ORIGINAL: rlipsett
the 40 la engine will work in a trainer it is a little low in power for more advanced planes but for a trainer it will work well. If I was to hazard a guess I would think you saw a shrike for an airplane. These planes are little speed demons, fairly cheap but a lot of bang for the buck
may have been one of these too.
http://www.rcuniverse.com/magazine/a...article_id=745