He had completed National Service and, with other energetic members, influenced the club to be strongly competitive at that time. The designer, Mick King, was the secretary and general factotum of the Belfairs MAC, of Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. 'Inch Worm' is one such model, tracing its origins to the first A2 competitions staged in the UK before 1950. It starts life full of hope and promise, and sometimes this is realised in that the model proves a thoroughbred and achieves sparkling success in its time. Mick King's 1954 Nordic A2 Sailplane, recalled by Martyn Pressnell.Įach model has a history. There is a current Inch Worm thread to be found here: " Have once again scanned it at my highest setting and it should be usable blown up to full size. Martyn has recreated the Contest Kits plan and it was printed as a quarter page reproduction with the article. ![]() Quote: "Next a very interesting article on Mick King's classic 1954 Nordic A2 Sailplane Inch Worm by Marty Pressnell. ![]() ![]() This here is a later plan redrawn by Martyn Pressnell, that appeared in 1997(?) Aeromodeller. Note the Inch Worm appeared as a kit in 1955 from Contest Kits.
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