RE: What of the American made engine?
Jeff,
Like 8178, I am a big fan of the RJL/Kraft .61 and own 3 of them. I just put new bearings in two of them and can tell you that MECCOA has a great shipping department with reasonable parts prices. I consider the Kraft .61 the best buy on the market in a .61 engine...I am a big FOX fan, and have a couple of their .60s that are older than I care to admit. You just have to follow the insturctions and they are darn near indestructable. As for the foreign engines, I am always in the market for a good used YS or an OS HANNO...... and they are around, you just have to find them
Sorry to hear about your protobird.... stuff happens when you manufacture airplane kits.....but I'm sure the next one will be a great bird too.
Dan
Carolina Custom Aircraft