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Includes

One B-17G Flying Fortress Airplane

Features

• This scale model is a replica of hte B-17G mural on the wall at the Smithsonian Institution.
• Balsa model designed to be flown with twin .049 engines (not included) as a U-Control or build it for exhibit and show purposes.
• Rugged landing gear.
• Sturdy wing/fuselage interlock.
• Build it with either movable or unmovable flying surfaces.
• Retractable tailwheel.
• Removable wing panels.
• Full color decals to decorate the mode like the dramatic B-17G "Thunderbird" depicted in the giant mural at the National Air and Space Museum.
• Movable ailerons, elevators, and rudder.
• New style reference and frame assembly plans.
• Over 300 die-cut balsa parts.
• 65 vacuum formed plastic parts including chin and belly turrets, tail, cheek and waist gun ports, nacelle cowls and covers, dummy engines, and wing fillets.
• Plastic wheels.
• Formed main gear struts.
• Cheyenne and regular tail gun.
• Silkspan covering tissue.
• A generous amount of balsa strip stock.
• Clay for balancing the model.
• Accurate scale plan and illustrated assembly instructions.

Requirements & Suggestions

• Assembly
• Workboard (10" x 33")
• Instant Glue
• Plastic Balsa Fillet Material
• Saran Wrap
• Wire Cutters
• Needle Nose Pliers
• Wood Plane
• Hand Saw (Fine Tooth, Single Edge)
• Triangle or Square Blocks
• Hand Drill & Bits
• Flat Enamel & Enamel Thinner
• Refer to Instructions for Other Needed Tools

Comments

• Motors and radio equipment are not furnished in the kit.
• Assembling the U-Control mechanism is not recommended for beginners