Hi Prez! That plane is looking great... you're a very straight builder!!! I purchased one of these off of Ebay about a year ago that had been started... I'm having to "fix" alot of the original builder's mistakes however so it's slow going.

What size engines are you using on yours? Have you checked to see how the spun cowls will fit over them? Also are you using the standard muffler's or will you be putting pitts style mufflers on them?

I was going to put OS .25 SF engines in mine but, but there's just no way I can see to get them inside the spun cowls without butchering them. They're too long (from backplate to spinner nut) and the carb would partially stick out the front of the cowl.

I recently purchased an OS .15 FP and it looks like a much better fit inside of the cowling, but of course I now wonder if 4 .15's will be enough power to fly it. I'd prefer to use OS SF engines but it looks like OS only made them down to the .25 size... smaller engines became FP only. I have 2 of the .25 SF's here and now 1 of the .15 FP's.

I'm open to ideas about powering this thingy!

My wing is framed up and straight (after some rework of the braces in the center section... grrrr) but my fuse is twisted from the back of the wing saddle to the tail. I'm guessing I'll have to strip off all the sheeting from the wing saddle back, straighten the frame and then resheet it. How the orginal owner ever thought it'd fly with the tail some 25 degrees off from the wing is beyond me! LOL! I can't even figure how he got it so twisted to begin with honestly. But oh well....

- Michael