All the paper airplane gliders in this Second Smithsonian Series of Aviation Milestones are based upon their real counterparts at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum.
Modern aviation has greatly benefited from the aeronautical contributions each plane has made. Achievements such as the ME262s jet powered engines, the Bell X-1s breaking the sound barrier and the substantial "aviation firsts" of the other planes accelerated the pace of aviation and space flight development.
The history of each plane is described in the enclosed overview written by experts at the Smithshonian Institution.
The following paper and balsa aircraft gliders are included in this kit:
