I would agree that the Swift is not a sailplane, but it can rightly serve the purpose of a motorized glider just as well or better than it can as an aerobatic plane. Have you ever seen a full scale aerobatic plane at Oshkosh that has a similar glider wing design as found on the Swift? Have you ever seen an aerobatic plane at Oshkosh that has a V-tail?

The Swift uses a glider wing design that is marketed as an aerobatic plane to appeal/satisfy the "zip-a-dee-do-da" need for zip, but it really isn't a realistic replica of a true aerobatic plane. Go to [link]http://www.seeds2lrn.com/Jan00.html[/link] where its obvious the wing design of the Swift is for adding dihedral for gliding. When I turn off the motor on my Swift and ride thermals it becomes a glider.

Go to [link]http://www.members.aol.com/genewsmith[/link] and you will see a powered plane called the "Electrick Glider" with basically the same wing design as the Swift.

Go to [link]http://www.nasaexplores.com/show_58_student_st.php?id=021230154148[/link] to see the illustration of the plane with the ailerons extending only half the length of the wing. That is now how my Swift looks except the ailerons are closer to the fuselage. The remainder of what once was the aileron is now a very stationary part of the glider wing. The Swift is now a motorized glider with "trainer" ailerons.

I repaired the two broken servo connector wires, strengthened the fuselage wing insert sockets, and designed it so that the wings are under some tension so as to stay in the sockets and not come apart so far or as easily in case of a crash. My Swift can function as a beautiful motorized glider with trainer ailerons that also has some aerobatic maneuvering ability. The winds are gusting today 15 to 20. Tomorrow's forecast favors testing out my zippy motorized "swift glider."