Beschreibung:

Mixed material on thick Lucite base, c.1959, wingspan 16 1/4 inches, fuselage 15 inches, 4 3/4 inches tall with original custom fitted wood case, with additional switchable powerplant.
Convair's NX-2 (designated Model 54 in-house) proposed powering the subsonic, ultra-long endurance jet bomber (about the size of a B-52) with either Pratt & Whitney indirect air cycle nuclear engines or General Electric direct air cycle nuclear engines. The present model, made in-house at Convair, includes both options which are interchangeable. An impressive model and an amazing relic of this never-realized aircraft.