RQ-4B GLOBAL HAWK - USAF

Historical Note:        Unbeatable museum quality best describes our handcrafted RQ-4B Global Hawk USAF model airplane. After passing through the hands of master craftsmen, the parts are sanded and primed many times. Talented artists then paint on the intricate details with great accuracy. A final coat of clear lacquer protects the RQ-4B Global Hawk USAF model and gives it a glossy finish. The RQ-4B Global Hawk USAF model airplane comes with a handsome mahogany-based chrome pedestal, and to ensure that it is ready for delivery, it undergoes various stages of quality control before being placed in its box. The RQ-4B Global Hawk USAF model airplane is perfect as an addition to a growing collection or as an exquisite gift to a loved one.

Scale:    1:78
W/S:     18.0       inches
Lgth:     6.75     inches

Item Number:    TMC-CYGHA1TR                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Price:    $169.95

Historical Note Cont'd:        The Bell X-1 was the first aircraft to exceed the speed of sound in controlled, level flight.  It was originally designated as XS-1 and was the first of the so-called X-planes, which pertains to a series of experimental aircraft for testing of new technologies and was usually kept highly secret.

Jack Woolams, Bell Aircraft Chief Test Pilot, was the first one to fly the XS-1 over Pinecastle Army Airfield, in Florida on January 25, 1946.  On August 30, 1946, following the death of Woolam, Chalmers "Slick" Goodlin became the primary Bell Aircraft test pilot of X-1-1, making 26 successful flights in both of the X-1 aircraft from September 1946 until June 1947.  On October 14, 1947, just under a month after the United States Air Force had been created as a separate service, the test resulted in the first manned supersonic flight, piloted by Air Force Captain Charles "Chuck" Yeager in aircraft #46-062, which he had christened 'Glamorous Glennis', named after his wife.  The National Aeronautics Association voted its 1948 Collier Trophy to be shared by the three main participants in the program, as a result of the X-1's initial supersonic flight.  The X-1 was honored at the White House by President Harry S. Truman were Larry Bell for Bell aircraft, Captain Yeager for piloting the flights and John Stack for the NACA contributions.

The Bell X-1 has a crew of 1.  It has a maximum speed of 957 mph (Mach 1.26) and a range of 5 minutes (powered endurance).

Today, Aircraft #46-062 is on display in the Milestones of Flight gallery of the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC, alongside the Spirit of St. Louis and SpaceShipOne.  The X-1E, formerly aircraft #46-063 is currently on display in front of the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center headquarters building.  On November 9, 1951, aircraft #46-064 ws destroyed in a ground fire following a captive flight test, afer completing only a single glide flight on July 20.