[Graeme Smith]

Hi Sam, the Elete has a tear drop shape that cuts through the air with less resistance. The main rotor shaft is tilted forward more than the 162F and Talon which allows the body to fly more streamlined than the earlier and later models because the tail is not sticking up into the air flow but is tucked in behind the body reducing drag. It was a much better design than the present body but when BJ Schram lost the company in bankruptcy the molds and jigs for the Elete disappeared mysteriously so the new owner, Bob Netherwood, only had the molds and jigs for the Exec so he made changes to the landing gear, main rotor shaft and doghouse and named it the Exec 90.

Hi Orv,
do you have any photos of the Elite side profile would be great, Why did it get changed if it flew faster could it be that the hovering suffered or the weight and balance?
If the main shaft tilted further forward I can see that helping it go faster. Was the tail rotor position changed from what we saw in the 90? I understood that the closer you can get the tail rotor centre to the main disc the better?