"NUTCRACKER" AIRCRAFT AND SHIMRIT HYDROPLANE LAUNCH VEHICLE.

"NUTCRACKER" AIRCRAFT AND SHIMRIT HYDROPLANE LAUNCH VEHICLE.
Wood, fiberglass and medal model with accessories, including hydroplane and aircraft models, on wooden stand, hydroplane dimensions 37 x 6-3/4 x 12 inches, with custom wooden case and printed prospectus.
Provenance: Manufactured by a major aerospace model shop.

Grumman proposed that that Israeli Navy, who contracted them to produce the Shimrit hydroplane, would also be interested in an aircraft that could be launched from the deck of the hydroplane. The Grumman G-674 "Nutcracker" was a folding-fuselage VTOL fighter aircraft that would fit on a smaller vessel and take off from a small platform on deck. The aft portion of the fuselage of the Nutcracker would fold down upon landing, allowing the plane to come to rest on a relatively small elevated platform with a minimal footprint.