RE: The wood pile for 3 prototypes arrive
I remember my Strikemaster very well. I had an OS .40FSR in it and it was pretty over weight. The wood was very hard and shaping was difficult. Most of the good balsa at that time was going to Liquified Natural Gas tankers. That plane did fly, though. It was tough and once hit a 55 gallon drum headon and all that broke was the plastic spinner. You had to watch the elevator throw as it would snap out of a loop. I sold it to a friend of mine and he repainted it in camouflage and installed a .60. It later went to a third owner and I lost track of it. That's one plane I wish was re-issued either as a full kit or an ARF.