That's also what makes the CAP snap. The GP Cap almost never snaps (never had mine do it) but will snap roll and 3D with the best of them. As for the weight. I just went from a OS 160 to a BCMA 40cc gasser and had no problem balancing the plane with either engine. I used the pull-pull for the 160 and put all the servos in the tail for the BCMA. Not sure why you would need or want the extra weight of a Fuji. Lots of wing loading. My BCMA weighs in at 51 ounces with ignition and muffler. You decide. The last thing you need is a lot of extra weight in a plane that is purposely built very light and handles great!!
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I'm looking for my first big gasser and want a sport acrobatic plane. Is the GP Cap232/ Fuji 43 a good combo? The intent is lots and lot of rolls, loops, snaps, knife edge..............touch and go's, no 3D'ing .
In the full size 232 the stab seats much higher in the tail, in fact is much higher than the engine thrust line and quite forward of the rudder hinge line. That arrangement provides a shorter stab moment arm, and is instrumental in the excellent tumbling abilities of the full scale CAP. This oddity of the Cap’s in general is not a good thing for the model Cap’s. Probably due to excessive roll coupling induced by the off centered pitch axis, most model CAP's with scale stabs tend to roll during violent pitch excursions (i.e. very tight and fast loops).