33% Goevier Short Kit by Jilles Smits

This is the short kit for the 33% Jilles Smits Goevier. The short kit includes all balsa and plywood as shown on the plans. As with all of Jilles Smits designs this model is extremely easy to build and flies amazingly well.  At 1/3 scale the Goevier has a wingspan of 4.911 meters and a length of 2.09 meters.
 
The plans are available separately for this model.
 
The full-size glider is a German Göppingen Gö 4 or Goevier sailplane of the late 1930s used for training pilots. Its most notable features include side-by-side seating and dual controls, making the plane ideal for use as a trainer. It boasted average performance, compared to other gliders of the day, and was advertised as making the process of learning to fly sailplanes easier.
 
The Goevier V-1 made its first flight on 30 November 1937 piloted by Heinz Kensche. Production began at Göppingen the following October.