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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. 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 ...

4. List of model aircraft manufacturers - Wikipedia

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   The Model Airplane; Model Airplane Factory; Modelworks Direct; Model Factory; Mountain Models; Mugi twinwall polypropylene aircraft; Old Planes; Paperwarbirds; Pilot R/C; RC Factory Czech; Risesoon; Schabak; SIG Manufacturing; Sterling; Stevens AeroModel USA; Stinson Aircraft; Telink (Czech Republic) Tough Jets [2] Twisted Hobbys; Veyron Models ...

5. Radio-controlled aircraft - Wikipedia

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   The wood, typically balsa and light ply, may either be cut with a die-cut or laser. Laser cut kits have a much more precise construction and much tighter tolerances, but tend to cost more than die-cut kits. Wood kits include the raw material needed to assemble the airframe, a construction manual, and full-size plans.

6. Walkalong glider - Wikipedia

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   Although many walkalong gliders are flying wing designs (as are almost all flying and gliding animals) walkalong glider designs based on traditional fixed-wing aircraft (incorporating an empennage or tail) have been made from balsa wood sticks and tissue paper. [10] [11]

7. Free flight (model aircraft) - Wikipedia

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   F1B Model by Stepan Stepanchuk. Free flight is the segment of model aviation involving aircraft with no active external control after launch. Free Flight is the original form of hobby aeromodeling, with the competitive objective being to build and launch a self controlling aircraft that will consistently achieve the longest flight duration over multiple competition rounds, within various class ...