Hi Texan,

Yes this one is made by the same company that makes the Fun Star's and all the .40 size fun-scale aerobats. Well ok they make quite a variety of things. I see Tower is a US agent for them and has some of their models in stock along with quite a list of spare parts like wings and canopies whatever you need.

[link=http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/WTI0096p?&N=P&C=&S=4802398&P=7&F=PMMA5132&L=PMMA51 22&S1=PHOENIX&S2=MODEL&S3=MFG&S4=]Phoenix at Tower[/link]

Unfortunately it seems us poor South Africans are playing labs rats again on this model too. I've noticed we get alot of models quite some time before they hit the states. I don't know which other countries also get them before hand but maybe their using our market for a test bench?
So yea let me help your friend out rather and let me do the testing on this sucker since I've already got it. It shouldn't be forever before I rig it up as I'll probably pick the motor this afternoon (My poor credit card). I just have some other small projects and jobs to do before I can put this on the bench. I'll probably start late next week.