Balsa Steel:

I'm where your at. I'm about ready to start the Yak now. Winter is coming. No BME55 -- it is the perfect engine for my project and its not here...and yes, I've been one that has been complaining. sorry.[]

So, I'm not convinced about the DA50. DA50 advertises 14-18 lbs. I expect my plane to come out 17-17.5Lbs....thats the ragged end of the DA. I'm not really convinced on the Taurus...I don't see folks getting that much better numbers out of it then the DA, and when you price it out with them they actually want more than the DA--So thats not gonna work for me. I fly 3D not warbirds....so I don't think a G-62 is the right engine either.

I have heard that I should go with a MVVS58. I'm sure the MVVS58 is gonna have more power than the DA. My question is will my Yak fly ok at ~18lbs, 1380sq feet wing loading? How do I calculate wing loading or what do I compare it to know if its right? [&:]

PS...Balsa, did you get your DA50 from gixxer01? [:@]