ORIGINAL: n6iap

Looks like this might be where Viet Nam vets hang out and why I put up with all the extra chatter (like mine right now). We may not have been welcomed home then, but we made it better for those troops serving now.

I have the Saito 170R and would not trade if for any of the other choices. Many of the people with my local club don’t understand why I don’t use a G-23 or any one of the “Gassers” instead of the castor oil mess maker. I have never flown gas and so guess I look at the oil as a part of the flight. Also I have the Keleo muffler on the engine and just like with my Saito 90R in the Corsair, the exhaust is sent far enough out to not be an issue. Lastly, it is true that most of the flight will be with the power at around half throttle but that is true of the full scale also. The aircraft came out as a trainer with a 220 HP Continental and the Super Stearman was something the civilians made from that with a 450 HP Pratt & Whitney. BTW, don’t forget the upper ailerons. So it would seem to me to be a real SS it should be over powered.

As far as putting an electric on the aircraft, I think (worth every penny you are paying for my opinion) that anyone wanting to go into larger electrics (more than a park flyer) should try the de Havilland Beaver ARF. http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products...ProdID=EFL4525 it is a fair size, 68 inch wing, and full control with flaps, etc. It can help you transition to an airplane that does not make noise. For me that was a big change, I did not realize how much I used the sound as I flew. It took one tip stall and another hot landing to get used to it. The aircraft is much lighter than the Stearman and cheaper to repair.