Brand new Bell X-1 Aircraft "United States Air Force" (Moderate Difficulty) Steel Model Kit by Metal Earth. This brand new box model features a detailed exterior, includes 47 parts, and comes with a display stand. It is a highly detailed model kit with a difficulty level of Moderate and is officially licensed. The model does not have any openings and assembles to approximately L-6.9, W-4.9, H-2 inches. No glue or paint is required, but tweezers or similar tools are recommended. The Bell X-1, piloted by Chuck Yeager on 14 October 1947, became the first airplane to fly faster than the speed of sound and was air-launched from 7,000 meters (23,000 feet) from a WWII bomber; Yeager named the aircraft "Glamorous Glennis" in tribute to his wife.