Thanks guys that was just what I needed. Now I have a starting point. This engine is probably going into a trainer of some sort. It is most likely going to be my own design. Something with lots of surface area on the wing. I have downloaded “Profili” and am planning on designing my own wing, the fuselage and tail should be pretty straight forward. This first one is aimed at getting my nephews interested in flying. The older one is 14 and the younger is 12. We took them to a “Big Bird Fly In” and they were really excited with the whole business. Actually, after seeing some of the planes I got pretty excited.

Before it’s all said and done I would like to build a PBY. That should be a fun plane to fly.

My next immediate step with this engine is to learn what modifications can be made on it to raise the compression and power output and to determine how best to make those modifications. I know I’ll be watching this board and pestering you guys for information.

BTW I live in The Woodlands just north of Houston, if any of you guys are familiar with this area and can steer me in the right direction on sources for parts or machine work it would be greatly appreciated. I used to run engine lathes for a living years ago but I don’t have one of my own.