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Old 01-22-2025 | 02:23 PM
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Harrymntncs
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Originally Posted by 91zulu
2 Laser 80s sounds good. Should zip it along pretty good. As for the cowls maybe 3d print would work out.
In fact having just completed printing the plans today and acquiring them I was shocked at how small she looks on the plan - especially the fuselage! I think the 2 Laser 80s will be quite OTT for her but they were chosen mainly for their weight; I'm convinced she will have "ballistic++" performance, unnecessary amounts of it. I will have to alter things quite a bit with regard to the placement of the firewalls because these Lasers are 6 whole cm longer than the .25 engines shown on the plan - the firewalls will have to go back towards the leading edge by that much, otherwise the aircraft will look ridiculous with the props 6cm further forward than their proper position.

I can't 3D-print since I have no such equipment, sadly. Prefer to try and make them myself, traditionally from wood.