Submike - the plane is a scratch build from plans by Ernie Heyworth (Super nice guy too!!). I asked him [Ernie] about putting a glow engine on it and he said that a couple people in his area have mounted 30's on them with a little reinforcement. It will have a 53" wingspan once i put the wing tips on. AND I didn't go electric for a number of reasons: too easy, too clean, too quite and most of all for Hobbsy's reason, the fun factor!! [:-]

Hobbsy, thanks for the suggestion. So are you saying that instead of pressurizing the tank, just leave it vented using the pressure for the pump and use a cline regulator instead of an oscillating pump? remember, i have never used a pump before so i have little clue as to what i am getting myself into! a picture would be greatly appreciated.

Other than that, i have set the motor on top of the plane and it appears to be quite top-heavy which is a bit worrysome. And Ed, i have thought about the vibrational forces from having a 4-stroke sitting on top of the wing, and that also worries me. I have taken some precaution however. The cabanes are fiberglassed in, the ribs that the cabanes are attached to are reinforced as much as i could and will be reinforced more once i glue the wing together and get the wing joiner in. It will also have struts on the wings...so hopefully all this will spread out the vibration as you suggested.

BTW: Submikester, guess who gets to walk out there with me when i maiden it! you thought I was nervous before!! [sm=bananahead.gif]