ORIGINAL: Tall Texan
Hello All,
It's been awhile since I logged in. I too have a Stagger but has been setting on the bench for some time due to a lot of other priorities. Currently have a Saito 1703R on it but thinking of changing it out for the Enya VT240 or Saitto 200 V twin. Haven't flown it as yet.
Has anybody found a good substitute for the TopFlite dark red paint since they quite making it?
Who is selling th Enya VT 240 these days?
John
Hey John - I had the 170R3 in mine for one flying season and then swapped it out for the Enya VT-240. The 170 will fly the plane but you need a lot of runway (and a lot of resolve) on takeoff. You also need a whole lotta lead to get it to balance. In my case, it took 26 ounces. The big Enya eliminated all that lead weight and gives me power to spare. Here's a link to a short video of the plane equipped with the v-twin. I'm in the process of re-plumbing the fuel supply system and hope to have it ready to fly at Joe Nall.
http://www.rcuvideos.com/video/Topflite-Staggerwing-wmv