Greetings Easymoney: I don't know about the tail-dragger. I am one of the few that likes trike gear planes better. But I can say these are excellent flying planes. I liked mine with a fox 50 so much, that after the dumb thumb syndrome sacrificed it to the earth God I rebuilt it, and put a Saito 91 on it. Yes this is the 40 size plane. Can you say vertical, sure I knew ya could. Well alas, the #$@&&#@*@ dumb thumbs got it again. The Saito lives in a Tiger 60 now, and it is no slouch. I actually like the 60 better. It knife edges like there is no tomorrow. The 40 did not knife edge as well, go figure. Always happy to help if I can. Garry