Concorde has flown--very briefly, and not very well. The first attempt lasted about ten seconds; the second attempt about twenty seconds. In both instances it adopted a nose-up attitude, about 50 degrees, and wouldn't recover to normal flight. No damage, fortunately. Some mods required before the next attempt!

  The next project is underway, an SIAI-Marchetti SM74 (picture top right). Shouldn't have any aerodynamic difficulties with this one. First item made is the sprung main landing gear, a la Mike Payne.

  I can't resist unusual subjects. There's a scale quadruplane on the sketchpad.