Jim, You are correct. Blaine figured that this would lessen the drag on the plane when the elevator was activated and could lower weight ( less parts, hinges etc). It does not adversely affect how it turns. It turns just great.
Likewise the vertical fin and rudder are offset so it lines up with the left side of the fuselage. The main advantage is that the pushrod can be housed within the fuselage and exit the rear. Again, less drag. Blaine spent many years working for Paul McCready on the Gossamer Albatross, Condor with Bill Watson and did much of the design work for the Solar Challenger. He then went on to Boeing as a structural engineer and is currently a Boeing Technical Fellow in the field of aircraft configuration and design. He did design work on the Boeing Blended Wing Body and the Pelican Ultra Large Transport Aircraft. Google that baby. It's cool. BTW, last spring Bill Watson bought a Mirage wing kit from me and built a design with the Mirage wing and a built up pod and boom fuselage kinda in the same vein as the Bubble Dancer. Flying weight came in at 27 oz. RTF. I have also sold Mirage kits that were used as test beds for remotely piloted UAV's with GPS guidance. It had a Hacker motor int he front and a V-Tail. Wing was stretched 12 inches to boot. See...so called Nostalgia designs can still contribute to society. Mark __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/maildemo RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.