Ian,
That was a very, very interesting Plane, I remember reading an article years ago. It had some very unusual features. As I recall the cooling air entered via the V stabalizer then traveled forward through the fusalage, though the radiator and exited in the low pressure area at the rear of the wing root.
Also it had split flaps with both the top and bottom flap part moving separately and automaticly.
It used the speed and power settings to set them.
High power, high speed: it trimed for low lift, low drag
High power, low speed: it trimed for take off lift.
Low speed, low power: the flaps trimed for landing.
High speed, low power: they trimed for air brakes.
Very advanced stuff. Unfortunalty as I recall the War came before it flew and it was destroyed at some point.
It's great that they are making a replica! I will follow this story.
PS, The human mind is very strange, I read this artical over 30 years ago and I can remember these details, yet I can not remember how to spell wite, white wyte whyte....