ORIGINAL: doxilia
Bryan,
RE is the way I remember the Deception from my early years. In those days the 61 VF & RF were the engines to be had. I think the only issue with the RE setup on the standard design is that the canopy, unlike the larger ones on the XLT and Escape, is a little small for LS engines. On the other hand, a SS RE Rossi with a shorter pipe, much like in Jim's article build, might be just fine under the hood.
People who've built Deceptions with RE configurations have mentioned the issue with pipe heating due to the snug fit. Still, I'm going to build mine like that.
David.
There were no long stroke engines when the Deception was released as a Bridi kit, IIRC. I bought my Bridi Deception in 1979 with the intention of running it with an OS .61VF rear exhaust engine, but I was disappointed in the power of both the VF and the FSR when compared to a Rossi or OPS .60 of that era. I ended up flying my Deception with the FSR (side exhaust) and Rhom Air gear. My model was grossly underpowered as far as I was concerned. Yes, I stretched the pipe out so that it was resonating best during the climb, but it wasn't enough of a boost. I thought mine was heavy until I read what some of them weighed from other members here on RCU.
I liked models that were more "in line" with the wing and horizontal stab, plus a bit of sub dorsal fin with movable rudder. Had I to do it again, I would have designed my own pattern ships and campaigned them.
Ed Cregger