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Instructor
As the OP stated it is a Falcon 56 MK-2. This plane had beam rails to mount the engine to. To go to gas (I haven't used any small gas engines) the rails and the entire nose might have to be cut off and a firewall might have to be made to mount the gas engine to...........
This is correct.
The original engine was a 0.32, I believe; so the available space is reduced even for a flat bearing 0.40.
Electric power may be a much better option than gasoline.
I learned with and still own an original Falcon 56 with a 0.40 glow engine.
It is a great flying Goldberg design and none of those should go to the trash can.
The servos should go, if they have been exposed to humidity that damages the potentiometers inside them.
The weakest portion of the whole structure is the tail fin, since it was made out of a flat piece of balsa, which is easily warp-able.
The rest of the structure is really solid and could easily stay straight for 30 years if properly stored.
If you don't want it, send it over to Florida for me
