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SCALE: 1/32 |
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INITIAL RELEASE: 1950s |
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MEDIUM: Polystyrene |
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RARITY - ITC : (5) |
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RARITY - GLENCOE : (2) |
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McDonnell XV-1 on Approach |
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ABOUT THE DESIGN |
ABOUT THE KIT |
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McDonnell Aircraft built the XV-1 for the United States Army to test the feasibility of combining the vertical take-off and landing abilities of a helicopter with the speed and high-altitude performance characteristics of a fixed-wing aircraft. In fact, the XV-1 was the first aircraft to successfully make an in-flight transition between vertical rotor and fixed wing-fight, but never achieved the high speeds its creators had anticipated. |
ITC, the model-making division of Ideal Toy Co., issued this unique injection-molded kit in the late 1950s. With the subsequent demise of ITC, the kit remained a rare collector's item until it was reissued by Glencoe Models in the mid 1980s. This model is a copy of the Glencoe reissue. |
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McDonnell XV-1 Convertiplane Original Box Art |
McDonnell XV-1 ConvertiplaneRe-Release Box Art |
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