Rodney, Rotary,

Many thanks for your thoughts. I have thought of the drag/pitch issue as well. My instincts tell me that with the top with fairly high above the thrust line, it would likely need downthrust to counter the drag element above the thrustline. This is also dependant upon how far below the thrustline the bottom is located. There is also the consideration of the neutral pitch axis of the fuse. If a monoplane design is able to fly fairly neutral in K.E. (with nearly zero incidence in the wing) then perhaps that fuse design would be good place to start....??

I would like to create something that doesn't pitch in k.e. flight....but that will be difficult.

Thanks again,
Mark