RE: weight vs engine size of warbird
Where talking average sport motors here, not quicky 500 motors. The stuff 90% of the people at the flying field use which of course you would need to adjust per application etc. Just a place to start. I would say that most OS, Saito, Magnum etc would fit into this catagory. Although getting 3.5 hp out of a .40 at 25000 rpm is wild.