Lot #19 Rare, Hot Cycle Rotor/Wing Resin Model by Hughes Tool Company Aircraft Division.

Description:

Rare, Hot Cycle Rotor/Wing Resin Model by Hughes Tool Company Aircraft Division. Rare resin model of Hughes Aircraft's Hot Cycle Rotor Wing, High Speed VTOL Transport Aircraft. Model is made of resin as is the stand. There is some age craquelure on the stand and just some hairline splitting on the rotary wing. Cockpit flaps also have splits but complete with rotor having some crackling to finish Otherwise a fantastic vintage piece which we could find no other having been offered for sale. This is a most unusual piece from Hughes Tool Company, Culver City, CA Aircraft Division. 8 x 16 x 12" as displayed on stand. And yes rotor wing does turn. Estimated Value $800 - 1,200
From the Collection of Bernard "Ben" Hohmann, WWII Luftwaffe German Test Pilot, American Citizenship Post WWII, Air Force and NASA Consultant for Mercury and Gemini.

Categories: Aerospace Models