" for its design, but many documents use Johnson's preferred name for the aircraft, the "Article".

The USAF had planned to redesignate the A-12 aircraft as the B-71 which was the B-70 Valkyrie's successor. The public disclosure of the program and its and renaming came as a shock to everyone at the Skunk Works and to Air-Force personnel involved in the program.

Although the predecessor A-12 first flew in 1962, the first flight of an SR-71 took place on December 22, 1964 at the air force plant 42 in Palmdale, California. The first SR-71 to enter service was delivered to the 4200th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing at Beale Air Force Base, California in January 1966.

A total of 32 SR-71 aircraft were built.