Wondering if my failure at every attempt at an outside loop was due to the fact that I was trying it with the wrong plane . . .

(That's it, blame the plane, and not the pilot!).

But seriously, it was a plane with an asymmetrical built-up wing. I've got plenty of symmetrical wing planes--but my previous failures have made me chicken to dive them towards the ground.

The former plane was all lift on the wing, and it would do inside loops till the lines were twisted into a single strand--but whenever I tried full down elevator--with what I'd assumed was adequate alititude--it just dove straight into the ground.

(I'd show a pic of the wing--but I ain't quite figured out how to do attachments here).

Plane only took three of these dive crashes before it disintegrated. (Last crash even sent up a little poof of smoke; quite dramatic).