i guess i'm wrong about aerobatic planes needing zero dihedral. most aerobatic planes have no dihedral on the wings (at least the ones, i've had: ultimate, extra, edge 540). but that doesnt necessarily mean that ALL aerobatic planes are built this way or need to be in order to fly neutrally in all attitudes.

it looks like the yak was built to have dihedral. i checked out my friend's great planes 25% yak this weekend, and his had dihedral on the wings too, although it seems less than on this plane.

one more thing: does anyone notice that the horizontal stab is placed really low on the fuse on this particular yak? i've looked at yaks from other manufacturers (including other models that nitroplanes sell) and they all have horizontal stabs placed much higher (about the same height as the wings). the one on this plane is really low, well below the thrustline and wings.

brian