That's because he got his start making supply runs to the deepest regions of the outback. Long-distance races are the strength of this Australian flier.His torsos and wings were inspired by Extra EA-300 while chassis by Cessna 402. On his right wing he had green-yellow-green stripe while on left yellow number 9. He had yellow and black stripes and dots and yellow number 9 on his sides and logo of Airscrew Propellers under his tail. He had yellow word "aussie" written on his front sides. On his vertical stabilizer he had painted black and red stripe with yellow circle and black boomerang, referring to Australian Aboriginal Flag. He had orange livery with black wings and horizontal stabilizers. His registration plane number was VH-12474. He was a plane with high-aspect-ratio wings. In 2014 he competed in Jetsky 100 finishing in 4th position. He got eliminated during the third leg of the race flying from Germany to India, experiencing equipment failure in Dubai. He finished the first 2 legs of the race flying to Iceland and later to Germany. ![]() He started the race from 5th position that was originally reserved for Andor Berg who haven't competed. Kennedy International Airport, competitions of Wings Around the Globe had started. Later that year, he flew to New York City, United States, where at the John F. He took part in eliminations to Wings Around the Globe at the Lincoln Airport receiving time 1:23:48 ending 4th from all planes and qualifying to the competition. In 2013, Joey Dundee flew to Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. He would perform with Wally Roo, who was his mechanic during races, and wrote most of their performance materials. He additionally was a comedian, enjoying telling corny jokes. ![]() During flights he used an ancient didgeridoo humming technique, taught to him by the locals of the Australian outback, to help him conserve energy for sustained flight. ![]() He eventually started competing in air races with long-distance races being his strength. Thanks to his high-aspect-ratio wings, he was able to fly long distances while using less power than normal planes. He used to make supply runs to remote regions of Australian outback. Joey Dundee is a racing plane who lived in Australia. Joey Dundee during start of Wings Around the Globe in New York City in 2013.
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