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  2. Paul K. Guillow, Inc. - Wikipedia

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    A stick & tissue balsa model airplane under construction, still manufactured by Guillow's. During World War II, the supply of balsa wood was diverted to the war effort for the manufacture of rafts and life jackets. Guillow's was forced to use alternative materials like cardboard or pine wood to manufacture the model kits.

  3. De Havilland Mosquito - Wikipedia

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    The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito is a British twin-engined, multirole combat aircraft, introduced during the Second World War.Unusual in that its airframe was constructed mostly of wood, it was nicknamed the "Wooden Wonder", [4] or "Mossie".

  4. Model aircraft - Wikipedia

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    From World War I through the 1950s, static model airplanes were also built from light weight bamboo or balsa wood and covered with tissue paper in the same manner as with flying models. This was a time-consuming process that mirrored the actual construction of airplanes through the beginning of World War II. Many model makers would create ...

  5. Monogram (company) - Wikipedia

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    Early airplane models were mainly balsa wood, but more plastic parts were added over the next couple of years. By 1954 the airplane lineup consisted of the "Speedee Built" series which flew under rubber band power. A few of these planes were all-plastic. Also seen were the Superkits with a prefabricated balsa fuselage, but more plastic parts.

  6. List of model aircraft manufacturers - Wikipedia

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    Asian Craft Model Airplanes (Philippines) Berkeley Models; Campbells Custom Kits; Can Vac; Dark Dream Studio; DiWings Aeromodelismo (Argentina) Dyna-Flytes; Eagle Tree Systems; Easy Built Models; Extreme Flight; Flight of Cottonwood; FlyModel; FlyteLine Models; Hobby; Leoman, reformed, used formers' masters, maker "The Other Guys" series ...

  7. Homebuilt aircraft - Wikipedia

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    A typical wood and fabric construction amateur-built, the Bowers Fly Baby. A Pietenpol Air Camper under construction, showing the wooden frame structure that will be covered with aircraft fabric. This is the oldest construction, seen in the first aircraft and hence the best known.

  8. Rutan VariViggen - Wikipedia

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    The aircraft is a tandem two-seater of primarily wooden construction with a delta wing and a canard foreplane. The VariViggen is powered by a 150 hp Lycoming O-320 aero engine in pusher configuration. The prototype was designated Model 27, and the production version was Model 32.

  9. Evans VP-1 Volksplane - Wikipedia

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    In 1966, Evans began engineering work on the VP-1, choosing an all-wood, strut-braced open-cockpit single-seat low-wing design for ease in amateur construction. [3] Designed to be simple to build and safe to fly, performance and appearance is of secondary importance. [ 4 ]

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