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Old 10-19-2004 | 07:25 PM
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Default RE: *SIG Rascal 40*

Talk about overpowered-- I've got a Rascal 40 that I have a .56 Saito in,the plane weighs over a pound more than it did out of the box (crashed and rebuilt, re-covered with heavier mat'l and 2.5 oz nose weight to balance, and aluminum spinner), and I can go vertical off the runway a couple hundred feet before it runs out of speed. (12-5 prop) What does it do with a .72? I realize floats add more weight, but still.....

Also, how did you get the .72 to fit between the engine mount rails. Is the case the same size as the .56 case? I believe it is, I know the .65 is larger, 'cause I tried to put one in mine at first and it was physically too big. I love how mine flies; it used to float forever, and after I rebuilt it and recovered it , I liked it even better with a little more weight (6.5 pounds without fuel). It does decent basic aerobatics, and I can do a little inverted, but haven't tried knife-edge.

How does it do with floats? When I crashed,I didn't think it was repairable, so I called my LHS and had them order me another. Then I fixed it anyway, so I have a brand-new in the box Rascal and I thought it would look good with floats so I decided to keep it and matbe build a set this winter for it. What size should I get (length), and is there one that is better than another (kit) I want to build them.