Guillow's Balsa Wood Flying Machine Kit

We tried several other of the rubberband balsa planes and were disappointed. They were just so poorly constructed, and so weak, that they couldn't take off by themselves and/or shattered instantly in a crash - not like the ones we remembered when young. But this one was everything I remembered - it's made a bit thicker and more durable - crashes don't hurt it. And it has TWO rubberbands that it uses at the same time for extra umph - it can fully take off from the ground by itself, and can fly over the neighbor's roof. Plus, it has thoughtful adjustment tips printed on the underside of the wings.After almost giving up on other rubber band planes, I just ordered a second of this one. :)

Bought this plane for my 2 7 yrs old nephews. Went together easily although you have to be careful installing parts as they're a very tight fit and could break if not careful. Bought a battery powered winder for $10 from england. Gave it 125 winds of the band and threw it in the air. First time it crashed. Second attempt it flew great--kept climbing and flew very smoothly---unfortunately it flew right into a tree . Oh well is was nice for the one good flight. Hopefully the wind brings it back to earth someday.

Simple rubber band powered plane. Easy to assemble and use, and works great. Its made out of balsa wood, so you can break it if you handle it roughly, but plenty durable if you are a little careful about it. Lots of fun for the price.

Got this as a gift for a 7 year old. It was a big hit! We put it together in 3 minutes and had a blast flying it. Very elegant balsa wood flyer, lots of fun to fly.

i really wanted to give this plane more stars. its large and all of the parts are cut well for assembly and easy to put together but..there needs to be orientation lines in the center of the main wing and tail wing so you know what is exactly center also the rubber bands seem very poor as we broke the first of the two it came with on the third wind up while never fully winding them as per instructions under the wing. i think they may be old rubber bands with dry rot. also to note i think the rubber bands this came with are old and we are experiencing dry rot failure and paying 7 dollars for a rubber band powered air plane with bad rubber bands is why it got 3 stars and not 5. it flys really really well for quite a long distance compared to guillows smaller greeen lettering rubber band powered ait plane kit we replaced with this one. i do not know if it will fly the entire 250-300 feet the box says due to the rubber bands mine came with but i do know we got atleast 150 feet in a strait line and also got it to fly in a 30ft circle landing on its wheels perfectly.

This plane is very easy to put together but you have to remember that this is balsa wood so you do have to be careful or it could crack or break. Plane flies great and it's important that you fly it into the wind, hard crashes are subject to breakage BUT very easily repaired with super glue or wood glue.

Worst balsa wood plane I have ever had. The lazer cuts were more than incomplete which made the pieces separate with burrs and cracks. Delivered without landing gear which makes the center of gravity off and prevents the plane from flying as it is intended. Returned within minutes of assembly. There are way better products out there.

I bought this to keep the kids occupied during an outdoor party. It was great fun, even the adults enjoyed it. Of course it did end up suffering damage before the evening was over. But they are sturdier and larger than other versions. My rating is swayed by the enjoyment of flying it.