Description
The Vintage Model Co. | Flying Model Kit | Hawker Hurricane
Difficulty:- Beginner
Final Wingspan:- 18" / 460 mm
Kit Box size :- length 21"
Build a traditionally constructed, rubber powered, free flight model of a Hawker Hurricane from balsa wood and modelspan paper.
The kit includes all the core materials (other than paints) to complete the Hurricane that served in the 527 Calibration Squadron, which flew from Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire in 1943.
This is a simple but striking scheme, but you can decide to do your own favourite or more complicated scheme if you wish.
This kit uses the traditional method of "stick and tissue"; a built up balsa wood skeleton (framework), covered with a tissue skin. The balsa frameworks are built over a plan that is printed at the exact scale of the model, which is, in essence, a real engineering drawing.
Power is provided by rubber strip motor that is wound up before flight. Free flight means just that - once the model is launched, it is on its own. Avoid flying in areas with obstacles, eg:- houses and trees
This type of traditional building technique and flying requires a degree of patience and skill, but is extremely rewarding!
Also in the spirit of the traditional kits, additional items required to build the model are things that can be found in the kitchen drawer or are easily available on the high street.
Kit contents:
~ Three balsa sheets with precise laser cut parts and strip wood.
~ PVA glue for building the wooden frames.
~ One 150mm diameter plastic propeller.
~ One pre-bent motor hook and shaft.
~ Three low friction plastic nose bushings - one for the propeller and two for the
undercarriage wheels.
~ One vacuum-formed canopy and spinner.
~ Piano wire for the main undercarriage and tail wheel legs.
~ One motor peg (cocktail stick or toothpick).
~ Rubber motor strip.
~ Tissue to cover the model.
~ Parts reference sheet (W), full-size summary plan sheet (X), scheme diagram sheet (Y) and scheme markings (Z) printed on lightweight paper.
Happy crafting: happy flying!