Wingspan: 8.5 "
Model length: 12.75 "
Code: NC09063

Lockheed-Martin's F-35A Lightning II is a single-seat, single-engine, stealthy Air Force strike fighter, a multi-role aircraft that can perform close air support, tactical bombing, and air-to-air combat. The F-35 is descended from the X-35 of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program.

The JSF program was created to replace various aircraft while keeping development, production, and operating costs down. This was pursued by building three variants of one aircraft, sharing 80% of their parts:

* F-35A, conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) variant.
* F-35B, short-takeoff and vertical-landing (STOVL) variant.
* F-35C, carrier-based (CV) variant.

The F-35 is being designed to be the world's premier strike aircraft through 2040. It is intended that its air-to-air capability will be second only to the F-22 Raptor.

This mahogany display model aircraft of the F-35A, a stealthier complement to the Super Hornet which is currently being manufactured, is hand-carved by highly experienced artist-craftsmen with great concern for details of the actual aircraft.