Wakefield Winner (oz1716)

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Wakefield Winner. Free flight rubber model. Model Aircraft, September 1949.

Quote: "The success of this model confirms the idea that the successful contest flier must really know his plane by AARNE ELLILA
This Wakefield model was originally built in July, 1939, so when it won the Wakefield Cup in 1949, it was a little more than ten years old. It was designed on the basis of experience which I gained in the Scandinavian Contest, held in Sweden, June 1939. Some modelers have asked me "How has it been possible for the plane to survive for such a long time?" The Wakefield Winner has by no means been a cabinet model. On the contrary, it has flown countless hours and has been repaired and partly rebuilt many times.

In its original form it took part in a few contests held the summer of 1939, and was at that time able to fly 2-1/2 min without a thermal. The following winter considerable alterations were made in its construction. The fin and stabilizer were rebuilt, a new propeller was made, and the covering was replaced. The flight results immediately improved by an average of a half minute. I very carefully prepared for the Scandinavian Championship Contest, 1941 altering the stabilizer again, and the model took on its present appearance. The alterations proved successful, for the flight results increased to 3min 20sec. The contest record of the model follows..."

Update 29/12/2017: added article (from Model Airplane News, April 1950), thanks to RFJ.

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