ORIGINAL: JohnW

Don't believe the hype, the Sig SE does not have good KE performance, in fact, I'd consider it closer to the bad side of the spectrum. Yeah, it will do it, sort of, not really. The Sig SE is a good plane and a good value, but KE is not it's strong point.

You can get a fast 3D plane, but to do so you must get away from the funfly type of planes. No thick wing, no low aspect ratios, no silly control surface size, etc. This means no twist and no sig se. You do not need huge controls or even extreme throws for most 3D moves. It may surprise some that a pattern ship, designed for precision aerobatics actually makes an excellent 3D ship, more so that many of the so called 3D planes… go figure. In my 2M ship I can pull off high alpha maneuvers, torque rolls, etc., and I have moderate sized control surfaces and less that 15 degrees of throws on aileron and elevator and only 30 degrees on the rudder.

If you really want to go fast and 3D in the same plane, get a pattern/3D hybrid ship and stay away from the funfly types. - Cheers