1/48 Fantastic Plastic Northrop M2-F3 Lifting Body
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
Out of production. This is a large 1/48 scale, quality model cast in high definition resin model with detailed cockpit, optional position canopy, fully enclosed wheel wells, complete landing gear and a full color decal sheet. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. The Northrop M2-F3 was one of five experimental "lifting bodies" developed by NASA during the 1960s and 1970s to determine the characteristics necessary for controlled, non-powered descent from orbit. First flown at Edwards Air Force Base on June 2, 1970, the M2-F3 replaced the M2-F2, which had crashed in May 1967. Actual footage of the crash was seen weekly in the prologue to ABC's "The Six Million Dollar Man." This updated version exhibited far greater lateral stability. In all, the M2-F3 made 27 test flights before being retired in 1972.
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