Here is a gorgeous Hunk O' Tin I picked up years ago and always meant to post, but just never got around to it. Part of the problem was it came to me with a broken nose piece. The tip was actually held together with clear tape! Soooo, this past week I decided to fix it. The rubber/vinyl that it's made out of is deteriorating, but there was enough structural integrity to enable me to drill holes in both halves and insert a small wire to act as an armature before gluing the two pieces together. It's among my bigger planes, measuring 17 1/2" (44.45cm) L x 8 1/2" (21.59cm) wingspan x 4 1/4" (10.79cm) H and, like many tin litho airplanes of the era, has a removable wing assembly housing the friction motor and battery compartment (which takes one 'C' cell battery). The plane has a friction motor, but when it rolls forward, lights in either wing light up (as shown in the YouTube video. Enjoy! Opa Fritz
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