This is a great plane.....I've built two of them and enjoyed them both. Each additional one I build I make some changes and the plane just keeps getting better. Maybe I'll build another one this winter....seems like there are just too many projects and not enough energy to get them all done.

Your PM arrived and I answered it, but I decided also to add my .02 cents worth here. Can't say enough about Dan Santich designed planes....too bad he isn't with us anymore to see how his designs have lasted forever. If you decide to build the Cobra, please keep us updated with narrative and pix.

And for anybody else out there thinking of building this bird, it's definitely worth the time and effort...not only is it a great flyer, it just simply captures everybody's attention when they see it. The full size bird started out in San Diego by Dr. Sydney White, who flew it in the Reno Races and won first time out. His plane was named the Sundancer. Another fellow in Van Nuys built one with the gear in the wings (Santich's plans are the same); and he put winglets on the wing tips. It was now renamed the Cobra. It was a midget Mustang fuse with the wings attached to the fuse. When Dr. White entered the race, the officials told him a bipe MUST have an interplane strut, so he went to the local hardware store and bought some conduit for the strut! His plane was showcased in the San Diego air museum for years; and I think it still is there, but not too sure.

Good luck
Steve

P.S.
On your RCU poop sheet, there's a Corvette in the background...is it yours? I'm presently driving a 2006 C6 black on black....it's my seventh Vette over the years. Got my first '59 in '60 from a neighbor and have been hooked ever since.