Old Lindberg Supersonic Airliner Kit

[RAP]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/OLD-LINDBERG-569-98-FUTURE-SUPER-SONIC-AIRLINER-KIT-UNBUILT-IN-OB-/222533324333?hash=item33d0050e2d:g:iuIAAOSwX9FZMjX-

 

[MaxLegroom]

Lovely find. It looks related to the various B70 based transport projects.

 

[SAustin16]

That model appears to show the extended diameter fuselage for the higher capacity airliner version of the B-70. Very interesting find.

After surviving the B-70 mid-air incident, Chief Project Pilot Al White left NAA, and joined Trans World Airlines as a VP of Supersonic Research.

 

[martinbayer]

That model appears to show the extended diameter fuselage for the higher capacity airliner version of the B-70. Very interesting find.

After surviving the B-70 mid-air incident, Chief Project Pilot Al White left NAA, and joined Trans World Airlines as a VP of Supersonic Research.

The mold used for this kit is actually identical to the one of the (not very accurate) Linderg B-70 model, see for example http://www.scalemodelnews.com/2014/04/ride-of-valkyrie-mach-3-nuclear-super.html and http://www.internetmodeler.com/2006/september/columns/kitcorner.php, just with a different set of decals. Lindberg subsequently put a slot in the top of the rear fuselage to install a single fin and provided plugs for the twin fin slots on the wing for another fictional TWA SST, see http://fantastic-plastic.com/twa-mach-3-jetliner-by-lindberg-line.html.

Martin