{"title":"Experimental and Prototypes","description":"Looking for unique collectible airplane models to add to your collection? We have a big selection of experimental and prototype aircraft available. They are a must-have for military enthusiasts and aviation historians. Whether it's an X-15 NASA rocket plane or XB-19 Bomber, these models capture the incredible engineering feats that enabled air combat during WW1 and beyond. With careful attention to detail, no historical plane is lost with these meticulously crafted gems. Ready for takeoff? Don't miss out on these airplane models from Scalecraft. Fly away with our prototype airplane models today! Don’t hesitate to click on any of our products for more information.","products":[{"product_id":"cf-105-arrow","title":"Avro CF-105 Arrow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif, font-size: small,;\"\u003eAvro CF-105 Arrow airplane model. For the Canadian aviation industry, and Avro Canada in particular, the story of the Avro Canada CF-105 paralleled that of the British Aircraft Corporation TSR.2 in the UK. Both projects were terminated by politicians who, in 1957, believed that missile technology had evolved to the point where manned interceptor aircraft were obsolete. The Arrow completed its first flight on March 25, 1958, and all five units of this model were in use for development and testing when the program was abruptly canceled on February 20, 1959. At that time, all five Arrow 1s, one unflown Arrow 2, and four nearly finished Arrow 2s were destroyed. Regrettably, its capabilities were far superior to any of its American or Soviet counterparts at the time, and arguably, any produced in the subsequent years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif, font-size: small,;\"\u003eScale: 1\/48. 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He was encountering something new--something aerodynamicists called \"inertia coupling.\" The airplane tumbled violently--about all three axes--for more than 40,000 feet before Yeager was able to begin to recover to wings-level, stable flight. When landed safely on Rogers Dry Lake he was, once again, the \"fastest human alive\" but it was quite apparent that there were still many mysteries to be solved concerning supersonic flight. Nine months later, on August 26, 1954, Maj. Arthur \"Kit\" Murray flew the same aircraft to a new altitude record of 90,440 feet. On July 20, 1955, the X-1A was lost just before its first NACA test flight when it had to be jettisoned from the launch aircraft following an onboard explosion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMahogany Wood. Scale: 1\/32. 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The third phase, which never came to fruition, would have involved constructing a mock-up of a combat-type aircraft embodying the results from the testing of the phase one and two aircraft.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eMahogany Wood. Scale: 1\/32. Wingspan 9 1\/4 inches, Length 18 1\/2 inches.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Scalecraft","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42683603222758,"sku":"1456","price":246.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0629\/7750\/7558\/products\/1456.1.jpg?v=1647406594"},{"product_id":"yb-49-flying-wing","title":"YB-49 Flying Wing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif, font-size: small,;\"\u003eNorthrop YB-49 Flying Wing model. The YB-49 was born when Northrop modified two YB-35's to jet power, the first one flying on October 21, 1947. Many complimentary reports on the YB-49 were filed by Air Force officers, and the service was convinced of the advantages of the all-wing configuration, but in June 1948 the second YB-49 was destroyed with the loss of its five man crew in a crash attributed to structural failure. In spite of this, the Air force ordered 30 of the aircraft, but the order was later canceled in favor of the B-36. In October 1949 the whole program was canceled, and the aircraft were scrapped. Interestingly, the YB-49 was considered superior to the B-36 in almost every way. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif, font-size: small,;\"\u003e Mahogany Wood. Scale: 1\/100. 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In contrast to the mid-air launch method of the X-1, X-2, and X-15 from a carrier aircraft, the X-3 commenced flights from the ground. Challenges in engine development led to the installation of less powerful engines than initially intended, limiting the X-3 from fulfilling its intended performance goals. Nevertheless, insights from the X-3's trials significantly contributed to the advancement of the F-104, X-15, SR-71, and other high-speed aircraft.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif, font-size: small,;\"\u003eMahogany Wood. Scale: 1\/32. 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The Boeing JSF is a stealthy, survivable and highly lethal weapon system that meets the military services' performance requirements while achieving strict affordability targets. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoeing is creating for the Department of Defense an affordable next-generation, multi-role strike fighter that is more lethal and survivable, yet easier to maintain and less costly to support, than any strike fighter before it. Other U.S. allies have voiced interest in the Joint Strike Fighter program, and Boeing believes there will be a substantial international market for the low-cost, high-performance strike aircraft. JSF variants will replace aging aircraft in several United States and United Kingdom military services. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Boeing JSF concept is one of only two proposals competing for a U.S. Department of Defense contract. The winner of this competition, to be announced in 2001, will be the prime contractor for a military airplane construction program to produce an estimated 3,000 airplanes in the decades ahead. The other contender is Lockheed Martin. Boeing lost the competition to its rival Lockheed-Martin. It seems the X-32 will fade into aviation history as another test concept which failed to be exploited to full potential.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScale 1\/48. Wingspan 8 1\/2 inches, Length 12 3\/4 inches.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scalecraft","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42683604402406,"sku":"1401","price":322.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0629\/7750\/7558\/products\/1401.jpg?v=1647406604"},{"product_id":"x-4-bantom","title":"X-4 Bantom","description":"\u003cp\u003eNorthrop X-4 Bantom airplane model. The X-4, a single-place, low swept-wing, semi-tailless aircraft was designed and built by Northrop Aircraft, Inc., for NACA. It had no horizontal tail surfaces, and its mission was to obtain in-flight data on the stability and control of semi-tailless aircraft at high subsonic speeds. The two X-4 aircraft were 23 ft long, 14 ft high, and had wingspans of 26 ft. They weighed almost 8,000 lb. at takeoff.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eMahogany Wood. Scale: 1\/32. 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The Skystreak performed an important role in aeronautical research by flying for extended periods of time at transonic speeds, which freed the X-1 to fly for limited periods at supersonic speeds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eMahogany Wood. Scale: 1\/32. Wingspan 9 1\/2 inches, Length 13 1\/4 inches.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Scalecraft","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42683605713126,"sku":"1455","price":243.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0629\/7750\/7558\/products\/1455Skystreak.1.jpg?v=1647406623"},{"product_id":"xb-70-valkyrie","title":"XB-70 Valkyrie","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,;\"\u003eNorth American XB-70 Valkyrie airplane model. The XB-70, one of the world's most exotic airplanes, was conceived for the Strategic Air Command in the 1950s as a high-altitude bomber that could fly three times the speed of sound (Mach 3). Because of fund limitations, only two were built, not as bombers, but as research aircraft for the advanced study of aerodynamics, propulsion, and other subjects related to large supersonic aircraft. The Valkyrie was built largely of stainless-steel honeycomb sandwich panels and titanium. It was designed to make use of a phenomenon called \"compression lift,\" achieved when the shock wave generated by the airplane flying at supersonic speeds supports part of the airplane's weight. For improved stability at supersonic speeds, the Valkyrie could drop its wingtips as much as 65 degrees. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,;\"\u003eMahogany Wood. Scale: 1\/150. 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Those modifications included equipping the aircraft with a digital fly-by-wire control system, canards (modified F-18 horizontal stabilators) ahead of the wings and two-dimensional thrust-vectoring, thrust-reversing nozzles which could redirect engine exhaust either up or down, giving the aircraft greater pitch control and aerodynamic braking capability.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMcDonnell Douglas - NASA \"ACTIVE\" test aircraft\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMahogany Wood. Scale: 1\/48. 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The X-2 ejection canopy was successfully tested using a German V-2 rocket. The X-2 used a steel belly-skid main landing gear and a short, unsteerable nose wheel to conserve fuselage space for more internal fuel. The X-2 was powered by an XLR25-CW-3 two-chambered throttleable rocket engine. The Curtiss-Wright manufactured engine had a thrust of 15,000 lb. Two X-2s were made for the Air Force by Bell Aircraft Company of Buffalo, New York. The airplane was air launched from a modified Boeing B-50 Superfortress Bomber. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif, font-size: small,;\"\u003eScale: 1\/32. 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Both aircraft have been flying research missions since the early 1960's and continue to be an asset to the scientific community with professional, reliable, customer-oriented service designed to meet all scientific objectives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif, font-size: small,;\"\u003e Mahogany Wood. Scale: 1\/72. 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This innovative design promises to reduce weight, drag and radar signature and increase range, maneuverability and survivability of future fighter aircraft. The X-36 was expected to be more maneuverable and agile than today's fighters. The tailless design reduces the weight, drag and radar cross section typically associated with traditional fighter aircraft.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif, font-size: small,;\"\u003e Scale: 1\/15. 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The jets will fly in orbits over friendly territory, scanning the horizon for the plumes of rising missiles. Capable of autonomous operation, the ABL will acquire and track missiles in the boost phase of flight. A tracking laser beam will illuminate the missile, and computers will measure the distance and calculate its course and direction. After acquiring and locking onto the target, a second laser - with weapons-class strength -will fire a three to five second burst from a turret located in the 747's nose. The missiles will be destroyed over the launch area.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif, font-size: small,;\"\u003e Scale: 1\/200. 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The aircraft's conical nose was modeled on the lines of a .50 caliber bullet. While the X-1 was capable of taking off under its own power, all but one of its flights began with a high-altitude drop from a launch aircraft in order to conserve precious rocket fuel. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif, font-size: small,;\"\u003eMahogany Wood. Scale: 1\/32. Wingspan 9 1\/2 inches, Length 11 inches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif, font-size: small,;\"\u003eThis model is hand signed by General Chuck Yeager. A true collector's item! Model is signed on the top wing and comes with letter and picture. 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The two X-4 aircraft were 23 ft long, 14 ft high, and had wingspans of 26 ft. They weighed almost 8,000 lb at takeoff. Mahogany Wood. Scale: 1\/32. Wingspan 10 1\/4 inches, Length 9 3\/4 inches. This model is hand signed by General Chuck Yeager who flew the X-4 on several test flights. A true collector's item! Model is signed on the top wing and comes with letter and picture. LIMITED EDITION.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scalecraft","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42683629109478,"sku":"B10232X3CY","price":970.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0629\/7750\/7558\/products\/SS-1A.jpg?v=1647406961"},{"product_id":"north-american-x-15","title":"North American X-15 X15","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,;\"\u003eNorth American X-15 airplane model. \u003cspan\u003eImmerse yourself in aviation history with this exciting museum quality desktop display model aircraft. The North American X-15 is an iconic piece that will bring endless joy and conversation to your space. Perfect for any aviation enthusiast or collector!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,;\"\u003eAn unofficial motto of flight research in the 1940s and 1950s was \"higher and faster.\" By the late 1950s the last frontier of that goal was hypersonic flight (Mach 5+) to the edge of space. It would require a huge leap in aeronautical technology, life support systems and flight planning. The North American X-15 rocket plane was built to meet that challenge. It was designed to fly at speeds up to Mach 6, and altitudes up to 250,000 ft. The aircraft went on to reach a maximum speed of Mach 6.7 and a maximum altitude of 354,200 ft. Looking at it another way, Mach 6 is about one mile per second, and flight above 265,000 ft. qualifies an Air Force pilot for astronaut wings. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScale: 1\/32. 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Boeing's tailless, stealthy air vehicle will carry multiple advanced, precision-guided munitions and relay battlefield damage indication information back to the mission control system. Maintained in pristine condition and stored in ready-to-ship containers until called into service, the Boeing UCAV system will be capable of global deployment and operations in concert with manned Air Expeditionary Forces. The UCAV is designed to carry a variety of weapons and be stored unassembled in small container for up to 10 years. It can be restored in one hour and up to six UCAVs can fit inside a C-17 Globemaster III. Flight-testing the UCAV was slated to begin in the spring of 2001 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Further risk production and operation evaluation efforts also must occur before the Air Force deems the UCAV feasible for mass production. The objective is to have all the testing completed by 2005. This would provide the necessary information needed to field these aircraft by 2010 if the Air Force decides to use them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt,;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt,;\"\u003eSc\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif, font-size: 12pt,;\"\u003eale: 1\/48. Wingspan 11 1\/4 inches, Length 8 1\/4 inches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scalecraft","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42683632681190,"sku":"1502","price":229.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0629\/7750\/7558\/products\/1502.jpg?v=1647407019"},{"product_id":"boeing-x-45-ucav","title":"Boeing X-45 UCAV","description":"\u003cp\u003eBoeing X-45 UCAV airplane model. T\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif, font-size: small,;\"\u003ehe Boeing UCAV concept exploits real-time, on-board and off-board sensors to quickly detect, identify and locate both fixed, relocatable, and mobile targets. Secure communications and advanced cognitive decision aids will provide a human operator with the situational awareness and positive air vehicle control necessary to authorize munitions release. Boeing's tailless, stealthy air vehicle will carry multiple advanced, precision-guided munitions and relay battlefield damage indication information back to the mission control system. Maintained in pristine condition and stored in ready-to-ship containers until called into service, the Boeing UCAV system will be capable of global deployment and operations in concert with manned Air Expeditionary Forces. The UCAV is designed to carry a variety of weapons and be stored unassembled in small container for up to 10 years. It can be restored in one hour and up to six UCAVs can fit inside a C-17 Globemaster III. Flight-testing the UCAV was slated to begin in the spring of 2001 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Further risk production and operation evaluation efforts also must occur before the Air Force deems the UCAV feasible for mass production. The objective is to have all the testing completed by 2005. This would provide the necessary information needed to field these aircraft by 2010 if the Air Force decides to use them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif, font-size: small,;\"\u003eScale: 1\/48. Wingspan 11 1\/4 inches, Length 8 1\/4 inches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Scalecraft","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42683632779494,"sku":"1501","price":249.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0629\/7750\/7558\/products\/1501.jpg?v=1647407013"},{"product_id":"grumman-x-29","title":"Grumman X-29","description":"\u003cp\u003eX-29 Grumman airplane model. Two X-29 aircraft, featuring one of the most unusual designs in aviation history, were flown at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA, as technology demonstrators to investigate advanced concepts and technologies. The multi-phased program was conducted from 1984 to 1992 and provided an engineering data base that is available in the design and development of future aircraft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif, font-size: small,;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eScale: 1\/40. Wingspan 8 1\/2 inches, Length 16 inches.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Scalecraft","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42683633959142,"sku":"1269","price":259.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0629\/7750\/7558\/products\/1269.1.jpg?v=1657834613"},{"product_id":"boeing-westervelt-b-w","title":"Boeing-Westervelt \/\/ B \u0026 W","description":"\u003cp\u003eBoeing Westervelt airplane model. The first B\u0026amp;W, completed in June 1916, was made of wood, linen, and wire. Similar to the Martin trainer that Boeing owned, the B \u0026amp;amp, W had, among other improvements, better pontoons and a more powerful engine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif, font-size: small,;\"\u003eThe two B\u0026amp;Ws were offered to the U.S. Navy. When the Navy did not buy them, they were sold to the New Zealand Flying School and became the company's first international sale. The B\u0026amp;Ws later were used for New Zealand express and airmail deliveries, set a New Zealand altitude record of 6,500 feet on June 25, 1919, and made that country's first official airmail flight on Dec. 16, 1919.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif, font-size: small,;\"\u003eMahogany Wood. Scale: 1\/32. Wingspan 19 5\/8 inches, Length 12 5\/8 inches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scalecraft","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42683634548966,"sku":"2004","price":204.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0629\/7750\/7558\/products\/2004.jpg?v=1647407035"},{"product_id":"boeing-367-80","title":"Boeing 367-80","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif, font-size: small,;\"\u003eBoeing 367 airplane model. Seventy-two-year-old William Boeing came back to visit his former company for the May 14, 1954, rollout of the Model 367-80 at the Renton, Washington, plant. His wife, Bertha, christened the yellow and brown airplane with real champagne, and the Renton High School band played the Air Force theme. It was the prototype for the 707 passenger jet and the KC-135 jet tanker and would be the first member of the 700 family of commercial and military jets.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif, font-size: small,;\"\u003e The Boeing Company had invested $16 million (two-thirds of the company's net profits from the post-war years) to build this prototype for a long-range jet aircraft. It was developed in secrecy and designated Model 367-80 to disguise it as merely an improved version of the Stratofreighter. It was subsequently nicknamed the \"Dash 80,\" had jet engines and swept wings and was very different from the straight-wing, propeller-powered Stratofreighter. When the Dash 80 was almost finished, the company gambled again, by tooling and gearing up for a production aircraft, although neither the Air Force, nor any airline, had placed a single order.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif, font-size: small,;\"\u003e Because the prototype was constructed to sell first as a military-tanker transport, it had few windows and no seats, but had two large cargo doors. A week after its first flight, the Air Force ordered 29 tanker versions, the KC-135. The commercial version, the 707, however, faced tough competition from the Douglas DC-8. Boeing salespeople directed their efforts to Pan American World Airways, Trans World Airlines and large European airlines. On Oct 14, Pan Am ordered 20 707s. At the same time, Pan Am ordered 25 DC-8s. The race was on.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif, font-size: small,;\"\u003e Mahogany Wood. Scale: 1\/100. Wingspan 15 1\/2 inches, Length 15 3\/8 inches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scalecraft","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42683634647270,"sku":"2006","price":257.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0629\/7750\/7558\/products\/2006.jpg?v=1647407041"},{"product_id":"convair-xf-92-usaf-nasa","title":"Convair XF-92 USAF - NASA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif, font-size: small,;\"\u003eThis airplane was the world's first jet aircraft to fly using the radical delta-wing configuration pioneered by Germany's Dr. Alexander Lippisch during the 1930s. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif, font-size: small,;\"\u003e The Convair Model 7002 was completed in 1948 as a flying mock-up for the proposed delta wing XP-92 interceptor. (In 1948 the Air Force changed the designation from P for pursuit to F for fighter). The XP-92 was to be powered with a new propulsion system that would consist of a ramjet engine with several small rockets inside the combustion chamber. It would have been a short range, Mach 1.65 interceptor with a flight time at altitude of 5.4 minutes. The Model 7002 was designed to investigate delta wing behavior at low and high subsonic speeds. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif, font-size: small,;\"\u003e When the XP-92's engine proved to impractical to build the project was shelved in 1948. Even as the XP-92 program was ending, the Model 7002 was being prepared to fly. The 7002 was initially powered by an Allison J33-A-23 turbojet engine and later the J33-A-29 turbojet with afterburner. It was formally delivered to the Air Force on 14 May 1949 and named the XF-92. It was flown by Air Force test pilots until its nose gear collapsed on landing on October 14, 1953, ending its flying career. With the experience gained from the XF-92 program, Convair was able to win the competition for the \"1954 Interceptor\" program and to build the successful delta wing F-102.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif, font-size: small,;\"\u003e Only one XF-92 was built and it now resides in the Air Force Musuem collection at Dayton, OH. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif, font-size: small,;\"\u003e Mahogany Wood. Scale: 1\/32. 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The X-5 was based upon the design of a Messerschmitt P. 1101 airplane discovered in Germany at the end of World War II, although the P. 1101 could vary its sweep only on the ground. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif, font-size: small,;\"\u003e The first X-5 flight was made on June 20, 1951. On the airplane's ninth flight, its wings were operated through the full sweep range of 20 to 60 degrees. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif, font-size: small,;\"\u003e Two X-5s were built and flown. One crashed and was destroyed on October 13, 1953 when it failed to recover from a spin at 60 degrees sweepback. The other was delivered to the U.S. Air Force Museum in March 1958.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif, font-size: small,;\"\u003e Mahogany Wood. Scale: 1\/32. 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The X-5 was based upon the design of a Messerschmitt P. 1101 airplane discovered in Germany at the end of World War II, although the P. 1101 could vary its sweep only on the ground. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif, font-size: small,\"\u003e The first X-5 flight was made on June 20, 1951. On the airplane's ninth flight, its wings were operated through the full sweep range of 20 to 60 degrees. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif, font-size: small,\"\u003e Two X-5s were built and flown. One crashed and was destroyed on October 13, 1953 when it failed to recover from a spin at 60 degrees sweepback. The other was delivered to the U.S. Air Force Museum in March 1958. This model is hand signed by General Chuck Yeager who flew the X-5 on several test flights. A true collectors item! Model is signed on the top wing and comes with letter and picture. 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The variable-incidence wing allowed a very long fuselage which carried two bomb bays, all fuel tanks, and the bicycle-style landing gear. Spoilers on each wing replaced conventional ailerons, allowing the use of full-span flaps for safer landings. The XB-51 was fast, maneuverable, and delightful to fly, but it lost an acquisition competition to the British-designed B-57 Canberra.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif, font-size: small,;\"\u003e Mahogany Wood. Scale: 1\/48. 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After circling to 47,000 feet, SpaceShip One was released and pilot Mike Melvill fired its rocket, boosting it to over 62 miles (100 kilometers) above the surface of the Earth, qualifying it as the world's first privately built spaceship.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif, font-size: small,\"\u003e Mahogany Wood. Scale: 1\/48. Wingspan 20 inches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scalecraft","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42683647164646,"sku":"188","price":268.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0629\/7750\/7558\/products\/0188.jpg?v=1647407247"},{"product_id":"x-43-hyper-x","title":"X-43 Hyper-X","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif, font-size: small,;\"\u003eNASA X-43 Hyper-X airplane model. NASA established a multi-year experimental hypersonic ground and flight test program called Hyper-X. The program sought to demonstrate \"air-breathing\" engine technologies that promise to increase payload capacity or reduce vehicle size for the same payload for future hypersonic aircraft and\/or reusable space launch vehicles. Payload capacity was to be increased by discarding the heavy oxygen tanks that rockets must carry and by using a propulsion system that uses the oxygen in the atmosphere as the vehicle flies at many times the speed of sound. Hydrogen will fuel the program's research vehicles, but it requires oxygen from the atmosphere to burn.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif, font-size: small,;\"\u003eMahogany Wood. 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As an internal project, this aircraft was not given an X-plane designation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif, font-size: small,;\"\u003e The Bird of Prey was developed beginning in 1992 by then-McDonnell Douglas' Phantom Works division for special projects. Phantom Works is now a part of Boeing Integrated Defense Systems. The aircraft's name is a reference to the Bird of Prey spacecraft from the Star Trek television series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif, font-size: small,;\"\u003e The first flight was in 1996, and 39 more were performed through the program's conclusion in 1999. The Bird of Prey is rumored to have been used to test active camouflage, which would involve coatings or panels capable of changing color or luminosity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif, font-size: small,;\"\u003e Interestingly, for a groundbreaking aircraft, the Bird of Prey uses a commercial off-the-shelf turbofan engine, and hydraulic controls rather than fly-by-wire. 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Douglas Aircraft Company strongly wanted to cancel the project, because it was extremely expensive. Despite advances in technology that made the XB-19 obsolete before it was even completed, the Army Air Corps felt that the prototype useful for testing. Its construction took so long that competition for the contracts to make the XB-35 and XB-36 occurred two months before its first flight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif, font-size: small,\"\u003eThe plane finally flew on June 27 1941, more than three years after the construction contract was awarded. In 1943, the original engines were replaced with Allison V-3420-11 V engines. After completion of testing, the XB-19 served as a cargo carrier until it was scrapped in 1949.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif, font-size: small,\"\u003eMahogany Wood. 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It was the only World War II aircraft of canard configuration that any combatant ordered into production. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif, font-size: small,;\"\u003e Captain Masaoki Tsuruno was the creator of the Shinden. A member of the Technical Staff of the Japanese Navy, he envisioned a radical design to counter new Allied aircraft with superior performance over existing Japanese types and believed a turbojet engine would propel the ultimate Shinden. In 1945, the first of two prototypes was finished. It had a very powerful armament for that time, and its engine was mounted backwards inside the rear half of the fuselage. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif, font-size: small,;\"\u003e In an unusual move dictated by the urgent needs of the war, the Navy ordered production of the all-metal Shinden even before the first flight. They planned to produce 150 aircraft each month at two production plants. On August 3, 1945, the strange-looking Shinden took to the air for the first time with Captain Tsuruno as pilot, after many delays due to the lack of critical parts and engine cooling problems. He flew the aircraft two more times, on August 6 and 9. The war ended six days later. The total flying time of the Shinden was approximately 45 minutes. Kyushu also delivered a second prototype but it never flew. The company was troubleshooting the design and laying out the turbojet-propelled version when the war ended. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif, font-size: small,;\"\u003e Mahogany wood. 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The V-173 blueprints were shown to the Navy in 1939, with wind tunnel tests on full scale models being done in 1940-41. In January 1942 BuAer requested the proposal for two prototype airplanes of an experimental version of the V-173, known as the VS-135. This version had more powerful engines and was given the military designation XF5U-1. Flight testing of the V-173 went on through 1942 and 1943, resulting in reports of \"flying saucers\" from surprised Connecticut locals. Mock-ups of the XF5U-1 were done in the summer of 1943, but due to Vought's preoccupation with the Corsair and Kingfisher, the program proceeded slowly during the war. The arrival of the jet age saw the cancellation of the XF5U-1 contract by the Navy in March 1947, despite the fact that the aircraft was due to take its first test flight later that year. The XF5U-1 prototype was scrapped, though the V-173 prototype was saved and was given to the Smithsonian. 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A large vertical stabilizer above the wing was matched by an equally sized ventral fin below which could be jettisoned for an emergency horizontal landing. The seat was inclined 45° toward the instrument panel for vertical flight. Control in hover for the XFY-1 were also the same as for conventional flight, but again this provided only limited control power. Almost 300 tethered tests hanging from the ceiling of Moffett Field's airship hangar were made in April 1954. First free hover was on 1 August 1954. The first double transition to horizontal flight and back to a vertical landing was made on 2 November 1954. The Pogo was flown until November 1956. As with the Lockheed XFV-1, the engine and control systems were considered inadequate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMahogany wood. 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