![]() David was born in Brooklyn and graduated from the New York Institute of Visual Art with a degree in communications, advertising and graphics. Reserve Grand Champion Rotorcraft sion of the ram. The Ikenga logo is David's modernistic ver- 46 MARCH 1989 by DICK CAVIN IKENGA. If the significance of the Ikenga name escapes you, it's because it is from the Nigerian "kikuyu" (mythology), going back to David's ancestral roots and meaning, "Man's life force" and is symbolized by the figure of a ram. The Ikenga is the brainchild of David Gittens of Santa Fe, NM, a talented 50 year old industrial designer, who became well known in Europe for his space age looking automotive creations in the late '60s. If so, you were looking at the Reserve Grand Champion Rotorcraft, the 530Z Ikenga. ![]() Perhaps you were one of those untold thousands who came upon a very different looking gyroplane near the entrance of the ultralight area as you tried to take in all that Oshkosh '88 had to offer.
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