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The Guillow's Build-N-Fly Model Kit: Cadet is a rubber-band powered balsa wood airplane that kids build from scratch using traditional stick and tissue construction. This is Level 2 in the 4000 Series, designed to teach progressively advanced building and flying skills. The kit includes easy-to-follow instructions and child-safe glue, keeping the same classic materials and design approach that's been used since the 1940s when the Cadet was one of the first teaching models for stick and tissue aircraft.
- Rubber-band powered flight after assembly
- Second skill level in a four-model progression that takes builders from basic gliders to more complex designs
- Traditional balsa wood, stick, and tissue materials teach authentic model-building techniques
- Hands-on engineering practice through step-by-step construction
- Classic 1940s design that's stood the test of time as a teaching model