Wow

@MegaFox Also, I found some forum showing a project somebody did for the remake's version of the Phoenix: http://www.partworkmodels.co.uk/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=172&t=6926&sid=8a0c4012f78169e28d79e36c2d28a975

@MegaFox here are some pictures that I found so you can see for yourself the design of the plane in the remake:
http://stargazer2006.online.fr/unmanned/pages/phoenix.htm

Thanks

@MegaFox in the remake, I think they were getting it away from the dunes (especially the ones that were created during a sandstorm that while had gusts powerful enough to make the phoenix briefly leave the ground, also buried it) and positioning it in the best possible spot to have as straight shot for taking off without taxiing to conserve the fuel a little bit. here is a link if you want to watch the remake: https://movie9.club/movies/flight-of-the-phoenix/
It is shorter than the original but has more action in it.

Why did they have to drag it? To get it to flatter land?

I should watch this movie next when I can

@MegaFox No, I made it that way on purpose to replicate the newer version of FLight of the Phoenix; in the movie they made the left wing funny. I will make the Tallmantz P-1 Phoenix next; this differs from it in that the original had skids, whereas this version has wheels. Once this is airborne it actually flies reasonably well. Here is link showing the remake version of the Phoenix: https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-release-date-december-17-2004-movie-title-flight-of-the-phoenix-studio-90155349.html?pv=1&stamp=2&imageid=688E16AC-A80F-47F4-8A69-0B206A7AE62D&p=372758&n=130&orientation=0&pn=1&searchtype=0&IsFromSearch=1&srch=foo%3Dbar%26st%3D0%26sortby%3D2%26qt%3Dflight%2520of%2520the%2520phoenix%26qtraw%3Dflight%2520of%2520the%2520phoenix%26qn%3D%26lic%3D3%26edrf%3D0%26mr%3D0%26pr%3D0%26aoa%3D1%26creative%3D%26videos%3D%26nu%3D%26ccc%3D%26bespoke%3D%26apalib%3D%26ag%3D0%26hc%3D0%26et%3D0x000000000000000000000%26vp%3D0%26loc%3D0%26ot%3D0%26imgt%3D0%26dtfr%3D%26dtto%3D%26size%3D0xFF%26blackwhite%3D%26cutout%3D%26archive%3D1%26name%3D%26groupid%3D%26pseudoid%3D%26userid%3D%26id%3D%26a%3D%26xstx%3D0%26cbstore%3D0%26resultview%3DsortbyPopular%26lightbox%3D%26gname%3D%26gtype%3D%26apalic%3D%26tbar%3D1%26pc%3D%26simid%3D%26cap%3D1%26customgeoip%3D%26vd%3D0%26cid%3D%26pe%3D%26so%3D%26lb%3D%26pl%3D0%26plno%3D%26fi%3D0%26langcode%3Den%26upl%3D0%26cufr%3D%26cuto%3D%26howler%3D%26cvrem%3D0%26cvtype%3D0%26cvloc%3D0%26cl%3D0%26upfr%3D%26upto%3D%26primcat%3D%26seccat%3D%26cvcategory%3D*%26restriction%3D%26random%3D%26ispremium%3D1%26flip%3D0%26contributorqt%3D%26plgalleryno%3D%26plpublic%3D0%26viewaspublic%3D0%26isplcurate%3D0%26saveQry%3D%26editorial%3D1%26t%3D0%26edoptin%3D
This is the original:https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fvillage.photos%2Fimages%2Fuser%2F8e5b56a4-6960-4fc2-8eff-a417e69ac90b%2Fresized32eeba51-49f4-4e18-8034-748cf59d1db8.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.britmodeller.com%2Fforums%2Findex.php%3F%2Ftopic%2F235028053-flight-of-the-phoenix%2F&docid=DXQi8euotwpyJM&tbnid=pyIpaaoC8xbWXM%3A&vet=10ahUKEwis-OP8rbXhAhWrxFQKHWEODdoQMwiPAShCMEI..i&w=1920&h=1285&bih=937&biw=1920&q=%22flight%20of%20the%20phoenix%22%20airplane%203-view&ved=0ahUKEwis-OP8rbXhAhWrxFQKHWEODdoQMwiPAShCMEI&iact=mrc&uact=8

Oh, your looking for the plane Tallmontz Phoenix p-1,
I think I found your veering problem, your left wing is funny