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HUGE 1960s NASA Wind Tunnel Model FIGHTER Concept - Any Thoughts?


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Not another story.....

 

About 15 years ago I found this crazy looking airplane on a table at the local flea market. I know the dealer (Robbie) and he was asking around 45 dollars. I forgot what I paid but it was around 40 dollars. It measures 40 inches long and has a diamond shaped swept wing that measures 12 1/8 inch in span. It is of a modular construction. It's solid. I have a friend who works at NASA. He's an engineer and has been there since the early 1970s. He gave me his blessing that it's more than likely a wind tunnel model. How it left NASA? These concept aircraft remain on site or are destroyed. One day a friend came over and saw this model. She asked where I got it. I told her I bought it from Robbie at the flea market. She told me her ex-boyfriend found it in the trash and gave it to Robbie. Just in case you are wondering, the red chair is a lounge chair from the SS United States.

 

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Some more views. An image of the bottom too. Sorry for the dust. It's been stored in my back room. This area hasn't seen a dust removal since ?????

 

 

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Then about 3 years ago I found this NASA Research Center pamphlet. Inside is a father and son team working on a large jet at the facility. Not the same but similar. Any thoughts or comments would be appreciated.

 

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Michael

 

 

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Probably back then this model was considered "Top Secret", then when it wasn't needed anymore, it gets chucked into the trash. Makes you wonder.

 

Semper Fi.

 

Manny

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