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Old 03-15-2013 | 07:34 PM
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Default RE: Need help to decide an engine

Check the engine weights carefully. That airplane with a gasser will be closer to 12 lbs then 10. I have had airplanes with the same wing area and IMO the cutoff weight for good performance is 10.5 lbs. It's really difficult to get a gasser under 50cc to be lightly loaded enough to have really good performance.