Hi Gwyn,
also a really good idea ! Good to see modellers and all their thinking and building;that is always I love in modelling. Meanwhile our Biside is ready with Jeti DC-16 TX, Mezon 95, Hacker Q80, Hacker Top Fuel 10s 4500 mA, Falcon spinner and Falcon 21x13,5 prop.
Weight is about 4,73 kg... if I want I could finde some grams to reduce, but really not necessary. I made some improvements at the landing gear inside the fuselage; did some CFK to make it stronger. Get 30 g more weight because of this; but so it is stronger.
If using the Mezon BEC controller I could take away the 2s 800 RX lipo and the Powerbox RX Digi switch; about 60 g; also I could reduce the weight of the Mezon for about 30 g (some work at the cooling part of the Mezon)
Of course the normal way of landing construction in the fuselage is absolut ok !!! But not everywhere are perfect airfields. At the moment we can not fly, because in germany it is getting winter time; windy, cold , icy and snowing... so no flying weather for the next mounth...
I am really looking forward going as judge to IMAC WC and perhaps also to TAS 2014 (if Da will make it) to see my friends again !
Regards and merry christmas time to all of you
PW