ORIGINAL: shd3920
That Senior is a beauty and does not look too big for us, he has made up his mind that yes, its what he wants. We are going to cover it with Coverite fabric, won't this [link=http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXHSL3&P=0]Magnum XLS-52[/link] be enough power on a fabric covered Senior? We are building it stock without ailerons. If not then how bout the [link=http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXRLG7&P=0]Magnum XLS-61A[/link]
If you like the looks of that airplane then you you cannot acheve that look with any of the fabrics period. It is a matter of taste and I find all the fabrics rather unattractive and start to look shopworn faster. They will never match the speed and quality of repairs you can acheve with modern film coverings (I use mostly Monocote) and in the majority of cases they are measurably heavyier. You will always find that building lighter is always better. Light not only flys better but its crashes better, think about it.
The answer is yes either of those engines will fly that Senior kadet fine with fabric cover especialy the Mag .61XLS. Just flew one of those engines this morning down at the london bridge only on a Schneider Cup racer. I normally avoid cheapie engines but I ended up with this one somehow and it turned out to be an excelent engine. Consistancy is the problem with all the cheapie's, you win a few and loose a few.
John
Here is my Kaydet Seniorita from my last post above for the times I am in a different mood: