the old missles were another breed of cat
what they did have going tho -- was speed-- which is the ONLY fix for track against a cross wind.
I crack up when I hear guys talk about the wind blowing the taller bodied stuff sideways--
More power bigger planes is the real fix for all weather conditions
that is a tough order to fill I did a prototype once which worked for wind - 40 gas powered but that route is still not popular
hitting 11 lbs and using a 52 ozs power/exhaust setup is a bit of work
but I am ready to try it again just for the exercize
might use one of my old EMC setups