COPYRIGHT 1962 BY PAUL K. GUILLOW, INC.
PRINTED IN U.S.A.
AUTHENTIC SCALE FLYING AIRCRAFT
Manufactured by Paul K. Guillow, Inc. Wakefield, MA 01880 USA www.guillow.com
FULL SIZE CONTROL ROD —1/32" WIRE (MATERIAL NOT FURNISHED IN KIT)
NOTE: COX .010 MOTOR
ORIGINALLY SPECIFIED FOR
THIS MODEL NO LONGER ON
PRODUCTION
INSIGNIA — BOTH
SIDES OF RUDDER
TETHER LINE—8 FOOT LENGTH
OF HEAVY NYLON THREAD
—IT'S LOADS OF FUN
AND EASY TO DO!
HARDWOOD DOWEL TETHER
POLE—1/4" DIA. x 3 FEET
FOR A SUPER LIGHT FLYING MODEL, DO NOT USE
COLORED DOPE. APPLY ONE COAT OF CLEAR DOPE
OVER TISSUE THE ADD DECALS.
Pratt and Whitney R-280,
air-cooled,radial, 2000
H.P.
Successor to Grumman Wildcat, the F6F Hellcat made history in 1942 when it decisively whipped the Japanese carrier based fighters opposing it in the Pacific during World War 2. First flown on July 26th of that year, the Hellcat was the result of specifications laid down be a large group of fighter pilots polled by officials of Grumman Aircraft Company. In addition to its duty as a carrier based fighter, the Hellcat served with the U.S. Marine Corps as a potent fighter-bomber.
MODELING
HINT
TO STRENGTHEN LANDING GEAR FOR FLYING, REINFORCE STRUT WITH SOFT WIRE AS SHOWN. CEMENT WIRE SOL- IDLY TO STRUT AND BOTTOM OF WING. (WIRE NOT IN KIT.)
Entire upper surface dark blue. Entire lower
surface (below color line and bottom of horizontal stabilizer) pale of light blue. Lettering—
white. Propeller—black.
(MATERIAL NOT
FURNISHED IN KIT)
TETHER CONTROL
POINT OF BALANCE
FREE FLIGHT
POINT OF BALANCE
COVER FRAME WITH PIECES
OF TISSUE IN ORDER SHOWN
TRACE PATTERN ON WHITE BOND PAPER AND CUT TO SHAPE.
CEMENT CELLOPHANE TO PAPER AS SHOWN
CELLOPHANE AND WHITE BOND
PAPER PATTERN
— MATERIAL NOT INCLUDED IN KIT
INCLUDED WITH THIS KIT IS A BOOKLET TITLED "HOW TO BUILD AND FLY A BALSA MODEL AIRPLANE." IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST BALSA MODEL, IT WOULD BE WISE TO READ THE INSTRUCTIONS WHICH COVER THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS: MODEL BUILDING TOOLS AND MA-TERIALS — HOW TO USE THIS PLAN — HOW TO BUILD THE MODEL FRAMES — HOW TO COVER THE FRAMES — HOW TO PAINT AND FINISH THE MODEL AND LASTLY, HOW TO BALANCE AND FLY A MODEL.
AFTER FUSELAGE FRAME IS COMPLETED, CUT OUT SECTIONS OF FORMERS B3 AND B4 WHERE WING IS INSERTED. THESE SECTIONS ARE PARTLY DIE-CUT THRU ON BALSA FORMERS.
CUTTING
WING
SLOT IN
FUSELAGE
FRAME
FREE WHEELING
PLASTIC PROP
NOTE: ALL FRAMES ARE COVERED
WITH TISSUE BEFORE ASSEMBLY
RADIO AERIAL
USE BLACK THREAD
INSIGNIA — BOTH SIDES OF FUSELAGE
WIRE OR MATCH STICK
REAR MOTOR MOUNT
MAKE REAR WINDOW
AS SHOWN BELOW
POSITION OF ROD AND ROD GUIDE—FOR
GAS POWERED TETHER CONTROL FLYING ONLY.
GAS POWERED TETHER
CONTROL FLYING
(SEE SEPARATE INSTRUCTION SHEET)