Posted 8 years ago
Michaelsou…
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Hello! I have a very old and rare,(believed to be the last one in existence) series 25f balsa rubber band aeronca champion flying model kit! It is 100% complete and and in perfect condition! This is the good! The bad: I have contacted and emailed Guillows and they do not have any history of this kit or the other 11 models in this series! They verified that this is an authentic kit and they are trying to research it right now! I have also contacted the AMA museum in ID and they don't have a record of it either and are working diligently to find out more about it for me! I am looking for any information that I can get about this kit, ex.- how many were made, are there anymore out there, value, ect. It is a very unique piece of history! We have spent countless hours on the phone and Internet and keep turning up nothing!?! Is this the only one that wasn't put together and crashed that has survived all these years?!? I have more photos of it and feel free to email me with advice, history, pictures of others ect! Thank you!! Michaelssoucie@gmail.con
Ole rag-wing ! Used to fly 1 in the 60's. Only had real compression on 1 cyl. & that's the 1 we propped it off on. Coming in on final @ 35 mph with cars passing you below & the strange feeling that you could just step out & not get hurt ! LOL !! This sure brought back memories !
! Awesome! I haven't flown it yet, I'm waiting for a nice day up here in Maine when the wind isn't blowing so I don't crash her into the ground! I'm not sure what year it is, but her maiden flight will be soon enough!!
After you fly it, send pix of the pieces & I'm sure we can figure how to put it back together . LOL !! Pick a windless day, if you ever have 1 up there.
I'd put it together but not fly it. Too old to risk losing!
SB, are you questioning my flying/crashing skills ? LOL ! Any landing you can walk away from, is a good one !