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Old 07-06-2003 | 05:39 AM
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elmerfud
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well....... i have not weighed it yet (whole plane ) but i think the engine is is the 35 oz range its an FT-120 OS™ i, i have this feeling i am going to be close on CG... may have to add some weight to the nose....
just hoping this wont be way under powered...(if it is i will switch engine out to a Moki™ or something),, i have a friend that will sell me either a 1.8 or a 2.somthing for a decent price and both are in decent shape.

but i had this engine for a while ...new in the box.. and have been wanting to put it in something. so here i go....we will see i guess..
i have a few issue`s.. to resolve yet.. exhaust being one of them ... may have to exit it out the sides of the cowl... may look cool running though.. but dont know about sitting there on the ground.

took a little doing to get it in right place(engine) to get it where i wanted it in relation to cowl and fuel tank...(has a 22oz tank,now)

thanks for input on CG. ill start at 125mm....(even though ill never prolly run it empty with tank i have,.and its in the front,,in nose).so it will be nose heavy when full...

guess i could balance it with 1/3 of a tank in it..at 125mm

here is another closer shot


not done routing hoses and wiring yet.