BtnFlyGuy

This Smoothie was built 18-20 years ago from an original kit that was given to me by a friend.
Built it, test flew it, hung it on the wall while doing the R/C scale thing.

C/L bug bit me last year after 30+ years of rare C/L flying.
When first putting Smoothie back in service a tank full of crud and on a runaway engine run the covering on the inboard top wing blew off!(cheap covering)
Very carefully flew level and low until fuel ran out. Amazed me that the wing stayed flat and it didn't roll in at all!
Recovered and flushed tank and was rewarded with one good run before the crud took over again.....dang it.

last week decided to cut it open and replace tank. now it has a removable hatch.
Tomorrow it gets new paint..thinking red fuse.

That one good flight surprised me at how quick and sharp the sharp thin wing turns!
Actually much better than the Chipmunk I have been flying.
Both are light at 44oz for Smoothie and 46oz for Chip.

Funny you mention the Spitfire as this wing almost made it onto an old Sterling Spitfire fuselage!
Am hanging on to that fuse just in case.

Dogbiteken
I try to save plans (in a coffin sized cardboard box) and looked for the Smoothie plans earlier but don't find them.

Need some good Al G Warming(AGW) weather for flying!
Have more airplanes ready than I can haul in a Suburban(SUV)!