I don't know exact specifications for Bill's new plane, but it continues the exploration of innovative/creative methods Bill began with Hunter One. Each Hunter has been designed/built to answer specific questions and this one is no exception. LA65 too heavy? most agree, but what if a short nose moment is needed and you have the ability (like Bill) to get the power of a 90 out of the 65 and not have to add noseweight? And can aluminum weld the required header/muffler to fit inside the ring cowl? A touch of dihedral for the vertical C.G. Light weight flaps, stiff as a bridge, with carbon rods in the trailing edges pinned to the flap horns. But the question I had on it was the flying stab- is it strong, will it corner? Before he covered it, the stab looked to me like a flimsy free-flight structure. Not so. It is incredibly strong, will not twist and the three tubes, two carbon, one aluminum that form the pivot structure, are ingeniously engineered. Bill is flying the corners, has more in reserve, it just won't stall, it really corners well, never a tension loss in the usual places. He has about eight flights on it so far, so the envelope is being expanded with every flight. I'm not familiar with many of the other things about this plane, but it is carbon/composite, flies like it is on rails, weighs 68 ozs, and is certainly not a lawn dart! (I am a fan, obviously) dg
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