BMATTHEWS said:

"But I'd like to pose a question here. Most of you will admit, I think, that all the deltas and swept wing stuff looks cool but isn't really the optimum setup for going fast AND turning fast all in the same model. Deltas in particular tend to get draggy very fast when called upon to do a lot of lifting.... like in a fast high G reversal.

So why don't more of the models in this section look like pylon racers? Or at least FAI pylon racers with thinner fuselages? Or, perhaps even better, Speed 400 electric racers scaled up to 40 glow size? Sort of like a 40 to 44 inch span version of this SUKOL shown below.

I'd love to see something like a 36 inch version with a hot Nelson 15 and the rear exit tuned pipe...... "

Do you mean something like this? This is a photo of my son Paul with his third generation own design he calls Aurora III. If you want to go really fast, design and build a 1/2A size airplane with a hot .40 on it. This one smokes with an old K&B Quickee 500 motor on it.

He designed his first speed plane when he was 13. He is in the middle of building Aurora IV now. IV will be the cleanest, smallest airframe possible for a .40 size engine. It will also have a good F3D engine on it.

For more of our speed planes, go the Mississippi Gang website at this link: http://home.jam.rr.com/missgang/ and click on Jet Hangar.

Dennis Lott