Claude,

The Lightning is my pattern plane. I posted over on your thread about you wonderful built up wings. The Lighning has a wood fuselage, canopy, and even the canopy. The wings and stab are foam. It is powered by a Hacker C50 14XL with TP 5300 prolites. It weights 10lbs 14oz. I am awary for a year and I have a goal to redesign the structure to make it lighter. I was very happy with the first attempt, but now I see many areas that are way over-built. I am going to make a few minor aerodynamic modifications. I have to thank Mark Hunt and Mike Hester for planting the seeds in my head about wood airplanes. If my Twister kit would have arrived on time I would have never built it, but now, I think it is the way for me to go.

I am in awe of your airplanes and can't wait to see pictures of your new one.

Jeff Carder