Al Meyers

"KEEP IT LIGHT, and straight, with plenty of trimming ability, and you can make just about anything fly well." This quote, from Al Rabe, fairly well sums up the entire game of building semiscale stunt ships. His own planes, Mustang I, Bearcat, Sea Fury and Mustang II, all ranging in size from larger than average to huge, and none conforming totally to classic stunt specifications, have more than proven how true this statement is. I became a disciple of Al's when he introduced the Mustunt series in 1973. This seemed to be the ideal stunt plane for me with a 51-in. span, a wide engine range, and the great look of WWII that could be decorated any way you desired. My love affair with the Mustunt has lasted through seven ships and I have never stopped appreciating all the fine features that were designed into this series. Understandably though, I was getting an awful urge to come up with something more advanced and something realistic enough to make the sport scale circles in addition to stunt.