Plum Creek Products

Wing Span: 12& inches
Min. Age: 8
Price $3.00

Jetfire - nifty little toy balsa hand launched glider airplane. Fun little wood airplane to fly
A high performance flyer with the style of a jet fighter.
This little balsa wood airplane has large 12 inch wing span with a built in dihedral. Colorful style prints on the wing, tail surfaces and canopy
This is a pack of two Jetfire toy balsa airplanes

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Price - $3.50

Catapult - nifty little balsa hand launched glider airplane. Fun little wood airplane to fly
The Catapult Glider is a Big Sling Launched Balsa Glider with Mini-Shuttle balsa Plane from Guillow's.
Suitable for Ages 8 and Older.
INCLUDES:
Easy to fly and assemble!
Pre-decorated, balsa construction.
Body is weighted on the nose.
Plastic handle with rubber launcher.
Climbs high and flies far!
Piggyback mini-shuttle plane.
Illustrated assembly instructions.
INCLUDES:
One Balsa wood Catapult Glider with Mini-Shuttle Plane
REQUIRES:
Assembly
SPECS:
Wingspan: 11-7/8"
Length: 11-3/8"

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Wing Span: 12"
Min. Age: 6
WW1 Biplane - nifty little balsa hand launched glider airplane. Fun little balsa wood airplane to fly
Balsa wood Biplane reminiscent of World War 1 fighters. The spacing of distinctive double wings is maintained by sturdy plastic wing holders.

Price - 2.50

Biplanes were the first airplanes which made their appearance. The double wings have the advantage of providing more lift than a single wing airplane. The wings were held apart by struts and cables were used to pull the two wings tight to the struts. But the two wings and all those cables also increased drag which tended to limit the speed and manuverability of this type of craft.

The biplane was used extensively during World War 1. Larger three and four wing craft were built mostly to be used as bombers. But the developement of better wing structures caused single wing aircraft to become the dominant type of airplane in the 1930's.

The first type of biplanes were called "pusher biplanes" because the motor was mounted behind the wing and the prop pushed the airplane along. The original Wright Flyer was such a craft. Just before World War I "tractor biplanes", or planes in which the motor was mounted at the front of the craft were developed. This balsa wood glider plane is reminiscent of those early airplanes. The toy airplane is fun to fly, and can help to teach a little aviation history in the process.

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Price
$1.99

This is a non flying foam model of the 1903 Wright Flyer airplane
FEATURES:
All Die-cut foam construction, with interlocking parts
INCLUDES:
Two sheets of Die-cut foam, which make up the Wright Flyer model
REQUIRES:
Slight assembly
SPECS:
Wing Span: 11 1/2" (Both wings)
COMMENTS:
This 1903 Wright Flyer model is for display only and is not designed for free flight or radio control. It is an easy to build model of the Wright Flyer airplane.

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This is the Japanese Challenger SkyRacers Foam airplane from A.G. Industries.
Suitable for Ages 6 and Up.
FEATURES:
Large, durable foam core flyer goes together in minutes without glue. Perfect for the younger pilot. Resembles a Japanese Zero fighter. Flies over 100 yards. Realistic looking. Includes rubberband catapult launcher. Easy to assemble-no tools required. Includes instructions.
INCLUDES:
One Japanese Challenger SkyRacers Foam Model Airplane.
REQUIRES:
Assembly
COMMENTS:
Finished size specifications are not provided by the manufacturer
Price - $3.75

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