16 March 2011. Following the Mk. III concepts, I prepared the fuse sides according to the Mk. II drawing, the tri-stock and the additional longerons, and I started the assembly of the fuse. I’ve to admit that, once you become familiar with the sequence, everything is very easy and the […]
Continue readingKwik-Fli, Slow Build: 9 March 2011
9 March 2011. I started, I started, I started!!! Well, nothing major, but I started both the Mk. III and the Mk. II horizontal stabilizer. The Mk. III is one step ahead, as I was able to glue the frame on one side of the 1/16” covering. The Mk. II […]
Continue readingKwik-Fli, Slow Build: 26 February 2011
26 February 2011. I opened the Wing Kit (Jensen) and I found a lot of material. I’m quite sure that the wing, even if the overall dimensions are the same as the Mk. III version, is built following differently from the Top Flite one. Included in the kit there is […]
Continue readingKwik-Fli, Slow Build: 13 March 2011
Giuseppe “Beppe” Fascione’s first entry for the Kwik-Fli Mk. II reproduction was in late February 2011, but it wasn’t until March 13, 2011 that he started an overall information page for the project. He updated this page as the project progressed and finished. To avoid date confusion, this is the […]
Continue readingKwik-Fli, Slow Build: Beppe’s Build Log
The build log that Giuseppe “Beppe” Fascione donated to the museum along with his Kwik-Fli Mk. II reproduction is the first, completed build log in the museum collection. We have a few time/build logs, but none of them document a finished model, or the work log itself was left uncompleted. […]
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New Addition: Shock-Flyer Super Star kit
Thanks to Camille Goudeseune for sharing this Ikarus Shock-Flyer Super Star kit with the museum! Thanks for helping to grow the museum’s collection Camille! ————————————————————————— For more information on the National Model Aviation Museum, including our location, hours and admission fees visit: www.modelaircraft.org/museum
Continue readingKwik-Fli, Slow Build: The Kwik-Fli Mk. II
Phil Kraft designed the Kwik-Fli prototype in 1963. His stated reason was “combining high performance with the fastest possible construction time.” Fastest construction time was right – the first Kwik-Flies had no nod to appearance whatsoever, and Phil comments that when he showed up with it at the flying field […]
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New Addition: REFTEC RC System
Thanks to Dr. Dritsas Neophytos of Cyprus for donating this REFTEC Full Module Radio Control system. Thanks for helping to grow the collection! ————————————————————————— For more information on the National Model Aviation Museum, including our location, hours and admission fees visit: www.modelaircraft.org/museum
Continue readingKwik-Fli, Slow Build – Series Intro
Meet Beppe! Giuseppe “Beppe” Fascione is a life-long modeler and a retired engineer. In 2011, Beppe challenged himself to build reproductions of four of Phil Kraft model airplanes: Das Ugly Stik, the Kwik-Fli Mk. II, the Kwik-Fli Mk. III, and the Flea Fli. To track each project, Beppe kept a […]
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New Addition: Monogram Aeronca Sedan
This Monogram Aeronca Sedan kit was recently donated in honor of Robert Dierks, by Robert Kleeman. Thank you for helping to grow the museum’s collection! ————————————————————————— For more information on the National Model Aviation Museum, including our location, hours and admission fees visit: www.modelaircraft.org/museum
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