Well, back from VSC, but off again to visit family tomorrow, just before O-dark-thirty AM.
One of the Adamisin brothers (Archie?) had an almost conventional-looking model at a Nats in the 1970's, with a stab/elevator fore and aft of the wing. Had a brief opportunity to see it fly: looked very good. Archie had severe tunnel-vision problems at the time, and Denny, at least, was always standing by when he flew. If Archie 'lost' sight of his model he couldn't be sure he could find it again. So, the plan was: he flew high and level (we can do that by feel, and combat fliers watch the other guy's plane a lot more than their own anyway.) One of the family would go out to Archie and take over the handle.
That's what they call an aside in Shakespeare... Has nothing to do with the model, but after that fine flying stunt family had tried it, I haven't heard of anyone else making a serious attempt. Which-a-way and Wild Goose (a canard) were earlier.