Hybrid is the best way to describe Christian Moes' neat Fokker D-XVII. That seems to be the method more builders are using to create small electric models. The ingenious marriage of several materials in one airframe can yield just the right blend of strength, lightness, and form. Besides that it satisfies the urge in builders to discover new and better ways of doing things. Whether scale, sport, freeflight, control line, R/C, racer, Stunt the quest for doing something better generates ideas and techniques that make this hobby so intriguing and wonderful. For example, let me cite a technique that Rich Fiore concocted and the very creative Chuck Wenlock depicted in this month's Cross Files.
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