Skyraider3D
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Something very unusual on eBay!
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Boeing XB-2002 Stealth Hawk
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Saw it a couple of days ago but was reluctant to share it, not having the background of it. Two questions:
1°) What identifies this model as a Boeing design? What does BMAC acronym stand for?
2°) What is meant by a "decoy stealth aircraft"? Something to fool observers into thinking stelath aircraft would look something like this?
1°) What identifies this model as a Boeing design? What does BMAC acronym stand for?
2°) What is meant by a "decoy stealth aircraft"? Something to fool observers into thinking stelath aircraft would look something like this?
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Stargazer2006 said:
BMAC stands for Boeing Military Aircraft Company. It's a term that hasn't been used much since the 1980s. This would tie in with the model, since it has the SAC emblem on the nose and SAC disappeared in 1992.
Regarding "decoy stealth aircraft", that may be just something ebay made up, since the nameplate identifies it as a conceptualization.
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Reminds me of Testor's B-2 model. Before they revealed the B-2.
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From the eBay auction...
"ONE OF A KIND ! THIS IS THE ONLY MODEL MADE BY BOEING OF THE XB-2002 STEALTHAWK - THIS WAS A DECOY MADE TO FOOL THE COMPETITION WHILE THEY WORKED ON THE REAL STEALTH BOMBER - IT WAS DESIGNED BY RANDALL PARKER WHILE WORKING FOR BMAC AS A FOUR ENGINE SUB SONIC STEALTH-TYPE BOMBER CONCEPTUALIZATION 1/30 SCALE - 50 FOOT WING SPAN - INCLUDES MODEL WITH STAND AND 3 BMAC PHOTOS SHOWING THE DESINER MAKING THE MODEL ! CIRCA FEB 8 1984 TO MAR 23 1984 - HEAVY WEIGHS 26 POUNDS - A REAL PIECE OF HISTORY ! BOEING SHOWED THIS ONE TO THE WORLD TO THROW THEM OFF THE TRAIL OF THE REAL B2 BOMBER ! "
So did Boeing (who was part of the Northrop B-2 team) make this model to throw off other aerospace companies in the US about the real B-2 configuration? Surprised this has never seen the light of day before.
"ONE OF A KIND ! THIS IS THE ONLY MODEL MADE BY BOEING OF THE XB-2002 STEALTHAWK - THIS WAS A DECOY MADE TO FOOL THE COMPETITION WHILE THEY WORKED ON THE REAL STEALTH BOMBER - IT WAS DESIGNED BY RANDALL PARKER WHILE WORKING FOR BMAC AS A FOUR ENGINE SUB SONIC STEALTH-TYPE BOMBER CONCEPTUALIZATION 1/30 SCALE - 50 FOOT WING SPAN - INCLUDES MODEL WITH STAND AND 3 BMAC PHOTOS SHOWING THE DESINER MAKING THE MODEL ! CIRCA FEB 8 1984 TO MAR 23 1984 - HEAVY WEIGHS 26 POUNDS - A REAL PIECE OF HISTORY ! BOEING SHOWED THIS ONE TO THE WORLD TO THROW THEM OFF THE TRAIL OF THE REAL B2 BOMBER ! "
So did Boeing (who was part of the Northrop B-2 team) make this model to throw off other aerospace companies in the US about the real B-2 configuration? Surprised this has never seen the light of day before.
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I was thinking exactly the same. The photos and model look genuine enough though.
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Boeing B2 Stealth Hawk XB-2002 Bomber Concept 1/30 Scale Model 29" Long 26 lbs! | eBay
"ONE OF A KIND ! THIS IS THE ONLY MODEL MADE BY BOEING OF THE XB-2002 STEALTHAWK - THIS WAS A DECOY MADE TO FOOL THE COMPETITION WHILE THEY WORKED ON THE REAL STEALTH BOMBER - IT WAS DESIGNED BY RANDALL PARKER WHILE WORKING FOR BMAC AS A FOUR ENGINE SUB SONIC STEALTH-TYPE BOMBER...
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Could this aircraft have also been a model to fool the Warsaw Pact?
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Sure. It went too far in maskirovka that ATB competitors or Soviet spies knew nothing about it!
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Testors B-2 was released after the B-2 was made public and looks like a B-2.
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I believe he was referring to this old Revell B-2 kit. I had the same thought.
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Would the XB-2002 have worked as a stealth design? Would it have been as stealthy as the B-2 had it been built? How would it have been used? Obviously, it was meant to be a decoy, but, I'm wanting to see whether there was a line of thought that the designers were following, and I'm wondering whether company officials, perhaps even a Soviet mole, were asking questions like these.
If the Moderators believe that this is delving to much into the hypothetical aspect, I would be more than willing to delete this.
If the Moderators believe that this is delving to much into the hypothetical aspect, I would be more than willing to delete this.
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