Experimental Aircraft, X Planes, Models, Books and
List.
You are in the X
Planes Model Department. in
the Yellow
Airplane store.
X Planes Experimental Airplanes
X Planes or Experimental
Aircraft, Black projects.
These planes usually start out as Black Projects, experimental airplane
designs that are above top secret. These planes are so secret that
even most of the top military officials and possibly even the president
don't know about them. Money for these projects is secretly siphoned
from other projects to keep spy's from finding out the true experimental
budget. Other aircraft in the X Plane projects like the X-1, X-2
and X-15 are highly publicized. These planes are usually funded by
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). This page contains
as many models that I could find showing the progression of the technology
through the years giving you a great study guide by just looking at these
models and reading their descriptions.
All prices
are subject to change without notice, click on More Info for the latest price.
XF5F-1
Skyrocket 1/48 Kit
Republic
XF-91 Thunderceptor Air Force Legends Vol. 210
Steve Pace.
Softbound Book
Book covers the post-WWII Secret Project Number MX-809 - the project
created to develop a very high speed, very high altitude daytime interceptor
pursuit airplane capable of "meeting and defeating any strategic bomber
aircraft that any potential adversary might produce." This is a fascinating
and close-up look at the technologies developed to, simply put, defend
U.S. air space. 48 pgs., 85 B&W photos, 8½"x
11", sfbd. #0006105 Price: $12.95
X-1
1/32 Model Autographed by Chuck Yeager Pre Built Mahogany Model
"Glamorous Glennis" autographed by Chuck Yeager
himself! Made of Philippine mahogany,
this 1/32 scale model measures 11" in length and has a wingspan of 9½".
Hand painted and detailed, model comes ready to display on the included
mahogany base. #0009713 Price: $329.00
X-3
Stilleto 1/48 Kit Plastic Model Kit
The X-3 was built by Douglas to explore the design features required
for sustained supersonic speeds. This detailed plastic kit includes
accurate decals and display stand, and is approximately 5½"
in length. Assembly required. #0009767 Price: $14.95
X-3
Stiletto 1/32 Model Pre Built Model Airplane
The twin-turbojet X-3, the only one built, was designed to test features
of an aircraft suitable for sustained flights at supersonic speeds
and high altitudes, as well as to investigate the use of new materials
such as titanium and to explore new construction techniques. Made
of Philippine mahogany, this 1/32 scale model
measures 25¼" in length and has a wingspan of 8½".
Hand painted and detailed, model comes ready to display on the included
mahogany base. #0009956 Price: $175.00
X-15
1/48 Model Pre Built Mahogany Model
Made of Philippine mahogany, this 1/48 scale
model measures 13" in length and has a wingspan of 5 ½". Hand
painted and detailed, model comes ready to display on the included
mahogany base. #0009380 Price: $169.00
YB-49A
Flying Wing 1/100 Model Pre Built Mahogany Model
Made of Philippine mahogany, this 1/100 scale
model measures 6" in length and has a wingspan of 21". Hand painted
and detailed, model comes ready to display on the included mahogany
base. #0009377
Price: $169.00
Convair
XFY-1 Pogo 1/48 Kit Plastic Model Kit
This detailed plastic kit allows you to do much more than just read
about the Pogo - now you can actually build one! (Book on Pogo available
as item #1634). Kit measures approximately
8¾" in length with a nearly 6½" wingspan. Assembly
required. #0009493
Price: $14.95
XB-70
Valkrye 1/180 Kit Plastic Model Kit
Detailed plastic kit of this exotic bomber is a large 12¾"
in length with a 7" wingspan. Assembly required.
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....#0009494 $14.95
Webmasters Note: There
were only two of these aircraft ever made. One is now in the Wright
Patterson Airforce Base, the other crashed while on a photo shoot.
When an F-104 Starfighter came close to the XB-70, it apparently got caught
in a wingtip vortex, Look magazine said it did a cartwheel, then tore the
tail off of the XB-70. The XB-70 lost control and crashed killing
all of the crew. The article appeared in the Look Magazine sometime
in the 1960's. This plane was called the Billion Dollar Baby and
so was the title of the article.
Jeff, Stew Stewart here and just
wanted to say that photo . and the info on the XB70 was of intrest to me as
in 1950 I was stationed in El Centro Calif. I in the Navy and Alvin White
was at that time Capt. in the Air force in a combined Testing program.
He later be came the test pilot for the XB70 and he did survive the crash
and I had the pleasure of flying with him many times!! He now resides in
Denver at my last contact. Thanks,
Stew Stewart
Letter from a viewer: You
have a very interesting website, but I believe you are mistaken in yournote
on the XB-70. The surviving example is at Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton,
OH. I recently saw this aircraft in person and it iseven more awesomethan
I imagined! I researched the XB-70 at the Smithsonian, and although
I found very few references to it, it appears that there is a 6'
wind-test model there.
Thanks for your time.
Steve Freeze
Member Data Services, Inc.
7820 Innovation Blvd.
Indianapolis, IN 46278
12-26-2001
One other thing should be cleared
up concerning the paragraph written
about the XB-70 . One crewmember
was able to engage his clamshell excape pod that comprised the seat that
he used in the pilots position. His fellow pilot had difficulty with his
pod and did not successfully excape. The surviving pilot sadly resigned
from the test program, but noted that the XB-70 was the best aircraft he
ever flew. So not all crew members perished as mentioned in your footnote.
#0009494
Price: $14.95
XB-70
Valkyrie 1/150 Model Pre Built Mahogany Model
Made of Philippine mahogany, this 1/150 scale
model measures 15 ¼" in length and has a wingspan of 8 ½".
Hand painted and detailed, model comes ready to display on the included
mahogany base. #0009379 Price: $169.00
X-Plane Books
X-Planes
Soft Bound Book America's Research Aircraft, Pace. Since the
mid-1990s, many new types of civilian (Rutan-types, 717 and 777), military
(bombers, fighters, reconnaissance drones and transports) and dedicated
research aircraft (X-planes) have been created and then flight-tested at the
Air Force Flight Test Center and at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
at Edwards Air Force Base. Programs discussed here include the B-1B, F-22A,
RQ-1, and X-32 through X-49. 128 pgs., 150 color photos, 8¼"x 10½", sfbd.
#0015137
Price: $19.95
Soviet
X-Planes Gordon & Gundston. Hardbound Book
A detailed review of Soviet experimental
aircraft from the early 1900s through to the latest Russian prototypes
of today. This is the first book to collect, into one volume, stories of
the most important Soviet aircraft. Includes many projects that were built
but never flew, and even a few that never got off the drawing board. Approximately
150 aircraft types are described, each with relevant data and many
3-view drawings. 192 pgs., 360 B&W photos, 8½"x 11", hdbd. #0003952 Price: $44.95
Vertical
Takeoff Aircraft Luftwaffe Profile Vol. 17
Miranda & Mercado.
Softbound Book
While much has been written about post-war U.S. attempts to develop
vertical take-off fixed wing aircraft, this book explores Germany's WWII
trials in the field. Covers the Natter and other unusual experimental
types. 48 pgs., 70 B&W and color photos and drawings,
8½"x 11", sfbd. #0005806 Price: $14.95
Warplanes
of the Future Oliver & Ryan.
Hardbound Book
Unmanned fighters controlled by "pilots" at computers... Bombers
that skip into and out of the atmosphere at incredible speeds... Forward-swept-wing
warplanes capable of hitherto-impossible maneuvers... High-tech airships
carrying 4,000 troops and equipment... These are among the fantastic
but factual designs described here in fascinating detail and illustrated
superbly with hundreds of photographs, artworks and
diagrams. 176 pgs., 8½"x 12", hdbd. #0005241 Price: $24.95
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Please Note:
I took the photo of the clouds used in the background picture while we were
flying from a Northern Siberian city named Khatanga on our way to
the North Pole in April 2002. C. Jeff Dyrek, webmaster
