VERY EARLY ARF
12-23-2005 | 08:24 AM
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VERY EARLY ARF
Thought maybe you'd find this interesting.....The following is from the leaflet enclosed with the kit.
"Ever since the epoch making flight of Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, the youth of America has been 'air minded.' The imagination and fancy of all are in the conquering of the air. Boys! Young men! Build and fly model aeroplanes. The world of the future will be on wings. The model aeroplane opens the door of golden opportunity to you. Learn the elementary knowledge of the science of aeronautics by experimenting with model planes.
"ACE ARROW MODEL AEROPLANES are the result of many years of experimentation by one of the world's pioneer aviators. They are built to really fly and are so durably constructed, that no longer will it be necessary for you to spend hours of time constructing a model, only to have a complete 'crash' on your first few attempts to fly it.
"Glueless wings that take only three minutes to assemble, equipped with protecting wing tips. Tube fusilage construction with provision for using a winding device, Flexible elevator wing supports, giving automatic stability. Adjustable rudder control. Wings and rudders that are released when plane strikes objects, thereby preventing breaking. These, with many other features, are incorporated in ACE ARROW MODEL AEROPLANES.
"ACE ARROW MODEL AEROPLANES are named in honor and esteem of three pioneers in flying.
"The 'Beachey Stunt Plane' is rightfully named after Lincoln Beachey undoubtedly the most daring stunt flyer of his time, if not of all time. Beachey, the flyer who startled the world years ago by making an indoor flight in an armory.
"It is only fitting that the endurance flyer of the Ace Arrow fleet be named after George T. Tomlinson, the pioneer endurance flyer. - the first man in the world to remain in the air over night, and this, in a balloon, over thirty years ago. Tomlinson who built and piloted balloons, - who built and flew dirigibles and, lastly, aeroplanes many years ago.
"The Baldwin Tractor named after Captain Thomas S. Baldwin - the granddaddy of aviation, who was one of the earliest developers and operators of parachutes - who built and piloted balloons - who constructed America's first dirigible and, lastly, built and flew an aeroplane as far back as 1910, when he was then well over sixty years old."
"Ever since the epoch making flight of Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, the youth of America has been 'air minded.' The imagination and fancy of all are in the conquering of the air. Boys! Young men! Build and fly model aeroplanes. The world of the future will be on wings. The model aeroplane opens the door of golden opportunity to you. Learn the elementary knowledge of the science of aeronautics by experimenting with model planes.
"ACE ARROW MODEL AEROPLANES are the result of many years of experimentation by one of the world's pioneer aviators. They are built to really fly and are so durably constructed, that no longer will it be necessary for you to spend hours of time constructing a model, only to have a complete 'crash' on your first few attempts to fly it.
"Glueless wings that take only three minutes to assemble, equipped with protecting wing tips. Tube fusilage construction with provision for using a winding device, Flexible elevator wing supports, giving automatic stability. Adjustable rudder control. Wings and rudders that are released when plane strikes objects, thereby preventing breaking. These, with many other features, are incorporated in ACE ARROW MODEL AEROPLANES.
"ACE ARROW MODEL AEROPLANES are named in honor and esteem of three pioneers in flying.
"The 'Beachey Stunt Plane' is rightfully named after Lincoln Beachey undoubtedly the most daring stunt flyer of his time, if not of all time. Beachey, the flyer who startled the world years ago by making an indoor flight in an armory.
"It is only fitting that the endurance flyer of the Ace Arrow fleet be named after George T. Tomlinson, the pioneer endurance flyer. - the first man in the world to remain in the air over night, and this, in a balloon, over thirty years ago. Tomlinson who built and piloted balloons, - who built and flew dirigibles and, lastly, aeroplanes many years ago.
"The Baldwin Tractor named after Captain Thomas S. Baldwin - the granddaddy of aviation, who was one of the earliest developers and operators of parachutes - who built and piloted balloons - who constructed America's first dirigible and, lastly, built and flew an aeroplane as far back as 1910, when he was then well over sixty years old."
12-23-2005 | 10:45 AM
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RE: VERY EARLY ARF
Thanks for sharing blue. I'm guessing 1930s?? Where did you get this treasure and are you willing to part with it? I've always found it fascinating to see how the written word of English has evolved over the last 75 - 100 years.
12-24-2005 | 08:42 AM
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RE: VERY EARLY ARF
Sold around 1930- you are correct! It was a whopping five dollars back then. I found it on a site that sell very old airplane kits of all types- solid, rubber [powered and gas powered as well. It was WAY over my budget, so I didn't buy it, just wanted you all to see that ARF's are not really new.
