Superfly

Sandy and I both built a Superfly. Sandy's has a little glow engine, mine has a 400-sized brushless direct drive, which is much more powerful then the suggested electric power system. I built convetional elevon hinges, not the suggested extra-tough duct tape hinges. We covered in Ultracote and built balsa stabilizers instead of EPP one's as suggested by the instructions. I put a trailing edge carbon spar and a smiley carbon spar into mine.

Performance: Tight turns and a high rollrate. Rolls are nicely axial when the speed is high enough. Loops are not too accurate. Climbs are steep, no unlimited vertical though - a gear drive would help. Landings are quite controllable. A little wire skeg protects the prop and motor. As a delta foamie, this airframe is much draggier then my Lift Off XXS on the same power system - given my small flying field, this makes flying less stressful.

The slightly nervous pilot at Murchison Middle School.