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 |