Hi STH
The T53/YS53 i did not think of as being particularly aerodynamically bad but they were effing heavy,which was enough to make 'scratching' difficult,also I am not sure if the YS53 had any control 'tweaks' compared to the original T53 but she was quite nice on the controls.
But i do agree that the 53 wing looks 'wrong',a swept forward 'hershey bar' wing is not pretty !!
Edit...comparing the YS53 photo against the early T53...looks like they increased the fin area quite substantially so presumably the early T53's had directional instability problems !!
regards B
Last edited by longer ron; 8th Feb 2009 at 11:33.