After completing my Aesthesis last Fall, I needed a new project. I am calling this one Derivative.

I acquired a XIGRIS fuse complete with chin cowl and canopy....extremely light weight. Wing, stab and rudder will be my tried and true surfaces from Temptress. Before building this plane, I intend to make a set of molds for it for future experimentation

I also acquired a BME 58 gasoline engine, intended to power Derivative. Weightwise, it's gonna be close. The 58 weighs just 43 1/2 ozs., only 1 1/2 ozs more than the ZDZ 40 F3A, but at 6 HP, puts out about 1 1/2 times the power of the ZDZ. This is gonna be fun