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Old 05-19-2007 | 01:12 PM
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Default RE: Need Bipe Suggestions

Well don't believe everything you read.

I have one of these and it's a nice plane, especially when you consider the price. It arrived in 5 days from the West Coast.



That said, a FS .91 is way too big for what is essentially a .40 plane. You will not be able to get it into the cowl and the plane will be VERY VERY nose heavy if you could.

You should be looking for Stearmans in the .60 through .70 range for optimum use of the .91 engine.


Maybe someone else could suggest something in this range from another vendor as I come up short of ideas.

That 91 however would find a GREAT home in a Great Planes Skybolt ARF.

I'm running a .91 in my Skybolt and it's a good match for this plane.