T-28D Trojan Balsa Wood Kit

Precision cut balsa parts Rubber powered flying model kit. Assembly requires model cement for frame and white glue for covering. (not included) Clear protective acrylic spray needed for protective finish coat. Skill level: beginner, estimated 15 hour build time Completed dimensions: 16.5” wingspan, approximately 1/30 scale Box Dimensions: 13.5” L X 4.5” W x 1.25” H Recommended for 14 years and above. The T-28 was the first post war advanced trainer produced in quantity for training pilots for high-speed jet aircraft. Nearly 2000 of these fine trainers where built before production ended in 1957. With advent of the war in South Vietnam, the T-28 was given a new lease on life when it proved to be effective “COIN’ or counter insurgency aircraft against enemy forces operating in the dense tropical jungle. Flown by Vietnamese pilots, the T-28 usually also carried an American advisor-observer on these combat missions. This balsa kit from Guillow’s represents a USAF T-28D Trojan from