Northrop Grumman RQ4 Global Hawk Model Airplane

 

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Northrop Grumman RQ4 Global Hawk Model Airplane

Item#: 80458

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Wing Span: 21.12"
Length: 7.95"

Manufacturer: Northrop/Grumman

 

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Northrop Grumman RQ4 Global Hawk Model Airplane

Introducing Factory Direct Model’s custom made Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk Model Airplane. This Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk Model was hand crafted using the finest Philippine Mahogany and sealed to last for generations. From our collection of blueprints, reference materials and customer’s photographs Factory Direct Models master artisans hand crafted this famous Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk into an amazingly detailed Display Model.

This Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk Airplane Model comes with a customized detachable stand, a personalized inscriptions plaque and a laminated United States Air Force logo that adds magnificence into this detailed Display Model.

Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk History:

The Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Block 10 Global Hawk is currently supporting the U.S. Air Force in the global war on terrorism. During 2006, two air systems logged more than 8,000 combat hours conducting intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. The Global Hawks are operated overseas by USAF pilots from a mission control element stationed at Beale Air Force Base in Northern California. A launch and recovery element and a combined USAF and Northrop Grumman team are forward deployed with the air systems. The Global Hawk is equipped with electro-optical, infrared and synthetic aperture radar sensors to provide high-quality real-time imagery.

Few aircraft have shown such utility and deployment capability so early in flight testing. Global Hawk's autonomous high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) flight characteristics are proven. The air vehicle flies at altitudes up to 65,000 feet for up to 35 hours at speeds approaching 340 knots. It can image an area the size of the state of Illinois in just one mission. During its trials with the Air Force's 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron and during its first deployment in Operation Enduring Freedom, the Global Hawk system was shown to be flexible and dynamically re-taskable.

Global Hawk Maritime Demonstration: Two Block 10 Global Hawks are currently being used in the U.S. Navy's Global Hawk Maritime Demonstration (GHMD) program. Stationed at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., the air systems are being used to help define the concept of operations for maritime surveillance. The GHMD has participated in naval exercises including Trident Warrior '05, Rimpac '06, and the congressionally directed demonstration.