Gundy Guy (oz14036)

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Gundy Guy. Wakefield competition rubber model.

Direct submission to Outerzone.

Quote: "The other plans are the Gundy Guy. My Australian friend emailed me these plans from the Australian Model Hobbies. The original size is 8.5" x 11" which I have attached as well as the correct enlarged size to build it from. Thanks so much and you are doing a fine job for us all!"

Update 28/8/2022: Added article, thanks to Pit.

Quote: "The 1948 Wakefield is past, and so thoughts turn to next years event and to the type of model to build, with the hope of perhaps gaining a place on the Australian team to be sent to compete in Finland, and for the first time, bring the most coveted of all aeromodelling trophies to Australia.

The Gundy Guy is not a progressive design, rather is a model as simple as a Wakefield can be, with the emphasis on simplicity and relaibility, combined with a creditable performance.

Flying skill is probably lacking mores so than the ability to build a high performance Wakefield, and this was Gordon Burford's conclusion when the Gundy Guy was designed. His aim was a model with which he could again learn to fly, for although before the war Gordon was tops in both indoor and outdoor rubber flying, he found that after a break of almost 10 years a lot had ben forgotten and the invaluable 'know how' a little rusty.

The constsuction is quite orthodox, and fully explained in the plan. Spruce spar 1/16 x 1/4 in is used in the wing and if spruce is not available substitute very hard 1/8 balsa. The longeraons are also spruce, but these too can be made of very hard balsa..."

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