REED BURCH My choice for gunt of the day.
Sorry to Gruntnap' this board...
but I am still having so really difficult time getting stunt-grunts to post folks who they have enjoyed working and playing with models.
Reed was truly one of the most gifted model flyers and BEECH BAAANAAAANAAAA pilots, who was paid each and every day to go to work at the wind tunnel where he took part in many many model design projects as an Engineer. (another Genius model nut)
The Boeing wind tunnel was BOEING DAY CARE FOR ADDICTED AND POSESSED MODEL MAKERS AND FOLKS WHO JUST PLAIN LOVE AIRPLANES.
(Note the V tail....many many many hour and brainstorms were involved in R&Din' the possibilites of using a V tail.
After talking with REED he was very disappointed that I didn't add a V tail to that Novi 4 that I had on my own work bench at home.
(OK! Gang....I am a loonie tooner..not an artist, and just love to make heads, legs, feet, hands, OVER-SIZED and often let TUNNEL RATS DO MY TALKIN'
Remember that because they paid me by the hour and not the project..and these guys often would give 3 days notice before retiring. This toon took me 3 days....(and it looks like it