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AERO ACCESSORIES KRAFT KWIK-FLY MK3 ARF

Simple and efficient. Those were the design goals when Phil Kraft put drafting pen to paper in the 1960s and the result was the Kwik-Fly. With a simple 4-channel radio system and nitro engine, Kraft’s Kwik-Fly went on to win the 1967 Pattern Nationals and International R/C Pattern competition.

Top Gun competitor and noted scale modeler Dino DiGiorgio has contracted the former Top Flite factory to bring back several of their ARF models, including the Kwik-Fly. The Kwik-Fly is constructed of balsa and lite-ply and expertly covered with iron-on film covering in an attractive and highly visible red and white color scheme.

The Kwik-Fly can be powered either by a glow-fueled or electric power system and requires only a simple 4-channel radio system, or 5 channels if you

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