Holy cow John. I just googled Caproni CA-60. That was not a float plane, that was a flying house boat!

Now that would make one heck of a project. Way beyond my abilities.

For engines I see two manufacturer choices that would not be bank busters, and really know next to nothing about either one. Fox .15s or .25s. Or ASP. their .15, 21, or .25 (cheap). I have enough worn out engines to trade in at Fox for half off to make them a contender. The OS LA-15s would be bank busters (3). But would be the lightest choice.

I think .25s would be pushing the power and weight a bit so really only .15s or .21s.

A real show stopper for me has now been removed. I now have a small band saw. That along with the disk/belt sander makes makeing a million and one (well maybe only 60+) wing ribs feasible.

Ken

Ken