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2. List of radio-controlled model aircraft kit manufacturers

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   Many notable individuals in the 1960s through the 1990s and beyond created the landscape of modern RC modeling. These included many starting their own companies. The families of many of these individuals lost interest in continuing these businesses. The incoming supply of ARF planes from overseas made it hard to sell kits requiring assembly.

3. 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 ...

4. List of model aircraft manufacturers - Wikipedia

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   NOVO Aircraft Kits (UK/USSR) Occidental Réplicas (Portugal) Octopus (Czech Republic) ODK (Odaka) (Japan) OEZ (Czech Republic)- kits later reboxed by Smer, Airfix and Revell at various times; Ogonek (Russia) OKB-144 (Russia) Olimp Models (Ukraine) One Man Model (Japan) Orange Hobby (China) Oriental Model (Japan) Otaki (Japan) - went bankrupt in ...

5. List of scale model kit manufacturers - Wikipedia

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   High Planes Models (Australia/Singapore) - Australian Company moved to Singapore after sale. Aircraft kits and accessories. JAYS Model Kits [9] (New Zealand) Aircraft Kits mostly formerly Ventura. Kiwi Wings [9] (New Zealand) - Aircraft Kits part of JAYS Model Kits; Kora Models (Czech Republic) Legato [5] (Czech Republic) - brand of AZ Model ...

6. Model aircraft - Wikipedia

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   For example, 1:48 scale is 1/4" to 1-foot (or 1" to 4 feet) and 1:72 is 1" to 6 feet, while in metric scales such as 1:100th, 1 centimeter equals 1 meter. 1:72 scale was introduced with Skybirds wood and metal model aircraft kits in 1932 and were followed closely by Frog, which used the same scale from 1936 with their "Frog Penguin" brand. 1:72 ...

7. Aurora Plastics Corporation - Wikipedia

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   The first kits came in late 1952 and were 1:48 scale aircraft models. One was a F9F Panther jet and the other an F90 Lockheed. [4] The Aurora logo at this time appeared in narrow white letters and in a semi-circular form across the top of the script; the more recognized Aurora oval did not appear until 1957. [4]