1/400 B-1B Lancer Test Program Dragon 56310 buildable model Scale 1:400 Length Width
Rockwell B-1A Lancer 4.5" 4" When the B-1B test program began in 1981, the four original B-1A prototypes were used as testbeds. B-1A #2, serial number 74-0159, was equipped with the B-1B flight control system and began flying in March 1983. On August 29, 1984, the aircraft, piloted by Senior Test Pilot Doug Benefield, flew the last of three low-speed control test flights, which involved disabling the automatic fuel transfer system that controlled the aircraft's center of gravity. Later, when the wings were brought forward, the aircraft banked sharply upward due to the CG wave. It then stalled and entered a spin at about 4,000 feet. The crew was forced to launch the B-1A escape pod, but the pod's parachute did not fully open as intended. The escape pod crashed into the desert at high speed, killing Benefield and seriously injuring two other crew members. The Air Force determined that the crash was caused by the pilot's failure to engage the fuel transfer system before flapping the wings forward. Please note: This model has wings that are permanently swept forward for low speed flight and take off/landing. Rockwell B-1A Lancer
Designed as a replacement for the B-52 Stratofortress, the B-1 Lancer first flew on December 23, 1974, but did not enter service until 1986. First developed in the 1960s, this aircraft had a two-decade career. Its development has been halted and restarted many times, and it has been alternately praised for its potential and condemned as a gross misuse of taxpayers' money. Today, the B-1 operates as a long-range, low-level supersonic penetrator. Its speed and survivability surpass that of the B-52, and its high-speed strike and large payload give it a unique role in modern strategic bombing.
© Copyright 2003-2023 The Flying Mule, Inc. Dragon's 1:400 scale B-1 Lancer is made from an intelligent combination of die-cast metal and plastic. The nearly seamless metal fuselage features thin duckbills and pad-printed windows at the front and twin-engine nacelles mounted at the rear. The wings are made of plastic to accurately reproduce the true thickness in this scale. The models in this series are available as two separate versions, one with wings in a full forward "low speed" configuration and the other in a "high speed" configuration. © Copyright 2003-2023 The Flying Mule, Inc. Dragon models 1:400 Warbirds
The Dragon Models "Dragon Wings 1:400 Warbirds Series" range features highly detailed die-cast military aircraft models. Dragon Models "Dragon Wings 1:400 Warbirds Series" have the following characteristics: Construction of metal and plastic under pressure.
The fuselage, wings and landing gear are proportionally accurate compared to the real aircraft.
Scale main fenders with engraved authentic and detailed panel lines.
Engines based on airline specifications and exact for each model.
Changeable landing gear extended/retracted.
Presentation stand for showing the aircraft "in flight".
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