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On December 17,1903 Orville and Wilbur Wright flew into history. Orville Wright made the first sustained, controlled powered flight of a heavier than air aircraft. The 1903 Wright Flyer was flown 120 feet in 12 seconds by Orville Wright that same day Wilbur Wright flew the same plane 852 feet. This Guilllows 1:20 scale model kit has a 24" wingspan and includes 150 grade A laser-cut balsa parts, simulated engine, tissue, thread, laser-cut profile of the pilot, moveable propellers, a display stand and plaque. karl1113 attached the following image(s): Current builds: SotS, USS Consitution, San Felipe, D51 loco, HMS Surprise, RB7, Arab Dhow, Jotika HMS Victory Completed builds: HMS Pickel, Thermopylae, Mississipi river boat, Mary Rose, Cutty Sark, San Francisco II, HMS Victory x5, Titanic Lifeboat, Panart HMS Victory Launch, Hachette Titanic, Virginia Schooner, Endeavour Longboat. http://www.model-space.com/gb/
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I will be starting this soon so I will post a build when I receive it. Current builds: SotS, USS Consitution, San Felipe, D51 loco, HMS Surprise, RB7, Arab Dhow, Jotika HMS Victory Completed builds: HMS Pickel, Thermopylae, Mississipi river boat, Mary Rose, Cutty Sark, San Francisco II, HMS Victory x5, Titanic Lifeboat, Panart HMS Victory Launch, Hachette Titanic, Virginia Schooner, Endeavour Longboat. http://www.model-space.com/gb/
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Hi Karl great stuff this looks a very good kit to build 1.20 scale 24 wingspan,will be following this build. Regards Trev. Work in progress: Tombstone (Scratch) - San Francisco 2. -The Mayflower ( scratch by plan).
OcCre- Santa-Maria (Kit).
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Nice kit Karl, certainly something different - I'm sure you will do a great job on this one  Steve
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Many modellers cut their teeth on a wood build with a Guillows kit, which are a great way of learning a traditional balsa/tissue build and produce a nice model.
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looking forward to this karl  “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Looks like a fun build Karl and with your knowledge of working with wood will make this into a beauty Spencer
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karl1113 attached the following image(s): Current builds: SotS, USS Consitution, San Felipe, D51 loco, HMS Surprise, RB7, Arab Dhow, Jotika HMS Victory Completed builds: HMS Pickel, Thermopylae, Mississipi river boat, Mary Rose, Cutty Sark, San Francisco II, HMS Victory x5, Titanic Lifeboat, Panart HMS Victory Launch, Hachette Titanic, Virginia Schooner, Endeavour Longboat. http://www.model-space.com/gb/
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Well done Karl, and it does look the part. Would be a great addition to the finished build gallery
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There are many technical problems with Flyer I 1903. The plane was unstable, underpowered and had propellers that appeared only in 1908, exactly in the same year when the Wright brothers flew for the first time in front of credible witnesses. The brothers simply lied about their flights in 1903-1905. They built their planes in France in 1908 with french engines (Bariquand et Marre), french propellers and using the entire French flight experience of 1908. see: http://wright-brothers.wikidot.com
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what a coincidence the model doesn't fly either. Current builds: SotS, USS Consitution, San Felipe, D51 loco, HMS Surprise, RB7, Arab Dhow, Jotika HMS Victory Completed builds: HMS Pickel, Thermopylae, Mississipi river boat, Mary Rose, Cutty Sark, San Francisco II, HMS Victory x5, Titanic Lifeboat, Panart HMS Victory Launch, Hachette Titanic, Virginia Schooner, Endeavour Longboat. http://www.model-space.com/gb/
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