Flying Gliders - #3 Curtiss P-40 Warhawk

It was quite a while ago that I posted about the 4 gliders from the set of 6 Flying Gliders.  I posted that I was missing the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk and the Junkers Ju88.  Recently I found the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk for sale on E-bay for $4.00 and I didn't have to think twice about buying it.

Flying Gliders - #3 Curtiss P-40 Warhawk

Flying Gliders - #3 Curtiss P-40 Warhawk

Flying Gliders - #3 Curtiss P-40 Warhawk

Flying Glider - #18 Renard R.31

Flying Glider - #18 Renard R.31

Flying Glider - #18 Renard R.31

Flying Glider - #18 Renard R.31

Flying Glider - #17 PZL P.24

Flying Glider - #17 PZL P.24

Flying Glider - #17 PZL P.24

Flying Glider - #17 PZL P.24

Flying Glider - #16 Ikarus IK-2

Flying Glider - #16 Ikarus IK-2

Flying Glider - #16 Ikarus IK-2

Flying Glider - #16 Ikarus IK-2

Flying Glider - #15 Commonwealth CA-3 Wirraway

Flying Glider - #15 Commonwealth CA-3 Wirraway

Flying Glider - #15 Commonwealth CA-3 Wirraway 

Flying Glider - #15 Commonwealth CA-3 Wirraway

Flying Glider - #14 Lavochkin La-5

Flying Glider - #14 Lavochkin La-5

Flying Glider - #14 Lavochkin La-5

Flying Glider - #14 Lavochkin La-5

Flying Glider - #13 Saab 18

Flying Glider - #13 Saab 18

Flying Glider - #13 Saab 18

Flying Glider - #13 Saab 18

Flying Glider - #9 Focke-Wulf Fw 190

Flying Glider - #9 Focke-Wulf Fw 190

Flying Glider - #9 Focke-Wulf Fw 190

Flying Glider - #9 Focke-Wulf Fw 190

Flying Glider - #8 North American B-25 Mitchell

Flying Glider - #8 North American B-25 Mitchell

Flying Glider - #8 North American B-25 Mitchell

Flying Glider - #8 North American B-25 Mitchell

Flying Glider - #7 Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien

Flying Glider - #7 Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien

Flying Glider - #7 Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien

Flying Glider - #7 Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien

Flying Glider - Introduction

This is my collection of "Flying Glider" gliders which I randomly found on E-bay.  They were made in Taiwan.  They came individually packaged in a pack of three, and all the packs are numerically ordered.  Each glider package included a cardboard insert which has a nice and colorful picture of what the actual airplane looked like.  Many of the pictures show that the actual airplanes were biplanes or had a parasol wing, however as you will see the glider does not resemble the picture.   I have no idea which company made them, although I can't help but think that they very much resemble the Tsubame gliders that I posted pictures of earlier.  I am a bunch of these, and would definitely purchase the rest of them, given the chance.

Flying Glider - Introduction

Flying Gliders - #6 Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien

Flying Gliders - #6 Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien

Flying Gliders - #6 Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien

Flying Gliders - #6 Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien

Flying Gliders - #5 Cessna 177

Flying Gliders - #5 Cessna 177

Flying Gliders - #5 Cessna 177

Flying Gliders - #5 Cessna 177

Flying Gliders - #4 Mitsubishi Raiden

Flying Gliders - #4 Mitsubishi Raiden

Flying Gliders - #4 Mitsubishi Raiden

Flying Gliders - #4 Mitsubishi Raiden

Flying Gliders - #1 Grumman TBF Avenger

Flying Gliders - #1 Grumman TBF Avenger

Flying Gliders - #1 Grumman TBF Avenger

Flying Gliders - #1 Grumman TBF Avenger

Flying Gliders - Introduction

These gliders are simply described as "Flying Gliders.  There are 6 in this set, as shown.  I purchased 4 of them from an estate sale.  They are really colorful and nice looking gliders, but they are really fragile.  I haven't tried to fly these because I don't want them to break.  If anyone who reads this blog knows how to get hold of the Junkers Ju88, or the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk from this set, I would love to complete my set.

Flying Gliders

Flying Gliders