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Maiden Flight of the Convair YB-60 (1952)

Apr 18, 2026Selldon0150 Aircraft, Selective Coloration18/04, Aircraft, Convair, YB-60

The Convair YB-60 was a prototype heavy bomber built by Convair for the United States Air Force in the early 1950s. It was a purely jet-powered development of Convair’s earlier mixed-power B-36 Peacemaker. The YB-60 had 72% parts commonality…

First Test Flight of the Shuttle Enterprise (1977)

Apr 18, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration18/04, 1977, Boing, Boing 747, SCA, scale model, scale models, Shuttle, Space Shuttle

The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) are two extensively modified Boeing 747 airliners that NASA used to transport Space Shuttle orbiters. One (N905NA) is a 747-100 model, while the other (N911NA)…