With all the rain we have had this month I've had lots of time to build the Twister. As it sits it weighs 39.4 ounces with a Brodak .40 and APC 10.5 x 4.5 in the nose. I built it with only two changes. I trimmed the top of the fin/rudder off (I don't know why it's on there) and added nose ribs to the wing. The balance is really close to the plans without any nose or tail weight. I did ad 0.4 ounces in the wing tip. I slopped on my usual bad paint job and it's ready for the first flight, probably tomorrow morning at South Park.
The Brodak .40 is only a few tenths of an ounce heavier than the Fox .35 shown on the plans and is a lot more powerful.
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