S.L. Buben

ON NOVEMBER 8, 1961 an experimental airplane crashed in my hometown of Flint, MI. Being three years old at the time, I didn't think much of the event. Years later, while attending the University of Michigan, I learned of the plane from a friend who had helped on its wing tunnel test. I still didn't think much about it. Then at the 1980 EAA Convention in Oshkosh, while digging through some ancient Sport Aviations, I found the Dean Delt-Air 250 on one of the covers. I was in love. This model is especially attractive for the Peanut Scale event because a 13-in. span gives quite a bit of wing area, motor length, and room for detailing.