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M2-F3 Lifting Body - 1:48 Scale Resin Kit
M2-F3 Lifting Body - 1:48 Scale Resin Kit
M2-F3 Lifting Body - 1:48 Scale Resin Kit
M2-F3 Lifting Body - 1:48 Scale Resin Kit
M2-F3 Lifting Body - 1:48 Scale Resin Kit
M2-F3 Lifting Body - 1:48 Scale Resin Kit

M2-F3 Lifting Body - 1:48 Scale Resin Kit

$ 42.24

Availability: 89 in stock
  • Condition: New
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • MPN: Does Not Apply
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Scale: 1:48
  • Brand: Fantastic Plastic
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Features: Kit
  • Year: 2019

    Description

    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, unpowered 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.
    ABOUT THE KIT:
    Scale: 1:48
    Number of Pieces: 31
    Decals included
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