Pete,

What turbine are you considering for use with the Panther or Sabre?

The Panther or the Cougar are both excellent candidates for the smaller thrust turbine engines, such as the SimJet700. The Cougar, of course, has substantially more wing area. Contrary to what Mike said, both airplanes build quite similarly since the Cougar is no longer a semi-kit, but includes foam wings, stab, and laser cut wood. BTW, the demo flight referred to was flown by me for GWM.

We also offer the F-86 Sabre with what is known as an F-40 wing for turbine. This wing is overall 4" longer than the standard kit wing, incorporates a longer wing spar, and builds with carbon fiber matt under the balsa skins. Otherwise, the airplane builds per the plans.

Just by way of information, any swept wing jet will be more forgiving than a straight wing--just by virtue of the configuration (i.e., a straight wing will tip stall more easily than a swept wing if you let it get outside the flight envelope for that airplane).

Best regards,
Larry Wolfe
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