Guillow's 0501 Balsa WWII P-40 Warhawk (Rubber Band Powered)

Rubber Band Powered flying model Kit

The P-40 earned undying fame as the "Flying Tiger" of World War 2 when flown by General Claire Chennault's Volunteer Group fighting the Japanese in China and Burma. It also saw much service in the Middle East where it was used by Britain's R.A.F. and nicknamed the Tomahawk and Kittyhawk. When World War 2 broke out, the P-40 was the only fighter available in quantity to the U.S.A.A.F., it being the first American single-seat plane to be manufactured in the U.S. on a mass production basis. By the end of the war, over 14,000 planes had been delivered to fighting theatres.

Wing Span 16�"
Scale: 1/32

This kit contains material for building one flying model. Content Include: accurate scale plan and illustrated step-by-step model building. Light vacuum formed parts such as nose cowl, bubble canopy and small external detail, genuine decal set, scale plastic main wheels, rubber band motor, plastic propeller, plastic thrust bearing, wire propeller shaft, covering tissue, Razor sharp die-cut balsa parts and generous quantity of strip stock.

Other Items needed to build this model (Not included in the kit): Adhesives � model airplane cement or white glue for the model frame construction and white glue for the tissue covering , model building tools and accessories such as workboard, common pins, modelbuilder�s knife, etc. Latter items in model building booklet enclosed.