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I did see your message 315, about the modifications of the Orion in Grid leaks, march april 1964
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Wow! I had never seen that before! I'm planning on building an Orion this winter. Perhaps I'll build two wings, make one a taildragger and trike gear and strip ailerons for the 2nd wing. The nose gear is a no-brainer and the same fuselage can be used.
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Sid Axelrod (GL) did want to make the show with the Orion for Top Flite (products) but, do remember please the "Frise" ailerons when you make the "old" wingset.
The "Frise" ailerons also were responsable for the succes of the Orion. Flying with them is pretty good. No rudder is needed when flying on ailerons during normal horizontal flight, but "Frise" ailerons also are not designed for acro.
So the old Orion is not a plane with "barndoors" as the Kwik Fly, but specially designed for "His Time" and in "His Program" he was the champion.

Look at the pictures of the "frise" ailerons of my Orion and have attention for the differences of the left aileron top side and right aileron back side.

So in this specially case, "Do not change a good design but, shoot the messenger"

History Hospital, prepairing the next message of the Oldest Taurus on Earth and presenting today after about 11 hours!.

Cees