RE: Patriot XL--Questions for the Experts
As these guys pointed out... you need air gear in this plane. It ends up costing about the same in the long run anyway. (if you are looking for some budget air gear, look at the KMP retracts).
The plane is BIG. Its fat. No way around that. You will see some of the photos with the inlets removed. As I noted earlier - that is your choice, but it doesnt do all that much.
The fastest Patriot XL I have any information on was from Jon - his is Jett 90LX powered - moved at around 135-140 on average (tuscon at 2500 feet). One other XL with FIRE 90 in it reported about the same speeds.
The Thunder Tiger 90 is a 2-stroke. Seems not to be available here in the US for what ever reason. The newer ASP and Magnum 90x engines are similar, but do not seem to have the power that TT90 had.