On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:21:23 -0900, "Ron Webb" wrote:

As for weight and CG, I'd use the V6 STOL as an example....There were
about 500 built, and there is only 1 on the NTSB crash database. He actually
had FAA approval at one time.

500 built? I'm skeptical. I did a search of the FAA database using "V-6,"
"STOL,", "Defunky", "Javelin" and "Blanton" as terms (with the typical
variations of "V-6". When you eliminate all the Zenairs and "R V-6"es, I maybe
35 hits. Five hundred flying aircraft is about the same as Fly Babies, and I
don't think the Blantons are as common.

Blanton was a controversial figure, back then, and there were those who were
skeptical of his veracity, and, at times, his sanity. Scroll about halfway down
here...

http://www.seqair.com/Other/Sawdust/Sawdust1992.html

Look for the section starting, "With a tongue like this, who needs a propeller?"

Or try...
http://bd-4.org/newsletter17.html

....and scroll down to the "Horsepower" section.

Ron Wanttaja