ORIGINAL: wjcalhoun
I am thinking the ZDZ90 might be about right for this plane- would come in at about 22#
Too bad the mintor 75 twin is not in stock right now.
For me a plane at 'book' 20.5# is a bit heavy for a 55cc; the DLE60 twin is nice, but has the performance of a 55RA. I think the R90 will need a bit more displacement than 55cc.
Agreed that the color is not as striking as the R70, but the white space leaves room for some custom vinyl to dress it up.
I would like to know more about the airfoil - semisymmetrical, or fully symmetrical. Would be nice to have the build manual on line for servo placement (pull pull vs aft mount rudder, etc).
Regarding rudder servo placement, pull-pull vs. rear mount, that's purely a matter of what it's going to take to help balance the plane with your engine choice, no? Put it where you need it to minimize the need for any ballast? Agree the manual might be nice for other detail though. Given the budget, agree something in a twin that's a step up from the DLE would be nice as well.