While you’re here check out the Balsa Sticks and Balsa Sheets.
Here’s an explanation of what a short kit is, with pictures. You’ll have to complete the kit by buying your own sheet and stick wood from a balsa dealer. Here’s my best shot at explaining how to do this.
On some of my kits I have incorporated my own modifications, which I think the average builder would like. If you prefer your kit cut to original standard specs, let me know.
If you find a mysterious piece of wood in your kit that looks like this, it’s probably a dihedral gauge.
If you find an error in your kit, please let me know so I can fix it.
You can click the name of a category to get a catalog listing of kits in that category.
I’ve added a new product tag: Rob’s Favorites. These are planes that I have built myself some time between 1985 and now, which I found enjoyable either to build, to fly, or both.
NAME | SPAN | ENGINE |
4-20 | 48" | 20 |
4-40 | 57" | 40 |
4-40 Bipe | 49" | 40 |
4-60 Bipe | 60" | 60 |
Air Scout | 54" | 15-25 |
Alpha | 40" | 049-09 |
Ace Foam wing Balsa Ribs | ||
Ace Mini Foam Wings Balsa Ribs | ||
Ace Tapered Foam Wing Balsa Ribs | ||
Bingo | 70" | 60 |
Bingo 20 | 49" | 20 |
Cloud Dancer | 73" | 60 |
Cloud Dancer 40 | 60" | 40 |
Cloud Dancer 10 | 45" | 10-15 |
Cloud Dancer 120 | 96" | 120 |
GLH II | 33" | 049 |
Grasshopper | 52.5" | 049 |
Littlest Stick | 20" | 010-020 |
Whizard | 41" | 049 |
NAME | SPAN | ENGINE |
Staaken Z1 Flitzer 1/4 Scale | 54" | 60 |
NAME | SPAN | ENGINE |
Dirty Birdy 40 | 58" | 40 |
Flipper Glider | 50" | N/A |
GLA | 59" | 60 |
Kaos 60 | 59" | 60 |
Kastaway Glider | 59" | N/A |
RCM Basic Trainer | 52" | 20 |
Sun Fli 4-20 | 49" | 25 |
Super Kaos | 59" | 60 |
Super Kaos Jr | 52" | 40 |
Tweedy Bird | 49" | 25 |
NAME | SPAN | ENGINE |
Eagle 2 | 63" | 40 |
Eaglet 50 | 50" | 15-20 |
Eaglet 50 Low Wing | 50" | 15-20 |
Extra 300 | 68" | 60-90 |
Falcon 56 | 56" | 20-40 |
Freedom 20 | 55" | 20 |
Gentle Lady Glider | 79" | N/A |
Jr Skylark | 37" | 049 |
Senior Falcon | 69" | 60 |
Tiger 2 | 61" | 40 |
Tiger 60 | 70" | 60 |
NAME | SPAN | ENGINE |
Big Stik 20 | 53" | 20 |
Big Stik 40 | 59" | 40 |
Big Stik 60 | 68" | 60 |
Dazzler | 48" | 40 |
PT 20 | 52" | 20 |
PT 40 Mk II | 60" | 40 |
Spirit Elite Glider | 78" | NA |
Super Aeromaster | 48" | 60-90 |
Super Sportster 20 | 48" | 25 |
Super Sportster 40 | 56" | 40 |
Super Sportster 60 | 62" | 60 |
Super Sportster 90/120 | 72" | 90-120 |
Super Sportster Twin | $62 | 2 x 25 |
Tower Trainer 40 | 62" | 40 |
Trainer 20 | 53" | 20 |
Trainer 40 | 59" | 40 |
Trainer 60 | 65" | 60 |
Tweedy Bird | 49" | 25 |
Twin Star | 62" | 2 x 15-25 |
Ultra Sport 40 | 55" | 40 |
Ultra Sport 60 | 62" | 60 |
NAME | SPAN | ENGINE |
Quaker | 82" | 45 |
NAME | SPAN | ENGINE |
Aerostar 20 | 53" | 20 |
Aerostar 40 | 62" | 40 |
Aerostar 60 | 74" | 60 |
Das Bipe Stick | 43" | 40 |
Das Little Stick | 46" | 20-40 |
Esquire | 51" | 10-15 |
Flea Fli Plus 10 | 42" | 20 |
Giant Sweet N Low Stik | 86" | 35cc |
Jetster 20 plus 10% | 53" | |
Li'l Esquire | 40" | 049 |
Livewire Champ | 55" | 15 |
Super Hots | 60" | 60 |
Sweet and Low Stick | 54" | 40 |
Sweet Stick | 54" | 40 |
NAME | SPAN | ENGINE |
A-10 Thunderbolt | 56" | 2 x 049 |
Baby Bipe | 33" | 20 |
Canadair CL-215 | 76" | 2 x 20 |
Chandelle Glider | 79" | N/A |
Coin Foo 121% | 44" | 10-15 |
Douglas DC-3 Dakota | 63" | 2 x 15-20 |
Duster | 67" | 45-60 |
Extra 325 | 47" | 20 |
Flea Fli | 39" | 10 |
Fun Fly Hots | 40" | 25-40 |
Fun Fly Hots 120% | 48" | 46 |
Kaos 90 | 74" | 90 |
Kwik Fli Mk III | 59" | 60 |
Kwik Fli Mk IV | 61.5" | 60 |
M.A.N. Trainer 60 Senior | 60" | 60 |
Sportster 20 | 50" | 20 |
Taurus | 70" | 60 |
Windy Joe | 54" | 049-09 |
NAME | SPAN | ENGINE |
Big Stik | 100" | 35-60 CC |
Duckling | 25" | .030 |
EEE-Z Fli Bi | 40" | 25 |
Paskey | 42" | 20 |
NAME | SPAN | ENGINE |
Contender | 54" | 60 |
Fun 51 | 44" | 40 |
Headmaster | 48" | 10-20 |
Hot Kanary | 38" | 40 |
RC Nobler | 51" | 40 |
Schoolmaster II | 38" | 049-10 |
Sierra | 60" | 40 |
Top Dawg | 40" | 049-15 |
NAME | SPAN | ENGINE |
Alley Kat | 54" | 40 |
American Nightmare | 49" | 2 x 15 |
Baby Birdie | 36" | 049 |
Birdie Ten | 48" | 10-20 |
Bud Nosen Trainer | 102" | 60-90 |
Canard Stick 60 | 60" | 40 |
Curare 20 | 47" | 25 |
Curare 40 | 58" | 40 |
Das Not Ugly | 31" | 049 |
Das Not Ugly 129% | 39" | 049-15 |
Drifter II | 72" | NA |
Duellist 116% | 80" | 2 x 45-60 |
Eagle 25H | 46" | 20 |
Eaglet X2 | 46" | 049-09 |
ET-20 | 50" | 20 |
Fazer | 48" | 25-40 |
Fournier RF-4D | 87" | 15-30 |
Jetfire 40 | 52" | 40 |
Lanzo Record Breaker | 96" | 60 |
Longster III | 35" | 020 |
Mach Mini | 33" | 049 |
Magic Fly | 48" | Electric |
Miss Martha 5 | 47" | 40 |
Musketeer Standard | 72" | 25-40 |
Not For Sale | 53" | 40 |
Number 7 | 50 | 10-15 |
Ocean Breeze | 88" | N/A |
Outlaw Delta | 36" | 40 |
QB 10H | 39" | 10 |
Quicky 500 | 51" | 40 |
Playmate | 50" | 15-25 |
Rapier | 57" | 40-60 |
RC Guillotine | 42" | 19 |
Royal Mitsubishi Zero | 35" | 049-09 |
Saab 37 Viggen | 32" | 20-25 |
Scorpion | 44" | 20 |
Sea Cruiser II | 60" | 40 |
Storm Petrel | 54" | 20 |
Sunday Fighters (one kit) | 39" | 10-15 |
Sunday Fighters (both kits) | 39" | 10-15 |
Super Trident | 98" | N/A |
Twinny | 40" | 20 |
Ultimate Biplane 28% | 64" | 35CC |