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Northrop NM-1 "Jeep" (1940)
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SCALE: 1/48 |
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INITIAL RELEASE: 2002 |
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MEDIUM: Polystyrene |
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RARITY: (1) |
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Northrop N1-M "Jeep" Over Edwards Dry Lake Bed (1941) |
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ABOUT THE DESIGN |
ABOUT THE KIT |
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Aviation pioneer Jack Northrop
(1895-1981) long dreamed of building operational "flying wings,"
aircraft without fuselages or tails, as such structures necessarily produced
drag that reduce a plane's speed, range and overall performance. In
1939, he founded his own company, Northrop Aircraft Co., and in July 1940
the first of his experimental flying wings, the N-1M "Jeep," took the the
skies over Rogers Dry Lake in Southern California. Over numerous test flights over 2-1/2 years, the elegant diamond-shaped "Jeep" proved itself to be overweight and underpowered. Although the N-1M clearly performed below expectations, Northrop still declared the tests a "success" and was able to convince the Congress to appropriate additional funds for the development of subsequent flying wing aircraft. |
This 1/48-scale
injection-molded model kit of the N-1M was released by Sword of the Czech
Republic in 2002. The model featured a hyper-detailed cockpit
(barely visible in the completed model) as well as as extensive
undercarriage and landing gear details. This is the only
injection-molded version of this historic aircraft ever produced. This model was built from an original issue. |
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