Digging through the things I missed in the last few weeks, I found Ray's post [link=http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=8348487]#836 p34[/link] on the pusher airplane. (Thanks for all these great findings!) There was no discussion about it, but after Ray posted a Veco .61 ad from May 1966 in #839, you keenly discussed if Ed might have used a Veco .61 on the Simla. (My comment: In 1966, why not?) Now I think I still missed something in the thread.

Didn't you look at the pusher? Obviously, it was new in this thread, but I have another picture (essentially the same) dated July 26 2008. Don't know where it was posted, but seems it wasn't discussed back then, either. At least I can't remember (easy), so did I miss something?

Looking at the pictures, I think that could be the T2 wing. Wingspan 70" fits, paint scheme fits. It's logical that the typical Taurus paint scheme wouldn't go with that pusher configuration, so the different paint scheme was designed. On the other hand, why use that wing on the T2? After all, the carrier wing has the matching paint scheme and the same planform, even (at least nearly) the same thickness and dihedral. But the new wing has the Fritz Bosch airfoil which stalls/spins better!

Later on the Simla, Ed used the true Taurus paint scheme again. Obviously, we should at least take the pushers into our considerations. They are mentioned as early as 1964 in a Brit magazine (Ray's post #514 p21) so could have existed a while before.

How about that? (Or did you discuss it already?)