Seagull Gilmore (Red Lion) Racer (45-55cc) 2.05m (81in)
Brand: Seagull
Part No: SEA390
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Seagull’s Gilmore (Red Lion) Racer captures the spirit of the famous Wedell-Williams Model 44 from the golden age of air racing. Finished in the iconic Gilmore Oil Company colours, this 1:4 scale ARTF spans 2,050mm (81in) and is designed for 45–55cc petrol or glow engines, or an equivalent high-power electric setup. With a large top hatch for easy access and a two-piece plug-in wing for convenient transport, the Seagull Gilmore Red Lion (part number SEA390) blends striking scale presence with practical field handling.
Key Features
- Covered in genuine Oracover
- Factory-painted glass fibre cowl and undercarriage fairings
- Sunken cockpit with period pilot figure
- Detailed dummy radial engine
- Removable canopy hatch for easy radio, tank or flight battery access
- Accurate Model 44 scale outline
- Two-piece plug-in wing for easy transportation
- Full hardware pack for either glow or electric power
- Electric motor stand-offs included
- Steerable spring-tensioned tail wheel unit
What’s In The Box
- Factory assembled and covered fuselage
- Factory assembled and covered 2-piece wing set
- Factory assembled and covered tailplane
- Factory assembled and covered fin/rudder
- Tubular alloy main spar
- Period pilot figure
- Factory-painted glass fibre cowl
- Factory-painted undercarriage fairing set
- Comprehensive hardware pack (screws, horns, pushrods, fuel tank etc.)
- Spring-tensioned steerable tail wheel unit
- Electric power conversion kit
- Dural undercarriage set
- Wheel and tyre set
- Comprehensive instruction manual
Needed To Complete
- 40–60cc petrol engine, glow engine or Motor 360, 6000W, 160–200A ESC 12S electric equivalent
- 6-channel (minimum) computer transmitter and receiver
- Propeller to suit engine/motor (24x10–25x12 electric prop)
- 6x standard-size, digital, metal gear servos
- Protective foam for radio system
Technical Specifications
- Approx. flying weight: 9.5kg (20.9lb)
- Shipping weight: 14.06kg (31.00lb)
- Length: 1,588mm (62.5in)
- Wingspan: 2,050mm (81in)
- Wing area: 72dm² (1222in²)
- Scale: 1:4
- Completion level: ARTF
- Experience level: Intermediate/Advanced
- Recommended environment: Designated R/C model flying site
- Channels: 6
- Colour: Red and White
- Material: Wood
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The Wedell-Williams Model 44 air racer (to give it its correct title) was one of the stars of the US racing circuit in the early 1930s. Roscoe Turner's Gilmore 'Red Lion' Special (so called because of his pet lion, Gilmore) was the third Model 44 present at the 1932 races, trimmed in red with the Gilmore Oil Company logos and race number 121 displayed on the fuselage. Turner placed 3rd in the Bendix and Shell Dash races but returned in 1933 with a re-engined '44 to win both. He went on to win many more and establish the aircraft as an all-time classic.
Seagull's new Gilmore Red Lion 50cc perfectly captures the machine's style, powerful stance and panache. Designed for a 45-55cc petrol or glow engine (or electric equivalent) there's a large top hatch allowing easy maintenance and battery changes at the field. Meanwhile, the two-piece plug-in wing means transportation and storage won't be a problem. It goes without saying that this is an eye-catching and imposing scale model that's guaranteed to turn heads at the field.
Seagull Gilmore (Red Lion) Racer (45-55cc) 2.05m (81in) Key Features:
- Covered in genuine Oracover
- Factory painted glass fibre cowl and u/c fairings.
- Sunken cockpit with period pilot figure.
- Detailed dummy radial engine.
- Removable canopy hatch for easy radio, tank or flight battery access.
- Accurate Model 44 scale outline.
- Two-piece plug-in wing for easy transportation.
- Full hardware pack for either glow or electric power.
- Electric motor stand-offs included.
- Steerable spring-tensioned tail wheel unit.
What's in the Box:
- 1x Factory assembled & covered fuselage.
- 1x Factory assembled & covered 2-piece wing set.
- 1x Factory assembled & covered tailplane.
- 1x Factory assembled & covered fin / rudder.
- 1x Tubular alloy main spar.
- 1x Period pilot figure.
- 1x Factory painted glass fibre cowl.
- 1x Factory painted undercarriage fairing set.
- 1x Comprehensive hardware pack (screws, horns, pushrods, fuel tank etc.).
- 1x Spring-tensioned steerable tail wheel unit.
- 1x Electric power conversion kit.
- 1x Dural undercarriage set.
- 1x Wheel and tyre set.
- 1x Comprehensive instruction manual.
Needed to Complete:
- 1x 40 - 60cc petrol engine, glow engine or Motor 360, 6000W, 160-200A ESC 12s electric equivalent.
- 1x 6-Channel (minimum) computer transmitter & receiver combo.
- 1x Propeller to suit your engine / motor (24x10-25x12 Electric Prop)
- 6x Standard size, digital, metal gear servos.
- 1x Protective foam for radio system.
Manuals & Parts Explosions:
Seagull Gilmore (Red Lion) Racer (45-55cc) 2.05m (81in) Tech Specs:
- Approx. Flying Weight: 9.5kg / 20.9lbs
- Shipping Weight: 14.06kg / 31.00lbs
- Product Length: 1,588mm / 62.5in
- Product Wingspan: 2,050mm / 81in
- Product Wing Area: 72dm2 / 1222in2
- Scale: 1:4
- Completion Level: ARTF
- Experience Level: Array
- Age Recommendation: 14+
- Recommended Usage Environment: Designated R/C model flying site
- Channels: 6
- Colour: Array
- Material: Balsa
Key Info:
- Brand: Seagull
- Part No: SEA390
- Barcode: 5051121279320
- Power:
• Electric
• Petrol - Assembly Level: Kit (Unassembled)
- Flying Style:
• Scale
• Sport
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