CONTENDER Top Flite PLAN + Articles to build 54" Model Airplane

Description: I AM NOT SELLING A KIT, rather a new, full-size copy of Top Flite's 54" CONTENDER PLAN. Designed in 1969 by Dave Platt, the CONTENDER became very popular and was later kitted by Top Flite. The Vintage RC Society named it the theme airplane for 2018. The kit had an ‘8 hour assembly’ notice on the box lid. This was in response to the emerging prevalence of the "ready-to-fly" market. “This was my challenge—to design a model that could be made in 14 hours or so. A big factor that came to my rescue was the new-at-the-time covering material called MonoKote (Super MonoKote, actually). All of my life I had considered that a model built and ready to cover was 50% done. This applies all the way from the simplest Control Line or Free Flight model to the most complex RC Scale effort. If this was true, I had about 7 hours to build, giving me 7 [hours] for covering.” ~David Platt The shape of the model evokes a "Top Flite" feel, in line with the incredibly popular FLITE STREAK by the late George Aldrich. Keep that one in mind for a future build as I can list it for you separately. Just ask. As a BONUS I include a copy of MAN’s Field and Bench Report featuring the CONTENDER, a nice kit review, and a copy of Dave Platt’s 1970 CONTENDER article. You’ll not find a more thorough offering. YOU ARE PURCHASING A NICE, CLEAN, WHITE, FULL-SIZE COPY OF THIS PLAN + BONUS DOCUMENTATION FOLDED AND IN A MANILA ENVELOPE. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE

Price: 19.95 USD

Location: Birmingham, Alabama

End Time: 2024-12-17T19:49:35.000Z

Shipping Cost: 5.5 USD