ORIGINAL: VetteV12
I'm planning on building an Aero Works Yak 54 .90-1.20 size that weighs aprox 10-12lbs fully built. I'm trying to decide between a DLE 35RA or the Mintor 38cc. I simply want the engine to hover the aircraft around 3/4 throttle and blast it into the sky at full throttle and I also NEED it to be reliable above all else. I like the 35RA because tower has them and I can use the $50 off code which would make it a lot cheaper than the Mintor. However, the Mintor is one sexy engine.
I'm also open the suggestions if someone knows of a more powerfull lighter weight engine that won't cost more than these two.
Go with the DLE 20cc engine, 8oz fuel tank, an IBEC and Li-ion battery. Build it as light as you can and I bet you will come in well under 10 lbs.
Thats in the 24oz per foot wing loading area and 1.5 to 1 power to weight ratio. If you can't 3D that it is not the planes fault.
Light planes fly great, heavy planes fly once.