UStik,

When you have a story, you only have to ask yourself when, not why.

Ed did make the Taurus fuselage from the crate on the right side , and the wings on the left side scratch, before they went to Africa.
No single part from Top Flite in it!
His primair contest Taurus.(Oldest Taurus on Earth)

He wanted to improve the Taurus with sheeted horizontal stabiliser and fin. Because the silk covered tailplane was a shortcoming, a compromis!

The consequence was that he could not use the wings anymore because of the centre of gravity
To much afterwards because of the weight of the tailplanes

So he also must make the wings #3, light and with the right “swept back”. So straight TE.
And that was not problem we all know! (he simple did calculate that!)

This together was one action! Carrier Taurus was born, still with reeds radio.

The wings of auction 1 he had spare on this moment and could not use these anymore with the original fuselage, so he could use these now for the Taurus fuselage from auction 1 (Top Flite)

These (old) wings must have been better for some reason than the originals Top Flite wings because they were labelled as “A”.


I still waiting for a picture of my Oldest Taurus on Earth

Cees