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Old 07-15-2018 | 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by blw
I haven't flown in a couple of years and my old beater Sig Something' Extra will be what I fly when I get to flying again. It has a .46 engine on it. The plane was crashed either 8 or 9 times when the builder gave it to me. I've crashed it twice and had a midair with another SSE moving fast. It is covered with Econokote, Ultracote, and Monokote. It's an honest flying plane that have never let me down, so I'll bring it back to life. It doesn't matter how they look or how rough life has been for them.
How was that 46 two stroke for power?
I had a YS ..53 on mine back in the late 1990s when the SE kit version was released.
Very nice combo for the day. That little YS four-stroke is a very potent engine.

Last edited by Jesse Open; 07-15-2018 at 12:59 PM.