E-5019 Cleveland Super Condor 7 Foot Wingspan Class E Soaring Glider
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
Dated 1941. This famous and efficient design has a large 84 inch wingspan. This model can be easily adapted to radio control if you have the experience necessary. Features high quality printwood, an abundance of stick and spar material, balsa nose block, fully finished centerline wheel, clear windshield material, covering material and the famous C-D (Cleveland Designed) full-size plans with instruction. There is no assembly but NOTE: m95% of the ribs are cut out to 'professional' quality. Even the small notches for the stringers and spars are nearly perfect (better than most die-cut kits). Inventoried and NOTE: missing the following parts which are easily made since duplicate parts exist which can be used as perfect patterns: (1) of (2) E4 elevator rib, (1) of (20) R-1 wing rib. Otherwise complete with all other parts and paperwork present. The Cleveland Model and Supply Company played a pivotal role in the development of true scale models. In 1909 Bleriot's English Channel flight caused a surge in aviation and model aircraft around the globe. Several companies were ideally positioned to take advantage of the aviation craze. In the USA, Wading River Manufacturing Co. (1909), White Aeroplane (1911), Ideal Model Aeroplane (1911), Broadfield Model Aeroplanes (1919) were among these pioneers, offering everything from plans and parts to complete kits and ARF models. Lindbergh's 1927 crossing of the Atlantic Ocean caused an even bigger world-wide phenomenon called 'The Aviation Craze' that extended up to the start of World War II. Many companies such as Megow, Guillow's and others started right around the time of Lindbergh's flight. Some of these models flew and flew well, but they all had one thing in common - were generally not accurate scale representations. In 1929, a youngster named Ed Packard had a very advanced dream to produce incredibly accurate, true scale models that flew perfectly. This radical idea established the world's longest operating single-owner model airplane supply business, called Cleveland Model and Supply Company. To this day, Cleveland models are treasured as the most accurate flying scale models produced. The fact that Mr. Packard started and successfully grew this business during The Great Depression is a testament to his ideals and business skill. I highly suggest the excellent book called 'Aviations great Recruiter, Cleveland's Ed Packard' by H.L. (Herm) Schreiner. It is an excellent history of the man, his company and the times of the Golden Age of Model Aviation.
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