Will,
As Dad said, the original Gemini MkI which he brought to FCM this past year had an anhedral canard built onto the cowl. There are some picture of it in this configuration taken @ Gramps (Big Art's) house in front of the old pine tree. It really looked cool!! When we designed the Gemini, Dad also drew up a Machi racer looking fuse with mid canopy and turtle deck that had the canard on it and it looked even better.
Back to the Starship, it was an airplane that I won't soon forget. It was the most stable level flight airplane I have ever flown. So stable, it seemed like it wouldn't do anything but fly level, but then you moved your hand and watch out, it came alive like nobodys buisness. I have also never been able to design an aircraft that had a 3" CG range like that one did and never loose the level flight stability.
The original airplane still exsists and I have been practically begging dad to get it out and refinish it to fly again. It was very light and had a polyester resin & fiberglass finish that should last forever.
If you guys want a real laugh, just ask dad about how that airplane came to life including painting the base yellow in a tornado warning on the second craftsman compressor that he bought because the first one exploded. The second one blew a fan blade while painting. The trim color was put on in our hotel room @ the Best Western and the the clear applied as well. I am sure that room has never recovered!!!
Not only was it a cool airplane, it has one heck of a story!!!
Archie Adamisin (The Kid)
Muncie, Indiana