Miracle SM MiracleSM Specifications: 42 inch wingspan / 27inch length / 304inch wingarea / 16 to 18ounce weight / 8ounce wingloading with a symmetrical airfoil.

Controls: elevons.

Equipment: Hitec 555 or 535 receiver, 7.2v speed 400 motor, Robbe 6x3.5 folding prop, 7 - 500ma or 600ma Cells, Jeti JES10 or Viper Micro Demon 102 ESC w/BEC an Brake, two Hitec HS-80 servos used as elevons ,.

Construction materials: Balsa, spruce, 1/16 plywood and covered with Monocote.

Comments: The MiracleSM is a forward evolution of the first Miracle. The MiracleSM has a full symmetrical airfoil and flies inverted as well right side up. Inside and outside loops this MiracleSM is a lot more fun. Its clean lines mean lots of speed and it retains that speed. It is very responsive to control inputs and has a wide flight envelope. The stall is more of a quick buffeting instead of a big hard stall. Its kinda hard to describe the stall but if you don't point the nose down to get up the speed the MiracleSM will almost fall flat to the ground.

The symmetrical wing is a little more difficult to build. The fuse is mostly 1/16" plywood and there is a plastic hatch that doubles as a landing skid that is held on with velcro.

The MiracleSM soars good and with lift long flights are possible. Its like flying a slope plane except you can fly it almost anywhere but it is a bit fast for a park flyer. I have flown it in 20mph winds. It is a sturdy plane and can take a lot of abuse. The low motor current and ease of quick battery changes means you can fly continuously without overheating the motor. I like taking a set of charged batteries, plane and transmitter and go flying. You can change batteries in lees than a minute and launch again.

Something not readily noticed is that without a horizontal stabilizer, when apart, the wing and fuse will lay into a small package. Perfect for taking on a trip. In fact the wing and fuse will lie out of the way in the rear window of a compact car. I traveled from California to Michigan with my Miracle in the rear window.

One drawback with a flying wing is the need to have a transmitter that has the elevon function. But this is becoming a standard function.