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Model design by K & W Model Airplanes Inc. |
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The production record achieved by U.S. airframe and engine manufacturers during World War II will probably rank as an all-time industrial miracle. By comparison, the 1917~1918 effort appears insignificant, yet upon closer inspection the record discloses that the then infant aviation industry, starting from scratch, did a pretty fair job.
Outstanding among the American training aircraft produced in quantity during the participation in World War I was the Thomas Morse Scout, of which more than 550 were delivered to the Signal Corps during 1917 and 1918.
This plane, dubbed the “Tommy” by the student Army pilots who flew it, had a long and varied career. Sold as surplus after World War I in much the same manner as AT-6’s and BT-13’s have been after World War II, Tommies by the score were bought up by ex-Army pilots, sportsman pilots, and flying schools throughout the country.
The birth of the Tommy dates back to 1916. With the entry into the war imminent, the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps had at that time already realized the vast training gap which existed between the Curtiss primary trainers then in use and the French scouts that American pilots were to fly in France. Early in 1917, B. D. Thomas, then chief designer for the Thomas Company produced the answer with his model S-4 biplane. The power plant chosen for the S-4 was the 100 hp Gnome rotary. |
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Available in ARF, ARC and RNF. The airplane is packed in a strong 3-ply, custom made carton. The individual parts are packed in sealed plastic bags and then wrapped in bubble plastic to ensure safe transport. |
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Length : 117 cm 46"
Width : 40 cm 16"
Height : 45 cm 18"
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RC-05FR-Morane Saulnier type H |
RC-07FR-Nieuport 17-C1, France |
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