Gregg G:

I took those photos at a hobby shop in Austin TX in about 1994. The shop is now closed but used to be owned by Rick Schaffer. Last year at a pattern contest in south TX. I showed those pictures to Chip Hyde. I had been told that they were his planes. He confirmed that they were in fact his. Thye were made for him by a man by the name of Ron Gillman (who Chip said used to work for Circus Circus). The smaller plane with the engine side mounted was a standard Tipo. The larger one was a modified Hipo Tipo. The Hipo had an inverted engine and the tuned pipe was routed thru the fuse (notice the larger belly pan on the bottom of the wing. I have sent some e-mails to friends asking if they know anything about the planes but have not heard back yet.

Ed