Brodak has just added another really competative full bodied stunter to its line, Windy Urtnowski's Strega. The Vector 40 is a highly competative plane with a .36 - .40 size powerplant. But now they have gone way upsize with the Strega which is 750 sq inches. The Box says ".51 to .60 motors. A .51 will not fly the plane. The wing is 3 inches thick. There are alot of flights on a number of planes which arrived in December and thanks tothe mild winter in the east alot has been found out about them. A strong .60 is the minimal size motor for the plane. It is happiest with a .70 class motor. If using a 4 stroke you need to mount the motor about 3/4 to 1 inch aft of its normal position. You can either cut the nose or as I did for a Saito .72 use a shaft extention. I am building the arc. It looks like the balance will be decent with a 3/4 in extension. Windy already has building and tuning dvd's available so you don't have to enter the project alone. He is running a RoJett .76 in his. Only really nessecary mod is to round the leading edge. Easier in the arc than arf, but still not a big deal. AND the hardware is all usable. It includes carbon fiber pushrods and ball links. Very nice and complete kit.

Cudo's to Brodak. They really are doing a nice job with their big arf's and some rumor has it some full bodied middle range planes are in the offing as well.

Bob