RAG8619 - Revell 1/40 The History Makers - Bell X-5 Model Kit - Pre-owned 10116612

RAG8619 - Revell 1/40 The History Makers - Bell X-5 Model Kit  - PREOWNED10116612

Preowned, Original seal, Mint

Body copy

The Bell X-5 was the first aircraft able to change the sweep of its wings in flight, adjusting from 20 to 60 degrees while airborne. Its layout drew heavily on the unfinished Messerschmitt P.1101 recovered from Germany in 1945. Two were built, first flying in June 1951, and they were flown by the US Air Force and NACA at Edwards Air Force Base to explore variable geometry before the concept reached operational aircraft. This is Revell's History Makers boxing of tooling first released in 1960.

Box contents:

• Injection moulded plastic parts for one Bell X-5
• Clear parts for the sliding canopy
• Movable variable sweep wings and retractable landing gear
• Complete jet engine and pilot figure
• Waterslide decal sheet
• Assembly instructions

Marking option:

• 50-1838, Flight Test Division, Edwards Air Force Base, California, 1951