Richard, i bought one when they were on sale a couple of years ago mainly to get the engine. Flew mine about 6 times, let my buddy try it out and he put it in nose first , broke beyond repair in the engine mount area. Didn't hurt the Norvel. Plane flew okay , was a little fast on 35 foot lines, not a great stunter.

I have one with a Norvel .061 in it, it needs the power--the thing is heavy.  Flies about like any of the old 50's combat flying wings--Wow, Half-Fast, etc.  That is, it bogs down in maneuvers--you can get it to really staggering if not careful to keep loops open, etc.  I intended to try limiting the elevator movement but hung it on the wall instead and that's where it is yet.  I was not impressed.

I agree with the above, the thing was a toad and I sold mine after a couple of flights.

My son bought one just to fool around with.  The Norvel definately performed well but a couple of nose ins busted up the wings honeycomb innerds pretty badly


Dalton H.

I scored one of eBay for less than the engine sells for.  Bought it for the engine.  A while later I put the airplane, without engine, back on eBay and got more than I had originally paid for it.  Did not fly it.