Sorry for the delay in posting this response. I have had a problem with some nasty little virus that slammed be into bed for a day.
Yes, we are both planning on have these planes at VSC. I think they'll look good parked side by side, one in Air Force, and the other in Navy aerobatic dress.
Martin, in answer to your question, We just built the plane to the plans by Dave Gierke, A former Nat's champ. He probably did the figures, as the plane is supposed to be quite capable. Versions of the "Novi" series have always done well in competitions.
I agree about the aggressive looks with the anhydral. It wasn't all that hard to do either. The plans show the use of two elevator horns and split pushrods. We used "lucky" box's and one elevator pushrod. In fact, I laid out the amount of lateral movement on the computer, and found that only a total of 3/16" was required, so I used K&S brass square tubing with a 3/32" dia. horn wire. I used a sharpend section of the sq. tubing as a punch and, after pre-drilling two 1/8" dia. holes, side by side, I punched the tubing into place. I also used the dreemel to shave a small flat on both sides of the elevator wire so that there would be minimal drag in use. The system works perfectly, with no more drag, mabey less even, than I normally get. I also used the same "lucky" box construction on the flaps, figuring that any possible misalignments could spell more drag at those junctures.
Gordy says he's going to cut 1/2 an inch off the prop. I think it is an 11 inch one right now.
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