I suspect the earliest Model Airplane News readers from 1929 would be tickled to know that lightweight minimal-built balsa flying models are still “in vogue,” nearly a century later. There have been an enormous number of profound technological advances, but none of which diminish our major desire: to enjoy the challenge and skill of getting our very own flying machines into the air!
his review contains elements old and new. I went back to re-opening a couple of ancient kits in my stash, from companies long defunct. They confirm my memory of how different kits are Now, compared to Back Then. This one from Dare Design, distributed by Brodak Manufacturing is an example of our current sky-high standards. Engineering of the kit starts with its plans and instructions. Plans are CAD accurate, and instructions fill a dozen printed pages of detailed text and diagrams, and an included CD is full of pictures to illustrate them all! The parts are computer precise, laser-cut
