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After you have experienced the fun of flying 
 Ready-to-fly balsa airplanes,  what's next? 
Learn to assemble model planes from basic materials with these 2 series of entry-level kits. 
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4 Guillows models: excellent materials, clear directions, for ages 7 to adult. Graded difficulty.
3 Midwest models: excellent materials, clear directions, for ages 7 to adult. Graded difficulty. Designed to be modified for learning aerodynamic priciples. Suitable for elementary endurance flying contests. Super Delta Dart is especially recommended as a first model.
If you are looking for  flying models, balsa & supplies for class projects and scholastic tournaments,our Science Olympiad Wright Stuff - TSA - Endurance Flying Models and supplies section has what you need.

Some kits include glue - we recommend Ambroid or Duco Cement for all models.  Find Glue, assembly pins, cutting tools, winders, rubber motors, and all your model building supplies on our Model Supplies Page

Special Value Package: * 4 Guillows kits for $41.95   
            Recommended Supplies: Xacto knife, glue, grip pins, pliers  
            Optional: Hand-crank stretch-winder (also use electric winder for Flyboy)   

Building these kits motivates kids to concentrate and to read and follow instructions carefully in sequence. Acquiring the skills and disciplines of craftsmanship helps kids grow up!

Schools, Teachers, Coaches: PO's accepted, but ALL TRANSACTIONS ARE PREPAID.
 (Please read School ordering information below.) 



SUPER DELTA DART single pack:
$11.50
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Super Delta Dart     21 1/2" wingspan.
Unique easy construction method makes the 
Super Delta Dart the ideal introduction to building kits.
We recommend this kit for children as young as 7 with adult help.
Fly indoors or outdoors in still, dry weather.  
   Also available in 24-kit class-packs   
Wind motor with our 5:1 hand-crank speedwinder.
You will need Exacto knife, pliers, glue, grip pins.
See more Midwest Entry-Level Kits on this page
Specially designed in 8- and 24-packs for school projects and group activity

Series I - Guillows Build'N'Fly (4 kits)


Goldwing 		No. 4101 Goldwing Trainer   
Build-time: 2 hours.  Wingspan: 11.25"  Ages 8+    Simple, clear instructions makes this an excellent beginner's model.  No cutting tool required. Ready-to-glue parts (requires some sanding) of the finest quality solid balsa.  Includes clay nose weight for perfectly tuned balance. 
Not recommended for endurance flying events.
$10.95   Quantity


Cadet 		No. 4201 Cadet   Wingspan: 14.5"  Skill level 2  
Ages 9 +   Build-time: 4 hours  Requires use of simple tools such as Exacto knife, pliers, artist's brush.

One of the first teaching designs when created in the 1940's, this is the simplest model using stick-and-tissue construction. Includes propeller, rubber thread (better quality than rubber band), glue , and sandpaper.  Excellent, clear instructions. Flies over 150 feet!       Recommended Model supplies: 
Ambroid Cement, Grip Pins, Xacto Knife
 Not recommended for endurance flying events.

$11.95      Quantity

Cloudbuster 		No. 4301 Cloud Buster  Wingspan: 17.75"  Skill level 3   Ages 9 +     Build time: 6 hours.    Flies over 175 feet. Requires use of simple tools such as Exacto knife, pliers, artist's brush.
Features landing gear and a real airfoil for greater sustained flight. Uses all the techniques learned while building the Cadet, plus more care, dexterity, and patience.  Read directions twice before starting! Includes all necessary materials. 
Recommended Model supplies: 
Ambroid Cement, Grip Pins, Xacto Knife
 Not recommended for endurance flying events.
$13.95      Quantity

Flyboy
No. 4401 Fly-Boy  Wingspan: 21"  Skill level 4   Ages 10+    Build time: 8 hours   Flies over 175 feet.  Requires use of simple tools such as Exacto knife, pliers, artist's brush.

All the skills you have acquired building the first three models are put to good use here. This is a real box construction, stick and tissue airplane, with a 3-dimensional airfoil for maximum lift and sustained flight.  You might consider this your senior thesis in model aircraft construction! Stretch wind from Propeller end with Midwest stretch-winders or use electric winder.
Not recommended for endurance flying events.

$15.95    Quantity
    
 Special Value BUILD-&-FLY Series I 
 Complete set of 4 Guillows Rubber Powered Balsa Model Airplane kits. Do them in sequence for the most thorough, longest lasting, and most enjoyable learning experience. Includes Goldwing glider, Cadet, Cloudbuster, Flyboy wind-up rubber powered airplanes.  You will need Xacto knife, pliers, grip pins.

Purchase all 4 Build-&-Fly kits for only $47.50   ($52.80 purchased separately)
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Build-&-Fly Series II - Midwest Modifiable endurance flyers entry-level kits  
Highly recommended for entry-level balsa airplane kit building for all ages. 
Money-saving class-packs for school and club use.       School ordering information
These kits are modifiable for experimenting with aeronautic science and endurance flying contests. Designed for proper stretch-winding with our speed winders. You will need Xacto knife, pliers, glue, grip pins.

Single Pack: $11.50
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Super Delta Dart    

Unique easy construction method makes the Super Delta Dart the ideal introduction to building kits.
We recommend this kit for children as young as 7 with adult help.  21 1/2" wingspan. Fly indoors or outdoors in still, dry weather.   Also available in 24-kit class-packs

 8-packs only 		Shoebox R.O.G. (click for complete information)
12 14" wingspan fits in a shoebox! The next step after the Delta Dart. Rubber-powered flying laboratory makes long flights of up to one minute. Fly indoors or outdoors in still, dry weather.    Ages 9+  Designed for use with our 5:1 hand-crank  speedwinder.  Available in 8-packs only

8-packs & 24-packs 		Right Flyer Airplane Kit (click for complete information)
19" wingspan.  The preferred choice for introduction of more complex principles of endurance flying. Cambered wing. Fly indoors or outdoors in still, dry weather.  Ages 9+
Designed for use with our 5:1 hand-crank  speedwinder.
Available as 8-packs & 24-packs.  
We have glue, Xacto knives, assembly pins, glue, speedwinders, and paints for these kits.
Click here for construction supplies and accessories.
Rubber-powered airplanes and Aeroscience supplies for Class Projects, Science Olympiad, TSA
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Craftsmanship Helps Children Grow Up
A child with any aptitude for learning craft skills, who has a quiet place to work, a few necesssary tools and materials, and a little sympathetic, patient coaching when needed, is a fortunate child indeed. 
We want children to learn the life skills of successful and emotionally healthy adults:
1. To prepare for a task by gathering necessary information before starting, and controlling the impulsive desire to jump in head first.
2. To follow directions. This often means acknowledging the expertise of others, and realizing that he or she needs instructional help with a task, even if it seems easy and obvious at a casual glance. 
3. To tolerate frustration.  A difficult, new, lengthy, complex project will always go wrong in small ways. A mature individual sees these obstacles as temporary, as problems to be solved, and as natural, normal, and expected; not as tragedies or failures.
4. To know when to shift focus away from a compelling task.  Inherent in any significant undertaking is the necessity of letting it go temporarily, whether to rest and regain a fresh enthusiasm for a difficult problem or just to let the glue dry. Avoiding a compulsive pounding at a project that is, for the moment, resisting progress, is a valuable emotional skill.
5. To finish a project completely.  It seems to happen so often, that the attention to detail demonstrated at the start of a project is abandoned near the end, after the novelty of the task has worn off and is replaced by a desire to move on to something else.

Real craft skills, those that are not casually or easily learned, can provide a child with instruction in all of these, and offers one thing more: pride in a true accomplishment.  A child who has built a real stick and tissue model airplane, one that really flies and flies well, will feel pride not only in ownership and use of the new toy, but also pride in the ownership of a new, larger self. These are lasting experiences, the basis of genuine self esteem.        

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