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SCALE: 1/70 |
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INITIAL RELEASE: 1965 |
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MEDIUM: Polystyrene |
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RARITY - Comet Version: (4) |
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RARITY - Aurora Version: (4) |
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Hiller X-18 on Final Approach |
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ABOUT THE DESIGN |
ABOUT THE KIT |
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Perhaps since the dawn of powered flight itself, aircraft designers have been trying to develop a vehicle with the vertical take-off-and-landing capabilities of a helicopter with the speed and endurance characteristics of a fixed-wing airplane. In the late 1950s, Hiller Aircraft, under contract with the US Navy, attempted to build a viable tilt-wing aircraft by taking the chassis of a Chase YC-122C transport and fixing two engines from the XFY-1 "Pogo" program to a wing capable of moving from zero to 90 degrees. Testing of the Hiller X-18 began in 1959 and ended after 20 testbed flights when the prototype was severely damaged. |
First produced by Comet Models, this Hiller X-18 model was later re-released by Aurora. In both versions, the tilt-wings actually tilted and a gimbaled display stand was included. This copy is the original Comet version of the model. |
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Hiller X-18 Box Art |
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