Tremulis Zero Fighter - Fantastic Plastic Box Art

Tremulis Zero Fighter (1944)

IN STOCK

  Retail Price: $75.00 + Shipping

Return to Online Catalog

ABOUT THE DESIGN:    ABOUT THE MODEL:
Alex S. Tremulis is best known as an automotive designer. However, he enlisted in the Army following Pearl Harbor and, in 1944, joined the Army Air Corps' R&D team at Wright Field outside Dayton, Ohio, to design advanced concept aircraft. One of these, dubbed the "Zero Fighter," was a rocket-powered vertical take-off fighter intended to operate at extreme altitudes.

Tremulis envisioned a one-man rocket plane launched atop a liquid-fueled booster. (This was before the Allies were aware of Germany's V-2.) The booster would propel the fighter on a sub-orbital or even orbital trajectory. Upon completion of the mission, the swept-winged aircraft would glide back to earth and land like a conventional airplane.

Although the Zero Fighter never made it beyond the design stage, many of its concepts helped the Air Force develop the X-20 Dyna-Soar 15 years later.

  • Scale: 1:48
  • Number of Pieces: 21
  • Pattern: Scott Lowther
  • Casting: Acme Design
  • Decals by JBOT
  • The finished model stands 14" high!

To reserve your copy, email FantasticPlast@aol.com.

 

Tremulis Zero Fighter Model Kit - What You Get

Tremulis Zero Fighter - What You Get

 

Tremulis Zero Fighter Model Kit - Vertical

 

Tremulis Zero Fighter Model Kit - Fighter

More Photos

Tremulis Zero Fighter Original Artwork

Alex Tremulis' Original Concept Art

 

RETURN TO GIFT SHOP

Home   X-Planes   Concept Aircraft   Spacecraft & Missiles   Concept Spacecraft   Science Fiction   Grab Bag

Copyright 2005-2015 by Fantastic Plastic Models, LLC