Hi all. Just found this thread. (Wasn't really looking hard. ) I wanted to comment on kochj's statement about the motor sizes. I bought my Staggerwing when I saw it was flyable with the OS 1.60 Gemini Twin. My motor has serial number 582 on it. I WANTED this plane. When all done, mine weighed almost 25lb!! [X(] It was marginal on take-off. Once up and flying with an APC 17x8 prop, which turned out to be best for my area, it flew great. But that marginal take-off power was it's undoing. The Robart struts bounced so bad that a rough spot on our runway sent the plane airborne before it was ready, and it stalled and cartwheeled, requireing a new set of wings. The tail and nose never touched, ironically. Also required a new leg for one gear assy. After the repairs, I electrified mine with en E-Flite power 160, on 10S 20C 4800mph Impulse batteries and a Phoenix 110HV ESC, swinging a 20x8 Master Airscrew wood prop. It now weighs 21.25 lbs, and climbs vertically on take-off. 95mph flat pass, no dive or wind, on radar. Most of the flight is at half throttle. I get 5-7 minutes, depending on throttle control and routine flown. It will do the full routine, except I never spin/snap it, since parts are no longer available.

A couple pics of crash damage, and as it is now. Yes, those are my planes in the background, also. All electric, also.

Here is link to my conversion thread. http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1041212