Hi there,
Yes, the U-2 Flew for a few brief moments, lifting off by itself, however it had a serious lack of power! I took off in a slight cross wind, and as soon as the wheels left the deck it started to drift to the right, the problem was with such a high aspect ratio wing as soon as you use the ailerons with not enough speed, well the wing will stall. The rudder was totally ineffective at take off speed, so I couldn't really correct to many spectators in the way, needless to say I broke the nose clean off, when the wing stalled, I have repaired it already, and will test fly it as a slope soarer at the end of November, after that I will upgrade to a 12kg turbine (more then enough power). I will post some picks tomorrow at work
cheers for now Sean