I also talked to Bruce Tharp at the SW AMA show about his Reaction 54.

I liked it alot but I'm not thrilled with the engine position. Plus man that is a huge plane. The wing cord is huge.

He had a Ram 500 on his, I asked about a 17# engine and he really didn't want to hear that. He said a 12# engine was more then enough.

I think a 17# engine would be right at home in that thing.