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The Flying Aces Club, Free-Flight Competition, Friendship, and a Fun Celebration of Guillow’s 100th Anniversary

Long before digital screens, simulators, and ready-to-fly drones, the passion for aviation began with balsa wood, tissue paper, and imagination. For the past century and still today, Guillow’s has helped countless kids and the young at heart experience the thrill of flight. For thousands of dedicated modelers around the world, those first steps sparked a lifelong passion, which continues today in the Flying Aces Club (FAC).

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New President Eric Packer combines engineering expertise, lifelong passion, and direct leadership to grow the reach of America’s most iconic balsa wood airplanes.

A Builder’s Path to the Presidency

Eric Packer brings a lifelong love of model aviation, engineering discipline, and hands-on leadership to guide Guillow’s into its next

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Thomas Barker holding a built balsa wood model kit

Guiding a Legacy Across Generations: Thomas Barker on Leading Guillow’s into Its Second Century

When Thomas Barker first walked into Guillow’s, he wasn’t thinking about legacy. He was a high school student with a

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Designing Dreams in Balsa: An Interview with Guillow’s Model Designer Mark Tennant

For nearly a century, Guillow’s has inspired generations of builders, dreamers, and aviation enthusiasts with its classic balsa model airplane

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STEM Piper Cub model kit build by student

Building Planes, Building Minds: How One Teacher Uses Guillow’s Models to Teach STEM

For more than a decade, high school science teacher Scott Griffis has been inspiring his students to see science not

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Charles Lindbergh and The Spirit of St. Louis: Crossing the Atlantic, Inspiring Generations

A Flight That Captivated the World On May 20, 1927, Charles Lindbergh departed from Roosevelt Field, New York, in a

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The Wright Brothers and the First Flight: From Kitty Hawk to Your Workbench

Where Powered Flight Took Off On December 17, 1903, the windswept dunes of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, became the birthplace

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How a Century of Aviation History Shaped Guillow’s Model Kits

From WWI to Today: How Aviation History Shaped Guillow’s Kits For over 100 years, aviation has captured the imagination of

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The Flying Aces Club, Free-Flight Competition, Friendship, and a Fun Celebration of Guillow’s 100th Anniversary

A Builder’s Path to the Presidency

Guiding a Legacy Across Generations: Thomas Barker on Leading Guillow’s into Its Second Century

Designing Dreams in Balsa: An Interview with Guillow’s Model Designer Mark Tennant

Building Planes, Building Minds: How One Teacher Uses Guillow’s Models to Teach STEM

Charles Lindbergh and The Spirit of St. Louis: Crossing the Atlantic, Inspiring Generations

The Wright Brothers and the First Flight: From Kitty Hawk to Your Workbench

How a Century of Aviation History Shaped Guillow’s Model Kits

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