"Ron Wanttaja" wrote ...

Have to define "successful," and "low-cost," too. The Polen Special
probably
cost no more to build than an RV-3 yet performed better,

Ron,

That depends on how you define "performed better". I once talked to a guy
that flew the Polen Special and he said the airplane is a real handfull to
fly. By all reports, the RV-3 as a nice airplane to fly. So, which
airplane perfoms better?

Rich