Gents,

Some information about the Contest Taurus and the Top Flite Taurus.

Picture 1 Wester Contest Taurus, copy of the Oldest Taurus on Earth, now with a one inch longer tail cone by photoshopping.
First modification after Ed did came back from Africa, I did tell it before.
Of course still with the adjustable side thrust with the engine mounting plate and adjusted for about two degrees for a better inverted flight.
See The Champ Chats, picture 2

Picture 3 the Standard Top Flite Taurus with fixed side thrust, nearly 4 degrees. See the pictures of VRCS!
The plane for the man in the street!
See the commercial desciption in the MAN Magazine, January 1963, picture 4.

Ed did tell us he did fly his “Taurus” with 50 % of a normal side thrust but, if that was this Top Flite Taurus, the VRCS Taurus see picture 5, the plane would normally have 7 a 8 degrees, the thick blue line?
Where can I see that in the drawings?

We have to think this over but here is something interesting going on!

”Taurus”, not one plane but two!

Pictures so you learn to recognize a Contest Taurus (picture 1) when you are a judge in the future!

Cees