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North American X-15A-2 (1967)
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SCALE: 1/72 |
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INITIAL RELEASE: 1980 |
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MEDIUM: Polystyrene |
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RARITY: (3) |
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ABOUT THE DESIGN |
ABOUT THE KIT |
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A traditional X-15 hypersonic research plane modified with additional fuel tanks and a ramjet engine, the X-15A-2, flown by USAF Major William J. "Pete" Knight, achieved an all-time speed record of Mach 6.72, or 4,535 mph on October 3, 1967. Only the space shuttle has ever flown faster. |
This popular 1/72-scale version of
the X-15 was the first to allow the modeler to build the advanced X-15A-2
version. First released in the early 1980s, it was
subsequently re-released in 1987 as a "Young Astronauts" kit and again in 1996
in a "Selected Subjects" edition. It is finished in the white
"ablative" paint designed to burn and tear free during re-entry. This is a copy of the original early '80s version. |
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Original Box Art |
Re-Release Box Art |
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The X-15A-2 at the Edge of Space |
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