Bell X1A Rocket Wood Model Airplane

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Museum quality Bell X-1A display mahogany model, perfect gift for pilots and collectors.

Model Airplane: X-1A Rocket plane aircraft
Wingspan: 10.5"
Fuselage Length: 13.25"
Scale: 1/32
Material: mahogany wood
Manufacturer: Bell Aircraft
Branch: United States Air Force (USAF)/NACA

Model Airplane Factory offers handmade Bell X-1A model display, artistically created from the finest grade of kiln-dried mahogany wood. The process starts from carving the fuselage and intakes on the fuselage sides, cruciform tail design, assembly and polishing of the X1A desktop model replica. The rich color paint scheme and markings of the actual Bell X1A aircraft are cautiously painted to the assembled X-1A model plane. The details of X-1A Bell wooden model such as the insignia, logos, body number, and squadron are carefully and artistically painted in the replica for precision.


Ordered by United States Air Force on 2 April 1948, the Bell X-1A (serial 48-1384) was intended to investigate aerodynamic phenomena at speeds above Mach 2 and altitudes greater than 90,000 feet, specifically focusing on dynamic stability and air loads. Longer and heavier than the original X-1 with a bubble canopy for better vision, the X-1A was powered by the same Reaction Motors XLR-11 rocket engine. The aircraft first flew, unpowered, on 14 February 1953 at Edwards AFB, with the first powered flight on 21 February. Both flights were piloted by Bell test pilot Jean Ziegler. The aircraft was transferred to NACA in September 1954. Following modifications, including the installation of an ejection seat, the aircraft was lost on 8 August 1955 while being prepared for launch from the RB-50 mothership.

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