Very large injection-molded plastic model on wood base, c.1963, wingspan 21 3/4 inches, fuselage 17 1/2 inches, 11 inches tall, plaque on base reads: "Laminar Flow Control Demonstration Airplane / Northrop Corporation."
Northrop's X-21A was an experimental aircraft designed to test wings with laminar flow control, which offers potential for improvement in drag coefficient and which could lead to greater fuel efficiency, range and endurance. The present model was made in Northop's El Segundo, CA model shop.
Very large injection-molded plastic model on wood base, c.1963, wingspan 21 3/4 inches, fuselage 17 1/2 inches, 11 inches tall, plaque on base reads: "Laminar Flow Control Demonstration Airplane / Northrop Corporation."
Northrop's X-21A was an experimental aircraft designed to test wings with laminar flow control, which offers potential for improvement in drag coefficient and which could lead to greater fuel efficiency, range and endurance. The present model was made in Northop's El Segundo, CA model shop.
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