Actually saw this one at the field this morning. It didn't fly today but just posed for pictures. Apparently it has only made one flight and may be destined for a museum. According to the pilot (not the builder) it flew smoothly. It uses an ailevator set-up. and the engine is a Saito .60 and gear drive to turn a hand-carved 4-blade prop. It really is a work of air and is certainly an interesting take on the meaning of scale. According to the builder it took a year to make.

And here's another extremely weird "bird" modeled on an old Japanese model, the "Karasu" or Crow. This was converted to an electric by another club member. This has got the funkiest "tail feathers" I've ever seen. Don't worry about the Japanese, there are lot of photos on the page.

http://homepage3.nifty.com/s_wings/w...u/karasu03.htm