Awesome job showcasing this model. Kordas are still quite popular as they fly exceptionally well. One point to correct though: Until 1954 the Wakefield minimum weight included the weight of the rubber, leading to designs in the early 50's which weighed as little as 3 oz and carried 5 oz of rubber, hence the moniker "paper bag full of rubber". The minimum weight was introduced in 1934 at 4 oz and raised to 8 oz in 1937, where it remained until 1957. Maximum rubber motor weights were introduced in 1954 and progressively reduced to the present allotment of 30 g, just over 1 oz.
Thanks for your comment, Joshua! According to our research, the minimum weight of 8 oz excluded rubber until 1954, when the requirement became 80 gr of rubber. For more info about the Wakefield Event rules, check out: bit.ly/Wakefield-RulesSummary
I fly a Korda Wake. They are everything you ever heard about them, and more. Claire, you have my favorite name for a woman and we all love you. Keep up the good work. - Paul Vignone
been working with my single blade korda wake that glided into a 6ft high corn field but we gotter back mine , still havent put many winds in her and affraid it might go OOS but it does have a DT that single folder works great!
Claire, I like what you are doing here; featuring important artifacts from the AMA Museum. Many more people get to see things than just those who can visit the Museum in Muncie.
It's a amazing what a good thermal can do. The trick is to keep the model in sight that long, as they typically just keep going up out of visual range.
I always wanted to see a wakefield that Korda made himself--Thanks Rudolph
Awesome job showcasing this model. Kordas are still quite popular as they fly exceptionally well. One point to correct though: Until 1954 the Wakefield minimum weight included the weight of the rubber, leading to designs in the early 50's which weighed as little as 3 oz and carried 5 oz of rubber, hence the moniker "paper bag full of rubber". The minimum weight was introduced in 1934 at 4 oz and raised to 8 oz in 1937, where it remained until 1957. Maximum rubber motor weights were introduced in 1954 and progressively reduced to the present allotment of 30 g, just over 1 oz.
Thanks for your comment, Joshua! According to our research, the minimum weight of 8 oz excluded rubber until 1954, when the requirement became 80 gr of rubber.
For more info about the Wakefield Event rules, check out: bit.ly/Wakefield-RulesSummary
I fly a Korda Wake. They are everything you ever heard about them, and more. Claire, you have my favorite name for a woman and we all love you. Keep up the good work. - Paul Vignone
been working with my single blade korda wake that glided into a 6ft high corn field but we gotter back mine , still havent put many winds in her and affraid it might go OOS but it does have a DT that single folder works great!
Claire,
I like what you are doing here; featuring important artifacts from the AMA Museum. Many more people get to see things than just those who can visit the Museum in Muncie.
Thanks! Be sure to visit the #NMAM virtual tour as well to experience the museum in even more dimensions: bit.ly/NMAMVirtualTour
always cool Info....
Thanks E Will!
Having never done free flight I never would have imagined you would get that kind of elevation and flight time. Pretty cool.
It is pretty cool! Thanks for watching!
It's a amazing what a good thermal can do. The trick is to keep the model in sight that long, as they typically just keep going up out of visual range.
Hey, look into the camera.