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Spirit of St. Louis: Wood Model Airplane Kit by Guillow's

Product Description

The Spirit of St. Louis, piloted by Charles A. Lindbergh, made the first non-stop flight between New York and Paris on May 20-21, 1927. Time airborne-33 hours and 30 minutes. Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field, Long Island, NY on May 20th with but little sleep the previous night. His aircraft, 1,000 pounds overweight, barely lifted off at the end of the runway missing a telephone pole by a mere 20 feet. Fighting exhaustion most of the time, Lindbergh struggled to keep from falling asleep and at intervals, stuck his head out the window of his plane to refresh himself in the wind-stream. At the end of 28 hours, he sighted the cost of Ireland and for the first time realized that he was on target for his goal, the airfield of Paris, France. While still miles away he sighted the glowing night-lights of Paris. Shortly after, he landed at Le Bourget Airfield to the acclaim of thousands awaiting him on the runway. At that moment, Lindbergh and the Spirit of St. Louis entered aviation’s hall of fame.

Wing Span: 34½"
Scale: 1/16
Min. Age: 14

Link:
Guillow's Spirit of St. Louis Kit - PARTS LISTINGS

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Accessories

Series 800 - Super Detailed Scale Models

Display and Flying Models.

The Camel, Skyhawk, PT-17 and Spirit of St. Louis are designed for .049 to .15 U-Control, .049 gas and rubber powered free flight. The B-25 is for .020 to .049 U-Control or display. Kits contain best quality materials and instructions that have made Guillow kits the "Best in Balsa". Note: The fuselages of the Camel, PT-17, Spirit of St. Louis and Skyhawk are large enough to take simple R/C equipment - NO diagrams or instructions included or available. For ages 14 and up

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X - Acto Basic Hobby Tool Set

A complete assortment of quality knives, blades, and tools for hobby and craft projects. Set includes: No.1 knife with No.11 blade, No.2 knife with No.2 blade, No.5 knife with No.19 blade, No.7 blade, No.11 blade, No.13 blade, No.16 blade, No.17 blade, No.22 blade, No.24 blade, No.26 blade, No.28 blade, jeweler's screwdriver, pointed tweezer, block plane, and razor saw blade, in a wooden box.

$52.00

Wood Glue

Aliphatic Resin Glue that has special properties designed to be used on wood-to-wood bonds. It dries in 10-15 minutes and fully cures in 24 hours. The bond formed is very strong and sandable without balling up or softening.

4 oz

$5.00