John Newton

TO STAY one jump ahead of the competition is the name of the game in control-line Speed. The very competitive nature of Class A speed today requires some kind of advantage in order to win. The Eliminator II is a step in this direction. The design, taken partly from Chuck Schuette's Sidewinder, uses the low-drag concept of half a wing and tail along with the simplicity of the upright fuselage. The theory that half a wing and tail is faster comes from the location between the wing, stabilizer, or whatever, and the fuselage will create a highdrag situations. So we have eliminated as many of these junctions as possible and still have a stable flying airplane. Also, wing fillets are an unknown on model airplanes. You may be doing more harm than good by using big, wide fillets between the wing and fuselage. Therefore, we don't recommend fillets any larger than is necessary for a safe, strong glue joint.