ORIGINAL: Silversurfer
Ben,
Keith at BME is not a mass production kind of guy. From what I've seen, he'd rather take the time necessary to make sure it runs the way it's supposed to before releasing a design. I know that he's "hands on" with every engine that gets shipped, so that would limit production capability some. As for your Ultimate, using a light engine like the 55 would eliminate the need to move batteries under the canopy floor. You would have to install them more forward, and that's a good thing. The power available would be awesome!
Pat
I agree Pat, but I was just saying. I think I read some numbers on the engine on another thread and it's able to turn a 24x8 at 7100 rpm. That would probably go down to about 6700 here at 5000 ft., but it's still pretty good. Either way, I think it will be a perfect match for the Ultimate. I could probably get it under 17 lbs. since it's just a tad over with a DA 50. Probably have as good as performance as my Edge does with the Evolution 58.