Cessna 172 SkyhawkWood model airplane kit by Guillows. Claimed by its maker the Cessna Aircraft Co. of Wichita, Kansas to be the best selling single engine airplane in the world, the Skyhawk can take four adults and their baggage at 134 M.P.H. for 450 non-stop miles and still have 45 minutes of reserve fuel. Over 17,000 of these aircraft are in service around the world. Model 172 specifications: wing span, 35’-10”; wing area, 175.5 square feet; length, 26’-11”; height, 8’-9 ½”; service ceiling 13,100 feet; power, 4 cylinder engine 150 rated H.P. at 2700 R.P.M.; speed, at sea level, 139 M.P.H. Wing Span: 36" Scale: 1/12 Min. Age: 14. GUL802 - $51.99 | Cessna L-19 Bird DogRubber powered wood model airplane kit by Guillows. For indoor or outdoor flying. Contains top quality balsa, plastic nose cowls, canopies and insignia. Originally designated the L-19, The Bird Dog went into production in June, 1950 and was used during the Korean campaign as a liaison airplane by Army Field Forces to spot enemies troop concentrations, direct ground operations, carry ammunition, and evacuate wounded. Return to production in 1962 and designated the 0-1E, the Bird Dog gained fame anew as a “FAC” airplane (forward air controller) in South Vietnam war where it was very effective in spotting and directing fire against the enemy Vietcong forces. Wing Span: 18" Scale: 1/24 Min. Age: 10. GUL902 - $10.99 | Chance Vought F4U-4 CorsairWood model airplane kit by Guillows. Nicknamed the Sweetheart of Okinawa by the U.S. Marines and Whistling Death by the Japanese, the Corsair performed effectively in two years- the Pacific conflict of World War 2 and the Korean engagement of the early 1950s. The first production Corsair flew on June 25, 1942 at a time when the Japanese offensive seemed irresistible. It was not until late that year, with the delivery of the first Corsair squadrons into the hands of the U.S. Marines on Guadalcanal and the Solomon Islands, that the tide of air combat was permanently turned in favor of the Allied Forces. To the British Navy in the early 1944 goes credit for introducing the Corsair to carrier service. Nine months later, the U.S. Navy cleared the way for the Corsair to become the mainstay of its mighty carrier fleet. Wing Span: 30¾" Scale: 1/16 Min. Age: 14. GUL1004 - $73.99 |