Conquest IV...seeking information?

The Conquest IV is nearing the "on deck" circle and I know basically nothing about the model, the designer, the when, the why, powered by, flown by...

I have acquired a Phillips built ARC...fantastic workmanship...(actually there is another just like it available,shhhhhhh) from a local modeler. I know that Mr. Hyde flew one around 1988 or 1989 because I saw him fly it in Phoenix. I owned/painted a Conquest 120 which I crashed due to "not enough CA in the CA hinges the night before I was to travel to the 1990 NATS (it may have been called something else) that was built by a California pro-builder. I pestered the heck out of Dave Patrick to help me get one of the first kits...it was the first to fly, fly well it did...and was the first to crash.

The photos show my Conquest 120 (yes, Crankpin and I love to show the same pictures again and again) and the Conquest IV kit.

Specific questions:

When was it designed/flown?
Was it built for a specific "pattern jockey" at the time?
What was it powered by?
I assume a tuned pipe and it was side mounted?
Any photos of the original color scheme?
Was the Conquest V developed quickly because the Conquest IV was "crappola"?
What was changed in the series...wing sweep, fuselage length, decalage...?
Anyone want the twin brother? (I know where it is.)

Rusty Dose
Team Futaba