The Six Million Dollar Man Opening Space Ship Display Model 
One-Off Finished  Product 完成品
 
1:48 scale 
material resin 
custom display wood stand
 
Northrop M2-F3 (1970)
About the Design   
The Northrop M2-F3 was one of five experimental "lifting bodies" 
developed by NASA during the 1960s and 1970s to determine the characteristics necessary for control, unpowered descent from orbit.
First flown at Edwards Air Force Base on June 2, 
1970, the M2-F3 replaced the M2-F2, which had crashed in May 1967. 
(Actual footage of the crash was seen weekly in the prologue to ABC's "The Six Million Dollar Man.") 
This updated version exhibited far greater lateral stability.
In all, the M2-F3 made 27 test flights before being retired in 1972.
 
This piece is hand-painted and finished, 
with its own unique quality and detail 
that is the trademark of a handcrafted 
Art Of Toys custom product.