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Old 03-28-2007 | 04:45 PM
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mjfrederick
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I gotta second the Shinden. I've flown original prototype and it's an excellent flying airplane. When the first couple Shindens were made they had a few minor problems that Bryan Hebert had to sort out with the manufacturer, but those issues are resolved (involving some of the weights and incidences). I've seen both of the color schemes up close and personal (Bryan Hebert has the Red/Yellow/Blue/White scheme and Brian Clemmons has the "Pink" one). They both are very sharp looking airplanes. The pictures of the pink scheme on the web don't do the plane justice. I can't speak for the flying characteristics of the production models because I haven't flown one (yet), but when Bryan took his up for the maiden he was flying pieces of the P-07 pattern on the first flight. A week or two later I watched another well-known pilot from texas putting it through its paces. It looked to be flying very nicely under 160DZ power. One of my favorite features of the production model is all of the surfaces are center-hinged in the mold, meaning no need to cut out the surfaces or hinge/seal them yourself because the hinge runs the length of the control surface. If I had the money I'd already have mine on order.

Edit:
Oh yeah, the Shinden can be set up for electric power as well (see the pics from the Tangerine contest thread), but it was originally designed to have a 1.70DZ or 1.60DZ in the nose.