Oh...and yep the peppermint was "kit bashed" a bit (sorry WEDJ)...but Wedj pretty much has it right...(it was a few planes ago that we built em). The wing was moved down, the gear added, and a ventral fin/added lower rudder area was added). It is a good pattern plane...with the weight increase (well k&b epoxy on the fus) has increased the stall speed (ie landing speed a bit)...but it is not a killer deal. I am sure that the original flys fine with a .15 (actually is probably pretty fast)...when I had the .20 sized os on it it actually flew pretty good.....so to be honest the Royal .28 and the Os .25 (the os having more POWER)...are a bit of an overkill....and probably way different than WedJ had in mind when he designed it....(but it is FUN!...and will be even greater when I get the pipe on her!) The built up tail section was what I was always worried about (and it is basically stock except for the added area in the lower fin area) and to be honest it is strong enough...even with the added power so it should be ok with "normal" powerplants.

The "pointy" spinner (K&B from the 60's man...groovy) was something I acquired in a load of old junk the wife bought at a rc auction...(I think it makes the plane look "mean"!). If anyone knows what this spinner was used for I would love to know. I am thinking 60's pylon or something.

If anyone really wants the dimensions of the "modified peppermint" I can at least measure some stuff for ya...but the rough mods are given above.

Steve