g'day guys, i've just had a look at the jag letters for the first time, first time to r/c u actually, and i must say i'm rather flattered about some of the jag comments. some truths about the history of the model(s).john hull did in fact test fly #1 at leeton at around the time brucem says(is that bruce mondenitz from toowoomba?) it was handled very well by john but a sticky main gear leg caused it to roll on landing no damage though.jason r is exactly right, gary belfiglio did own this aircraft but it WAS built by me,gary did not scale up a plastic model i did.i built #2 some time later, maybe 96, both these with os 91/ramtec,gary's take off weight about 18~19 lbs mine ~16lbs.they flew quite ok.i went to indonesia and worked for four years, while i was gone my jag was put on the hard rubbish clean up!!! thanks mum!!somebody picked it up but it hasn't been seen again since.on return i started #3 and it was belted hard on its test flight~not by me!!anyway a bit more glue and some sticks of balsa fixed it.thought it prudent to trust in thrust so a pst j600 was installed~great little engine, well worth looking into if you're in the market for that size motor~it flew well with the pst but too scale~underpowered!!a big ask of a 5.5 kilo motor too lift off at ~11 kilo~24lbs with a split duct, so a jetcat p 80 has been installed but as yet not flown, a few more tune ups and it will go at adelaide jet action march 14~16. i will post some photos when i get time have a few during construction too. a few quick stats length 2100mm~83'' span 1470mm~57'' and the span is stretched by about 200mm in the root, the real thing has a TINY wing to reduce gust response` they are supposed to fly fast and low~just the way we like it yeah!! i have moulds of the inlets, exhaust duct,conformal fuel tanks, can cut the wings and stabs,formers etc so a short kit would not be out of the question~most of these are for the df version some adaption would be needed for turbine but it is my intention to develope this model. anyway seeya later for now and if anyone is after more info don't hesitate to get in touch