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Leo Loudenslager took a Stevens Akro and got it down to under 900 pounds and went on to win national and world championships with it. The firs tyear he showed up he was the only monoplane and everyone laughed. He didn't win but was invited back the next year and tromped everyone. The stopped laughing and moved on to monoplanes and the Extra was developed out of that on a different thread than his Laser 200. Leo used to do a Lomcovák at the top of his loop. He would also do an eight point loop while knife edge.

I bring that up because Sean D Tucker has stuck with bi-planes. Modified Christen Eagles to his current Challenger. He makes a very energetic show. He took up aerobatics to overcome his fear of heights. Been watching him since his early days of 1-800 COLLECT. Sharp looking plane.

Wayne Handly could climb straight up, pause and hang from the prop then climb again in his Turbo Raven. The only full scale plane I have ever seen do that.