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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. In the meantime the ...

3. Simple Plastic Airplane Design - Wikipedia

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   Simple Plastic Airplane Design (SPAD) is a type of radio controlled model airplane. The R.C. aircraft is usually, though not always, built with the body consisting of a lightweight plastic material such as PVC gutter downspout or an aluminium rail. The wings are made of an equally light material such as foam or coroplast. The remaining ...

4. Monogram (company) - Wikipedia

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   In 1956 it released a Model A V-8 rod and a Sprint Car, two of its first car kits. In 1959, Monogram issued its 1932 Ford Deuce 5 window coupe. One 1962 kit, however, showed the company's prowess and intent - the "Big T" (kit PC 78). This was a huge 1/8 scale 1924 Ford Model T bucket, complete with hot-rodded Chevy engine.

5. List of model aircraft manufacturers - Wikipedia

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   UPC (USA) imported and re-packaged kits in the 1960s from Frog, Marusan, Aoshima, Hasegawa, Fujimi & many Japanese companies; Upgrade - See Tasman Model Products; US Airfix (Airfix kits for USA market) Valhalla (UK) - Same maker as Veeday; Valom (Czech Republic) Varney (USA) Vaso (Russia) VEB Plasticart (East Germany) Veeday (UK) Ventura ...

6. Model aircraft - Wikipedia

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   Singapore Airlines Boeing 747-400 scale display model Group of students with their wooden model airplanes in Sonta, Serbia, 1936. A model aircraft is a physical model of an existing or imagined aircraft, and is built typically for display, research, or amusement. Model aircraft are divided into two basic groups: flying and non-flying.

7. Homebuilt aircraft - Wikipedia

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   They can be more challenging to build, requiring metal-cutting, metal-shaping, and riveting if building from plans. "Quick-build" kits are available which have the cutting, shaping, and hole-drilling mostly done, requiring only finishing and assembly. Such kits are also available for the other types of aircraft construction, especially composite.