Rocket plane SAAB Gripen

An absolute novelty: a simple and light aircraft assembly kit that flies powered by a small rocket engine, but takes off from your hand!

The SAAB Gripen swedish-made jet fighter is a balsa airplane, very simple and the lightest of the whole TSP line of silhouette rocket gliders.
It can be launched by hand in free flight, or with an elastic slingshot already included in the kit, but it gets really fun when you power it with a TSP L-1 rocket engine, made expressely for this type of aircraft.

The very low thrust of the engine and the very long duration allow you to launch this aircraft from your hand without any risk. The plane will gain altitude quickly and continue to climb under the thrust of the engine for several seconds. At the end it will glide gently towards the ground. Now, put on a new engine and go ...

The kit is a rare example of accuracy and completeness. All parts are precisely cut, and the package includes glue, colors to decorate the model and even the brush. The kit is completed by a set of decals.