but what? With a twinkle in his eye it was clear that Graham had a cunning plan; a plan that featured his favourite aeroplane. "How about a racing duo?" says he, "One of them could be a Midget Mustang? Oh, and no pressure old chap, but can you have 'em done for the next issue?" Bearing in mind that I was already embroiled in the design of the Lysander that will be appearing in the RCM&E Special later this year, I was faced with quite a challenge. There was a twist in the tail, too. My ed. enforced remit for the designs would include getting away from electric power and using – I can't believe I agreed to do this – horrible, smelly, oily two-strokes. Yuck! Mind you, despite my electric leanings I had to take a balanced view here, since not everybody appreciates electric flight. Plenty of petrol heads reel in disgust when I bring out another electric, so I reckoned that getting my hands dirty would redress the balance a bit.