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Apr. Release
by Mikro Mir
$55.36 USD
$81.42 USD
This item is expected to release in Apr. 2025. Preorder yours now! You will not be charged until the item is released and your order is filled.
This is an injection-plastic jet aircraft model kit.
The M2-F2 is a lifting-body aircraft built based on research conducted at NASA's Ames and Langley Research Centers. The aircraft was manufactured by Northrop and first flew in 1966. The M2-F2, which had an all-metal fuselage and a powerful rocket engine, was severely damaged in an accident during testing, but was later repaired and reborn as the M2-F3. At that time, a third vertical tail was installed between the two tails to increase stability. The lessons learned from the M2-F2 accident were used in the design of other lifting-body aircraft, and the M2-F3 continued to undergo flight tests after 1970; the flight data was used to develop the technology for Earth-return aircraft. The footage of the M2-F2's landing accident was later used in the opening footage of the science-fiction TV drama "The Six Million Dollar Man."
This model kit from AMP is a completely new mold! It can be built as either the M2-F3, which is equipped with a vertical stabilizer in the center of the rear of the fuselage, or the M2-F2, which has no vertical stabilizer. Photo-etched parts, a 3D-printed ejection seat, and decals for one version are included. Order yours today!