RE: Avonds Rafale
I flew a very light one some years ago with an Artes JF50 and it had a decent performance, but it had no gear doors , no cockpit kit , no inlets, no heavy kevlar tank( a cola bottle) and a straight pipe to prevent any loss. It looked the part in the air and was a real ***** cat to land. The Rabbit/Merlin 90 seems a good choice though