In regards to soft mounting the BME 50, I spoke with Keith of BME and he said it is best to hard mount their engine or any gas engine. You guys were right! He said at running RPM (3500 to 4000) the gas engine will vibrate more and tear up the rubber mounts in no time. He gave me a work around for the Du-Bro soft mounts because I had already drilled the firebox to accept this engine mount. Cut the rubber bushing flush with the mount and cut the aluminum bushing to fit. This will change the mount from a soft to a hard mount. (See picture) He recommends using the Hanger 9 hard aluminum engine mounts and they are a lot less expensive. ($9.00 vs $32.00) Thanks for the heads up on that one.

Is this mounting strong enough or am I missing something? The aluminum standoffs are 1 1/2" long. This is needed in order to get the necessary 7 inches Great Planes calls for. It looks and I might be wrong but the engine stands off the firewall quite a bit. Was this fuselage designed correctly or is it 2 inches too short?

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