17.25″ wingspan
Class: Embryo flyer
The Flying-Fish Embryo! A Pres Bruning design, redrawn by Dave Niedzielski in CAD, then laser cut. The protype of the kit weighed in at 4.5 grams before covering. This kit includes a custom printed tissue covering of the Flying Fish. You may choose either the original Blue Flying-Fish™ covering, or the red and yellow The Lure of Flight™ covering. In all other aspects these kits are identical.
This free flight rubber powered balsa wood kit includes a full-size rolled CAD drawn plan, all laser cut parts, hand-picked balsa strip wood, SuperSport rubber motor, E-B propeller, EBM thrust bearing, music wire for the landing gear, balsa and clear plastic wheels, and one set of Flying Fish tissue covering. To build this model you will need a building board set, hobby knife, fine sandpaper, and glue.
Look for the Additional The Lure of Flight™ Tissue Covering Item B355 and Item B356
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Dave Niedzielski presenting the 1st production model kit to aircraft designer and legend Pres Bruning.
Pres showing both versions of the kit.
Pres Bruning’s original hand-drawn plan and finished model.
The inspiration for the FLYING-FISH.
prototype kit weigh-in is 4.5 grams
completed prototype
Starting test flight.
FLYING FISH planes wearing their respective coverings.
Randy Shoker printed his own tissue covering for this beautiful Flying Fish
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