United States Air Force Global Hawk. It is an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) that can fly up to 60,000 feet in altitude and over 30 hours in duration. It is used for reconnaissance, intelligence and surveillance and provides real-time data to ground units. In 1994 the initial cost per aircraft was to be $10 million USD. By 2001 this had risen to $60.9 million USD and in 2013 it had grown to $131.4 million per aircraft. The USAF plans to retire it’s fleet of Global Hawks in 2027.
The kit is by Kinetic and like all my aircraft is 1/48 scale. This means that the real life wingspan of 130 feet translates to a 32” wingspan in 1/48 scale, making it hard to photograph correctly and airbrushing even more so. Scratch made static wicks, weighted tires and front camera lens assembly added. Typical Kinetic kit with mislabeled parts and absolutely terrible decals compared to the other kit I made by them. It didn’t turn out as I had envisioned it but like I say, this is a constant ongoing learning process for me as I pick up new skill sets and refine current ones.
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