Well, I have been getting a little distracted with a bit of a speed bug. My A&P students haven't helped quell that distraction either as several of them have been building pulse jet engines. Dan McEntee isn't helping much either doing things like inviting me to come "watch" speed flying in St Louise. Yeah right, like that'll ever happen. Okay it could happen but with one flyable and one close to flyable airplane the likelihood is so close to zero as to be nonexistent. So, for nostalgia sake, I got what airplanes I have remaining and took a photo. The IC prop planes aren't really anything special other than the high influence of my flying buddy back then, Ned Morris. I still have the first Morris sidewinder jet but it is in poor condition.
The long black wing airplane is the first one wing sport jet. It was fast and successful learning platform. From that I designed and built the yellow wing airplane which I campaigned for a year of so running consistently in the high 190's. I tried several different heads and fuel systems and finally found the right combination to hit the 201 mark for a record speed. The follow up flight didn't go well and the airplane "landed" jet style four or five times until it shut off. It amazes me how the engine will continue to run despite the impacts. It shut off when the fuel tank separated from the fuselage. It wouldn't be difficult to rebuild the airplane. I have one Baily tube left and the head is still intact.