http://www.redbullairrace.com/
That's the link to the Red Bull website, for anyone who might want to peruse it. Forget doing a search on Google for "Kirby Chandliss" because you won't find it that way.
No thanks to Mr. Hanson, who seemed unable to ACTUALLY include a useful LINK to it.
On the site:
I didn't exhaustively explore everything on the site but did not find anything of use to a model airplane designer (certainly not like those sites dedicated to model aeronautics). Maybe I missed the good parts - and now Dick will be so kind as to provide the specific links and instruction to all this golden information?
As for the advice to eliminate weight, sure it will help but only in proportion to how much one can actually lighten the plane. Afterall, this model (GP Extra300 .40 size) is a KIT so what can you do, buy your own balsa and start over? You might as well get some plans and build from scratch. If you can get a few ounces out, yeah, it will be better - but only marginally and that's all you would expect from any of the other "fixes" suggested.
I think people should not get their shorts all in a knot just because someone questions their favorite "truths".
regards,
Allan