In 1986 Testors came out with their vision for a stealth fighter. Pulling from the wealth of design cues provided by the stealthy SR-71, they came up with their own concept model, the F-19 Stealth Fighter.
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| As she appeared at Michaels MJ Design... |
So when it came out, I did the only logical thing; I tried to fly it! Now, never mind the fact that it was just about the least "rocket-like" model I had tried, I was going to go for it! So, after adding a lot of nose weight, a recovery system and a C engine, I loaded it into my custom made tower and...
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| Lift off!!! |
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| Splat down!!! I wasn't fast enough with my camera to catch the 2 seconds of looping "flight." |
Well, there you have it! She never did fly. Still, you don't know until you try....I guess....
Until next time, fly 'em fast and high!
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