Xtreme Detail 1:18 scale plastic display aircraft from Ultimate Soldier. Fully finished and assembled this jet goes from box to display in only a couple of minutes. For the teen and adult collector. All orders for this piece are filled immediately for shipment world-wide.

Model Features:

Detailed Cockpit

Accurate Panel Lines and Surface Details

Heavy Plastic Construction

Positionable Ailerons, Elevators, Flaps and Rudder

Plastic Components

Retractable Landing Gear (Up or Down)

Equipped Armament

Authentic Paint Scheme

Wing Tip Rockets Pods

Detailed Turbojet Engine

Side Mounted Intakes

Hinged Canopy (Open or Closed)

1:18 Pilot Action Figure Included

Suitable for Static or Hanging Display

For ages 5 and Up

Length: 36"

Wingspan: 16"

About George AFB:
USAF Lockheed F-104C Starfighter 56-891/FG-891 flown by Col. George Laven Jr., Commanding Officer of the 479th Tactical Fighter Squadron stationed at George Air Force Base - California. George Air Force Base (GAFB) covers 5,339 acres which includes two runways (9,116 and 10,050 feet), 6.3 million square feet of ramp space and associated facilities; 1,641 units of housing; 14 dormitory buildings with 1,400 bed capacity; a hospital with a dental clinic; and various office and industrial structures. George Air Force Base (AFB) is located in Victorville, California, in the Mojave Desert approximately 90 miles northeast of Los Angeles.

About the F-104:
The Starfighter was generally considered a rewarding, if very demanding, "sports car" of a fighter. It was the first combat aircraft capable of sustained Mach 2 flight (not just a brief dash) and its speed and climb performance remain impressive, even by modern standards. If used appropriately, with high-speed slashing attacks and good use of its exceptional thrust-to-weight ratio, it could be a formidable opponent, although being lured into a turning contest with a slower, more maneuverable opponent was perilous. Early Starfighters used a downward-firing ejection seat (the Lockheed C-1), out of concern over the ability of an upward-firing seat to clear the tailplane. This presented obvious problems in low-altitude escapes, and some 21 USAF pilots failed to escape their stricken aircraft in low-level emergencies because of it. Basic armament of the F-104 was the M61 Vulcan 20 mm Gatling gun. The Starfighter was the first aircraft to carry the new weapon, which had a phenomenal rate of fire of 6,000 rounds per minute. The cannon, mounted in the lower part of the port fuselage, was fed by a 725-round drum behind the pilot's seat. It was deleted in two-seat models and some single-seat models, including reconnaissance versions and the early Italian F-104S models (the gun bay and ammunition tank could be replaced by an additional fuel tank). Two AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles could be carried on the wingtip stations, which could also be used for fuel tanks or other stores. F-104C and later models added a centerline pylon and two underwing pylons under each wing for bombs, nuclear weapons, rocket pods, or tanks.