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  1. Model Airplane - Airco DH.2 FF model

    Peanut Scale Airco DH.2 Free Flight model. Traditionally constructed of balsa wood and covered in tissue. Model originally flew with rubber power, but was later converted to electric and CO2. Built by Tom Hallman in 2000 and won the Walt Mooney Award at the 2000 Flying Aces Club Nationals in Geneseo, NY for the best peanut; won 1st place at the 2002 FAC Nats Power Scale; 2004 FAC Nats Power Scale, and may others over the course of a decade long f...

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    Man and plane
  2. Model Airplane - Bostonian "Pup" FF Model

    Bostonian class Free-Flight model airplane. Balsa wood frame construction covered in tissue. Yellow fuselage with orange wings and stabilizers. Clear plastic cockpit, black nose and top of fuselage in front of cockpit, black spinner and plastic prop.

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    Bostonian "Pup" FF Model
  3. Model Airplane - Fokker Eindecker III FF Model

    Fokker Eindecker III, Peanut Scale Free Flight Model Airplane. Natural wood color with brown German crosses (faded black) on both wings and both sides of fuselage, vertical fin altered to parallelogram shape. Two-dimensional pilot cut off below chest with yellow shirt, scarf, brown cap and goggles. Rubber-powered, 12.5" wingspan

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    Fokker Eindecker III FF Model
  4. Model Airplane - Heath Parasol FF Model

    Heath Parasol built from kit plans published by the National Model Aircraft & Supply Co. Traditionally built with framed balsa wood, covered in cream tissue pre-printed with red graphics. 12" wingspan, rubber powered. The kit dates to 1931. According to research by the museum, this was the earliest known example of a small, rubber powered scale model, which inspired the Flying Aces Club Peanut Scale event. Model built for the museum by Tom ...

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    Heath Parasol FF Model
  5. Model Airplane - Howard Pete FF Model

    Reproduction of the Howard Pete Peanut Scale Free Flight model, as originally built by Henry Struck using Dallaire plans. Flying the original of this model, Henry Struck won the first Peanut Scale contest organized by the Flying Aces Club in 1967. Traditionally built with a balsa wood frame and covered in cream tissue. 12" wingspan, rubber powered. Reproduction built by Vance Gilbert.

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    Howard Pete FF Model
  6. Model Airplane - Laird LC-DC FF Model

    Laird LC-DC, Peanut Scale Free Flight Model Airplane. Biplane with black fuselage, wooden unpainted propeller, tan wings and tail, yellow "10" painted on both sides of fuselage. "NR-14425 on upper starboard wing in black and on lower portside wing, as well as on both sides of vertical fin.

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    Laird LC-DC  FF Model
  7. Model Airplane - Messerschmitt BFW M.20b FF Model

    Messerschmitt BFW M.20b, Pistachio Scale Free Flight model airplane. Silver/gray with black lines and writing, red propeller, yellow rudder. 9.5" wingspan

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    1999.67.01
  8. Model Airplane - Nieuport Scout XVII FF Model

    Nieuport Scout XVII, Peanut Scale Free Flight Free Flight model airplane. Yellowed and white wooden model with blue front piece. French flag colors on rudder. Biplane with blue, white, and red concentric circles on top of left wing. Rubber-powered with 13" wingspan.

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    Nieuport Scout XVII  FF Model
  9. Model Airplane - No-Cal P-51 Mustang

    No-Cal P-51 Mustang, a Free Flight rubber-powered model flown in Flying Aces Club events. The model features a profile fuselage and is made of balsa wood and covered in doped dark green tissue. Scale-like markings.

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    No-Cal P-51 Mustang
  10. Model Airplane - Pellet Peanut Scale Model

    Free Flight Peanut Scale model of a Curtiss Pitts Pellet, designed, built, and flown by Steve Griebling around 2012/2013. Traditionally built balsa wood framework covered in tissue. Cabin fuselage with covered cockpit, low wing with slight dihedral. All red with white markings. 13" wingspan, power plant would have been two loops of .080" Super Sport rubber, 6" prop.

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    Pellet Peanut Scale Model

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