RE: Engine choice.
Sounds like the old bike argument, which is better, more low end torque of the V-twin or the high end speed of the inline 4 engine. I liked the quarter mile track myself. Since this is my first build maybe I should rely on the old KISS method and find the engine recommended for the plane. Platt shows a ST2500 glo. And there's the cost thing, seems from shopping around that it'll save me money for the radial I'd like to get for the Meister Zero I have as a second project.
If I go with the glo engine, how much like a 2 stroke dirt bike will it sound? Engine pitch is part of the appeal of a warbird afterall.