RE: Need Notes on Tiporare
Thrust line is reversed in the Tipo. The engine would poke out like a sore thumb and the pipe would be all nasty and exposed. XLT, Escape, Deception and so forth have a lower thrust line and tuck the header into the fuse as it exits into the canopy. It just doesn't look right on the Tipo. The side mounted engine is IMO the most graceful arrangment.
David.