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DARON - NASA YF-12 - 1/200 Scale Die Cast Model (PS5389-1)
- SKU:
- DAR-PS5389-1
- UPC:
- 817346023866
- Availability:
- Limited quantites available at our Lemont showroom. Please call for availabilty.This item usually ships in 1 to 3 business days.
- Width:
- 7.40 (in)
- Height:
- 7.32 (in)
- Depth:
- 2.52 (in)
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Description
The YF-12 was an experimental fighter-interceptor version of the Lockheed A-12 reconnaissance aircraft. YF-12s were used in a joint Air Force-NASA research program to study the thermal, structural, and aerodynamic effects of sustained, high-altitude flights. The YF-12 was fabricated primarily from titanium alloy and was painted flat black, which enabled it to withstand high stresses in altitude and temperatures over 500°F. The YF-12 set a speed record of 2,070.101 mph and an altitude record of 80,257.65 feet in 1965. It was never adopted by the military as an operational aircraft. It was, however, a precursor to the SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance plane.The only YF-12 left in existence is currently displayed at the U.S. Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, OH. Adult Collectible ages 14+
/!\ WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - Small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.
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/!\ WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - Small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.
/!\ WARNING: Cancer & Reproductive Harm - California Proposition 65 - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov