plane is repaired.... ready for the engine.... noone has answered my question yet either.......

The Saito FA-60 twin engine is barely powerful enough to get a 5 pound trainer in the air let alone a 66" 20 pound biplane.

I think the plane may have been powered by something like a Saito 270 or 300 twin, or maybe an OS 300 twin, each costing in the $800.00 to $1000.00 range.

BTW, the guy that said that your plane flew 250 MPH (written by Marienwolff in a PM to me) was really dreaming. Maybe 100 MPH, or maybe he was thinking metric, but I don't think so.

Looks like you got sold a bill of goods.

I'd have to agree with Pettit, I' m pretty sure I have the same model as in your picture. Its powered with a Saito 270. You can probably find a used one for $400-$500 or a Saito 300. The plane is not a speed demon.

Can't seem to PM you, My kit is the old EZ kit. Its about 1/3 scale. A bit smaller than the new GP Eagle II. It is the Christen Eagle I. Single cockpit. Foam covering

seeing as you cannot pm me i'll continue in here... i can fit 2 seats in mine..... if need be email me or add me to your msn.... [email protected].... anyways i am not too sure about the kit maker but i know its a wood fuse. sure not 20 pounds..... i have 2 other aircraft... a cessna 182 skylane with os 46 max in it... and a aircore 40 that i built for my daughter...40 os in it....both are way smaller than this eagle.... i will send more pics of cockpit if you add me to msn....

I don't use MSN messenger. Yahoo and ICQ for me. You can post pics here on RCU. If you want to do a close up of the cockpit. The foam covered planes are stick built just covered with a funky kind of covering. Also the wing tips have a plastic edge cover on them. Mine is very brittle so I got the GP Eagle and am switching the motor over to the new plane

mine has nothing like that in the wings...all wood construction on this bird.... i'll snap some pics of the inside of her asap show in the next msg...

here is some pics of the cockpit

Your cockpit looks a bit different from mine, but its seems that the pilot, Byron and Ez kits were all very similar in size and shape. So now you know that it needs a big 4 stroke 370-300 or a small 50cc gas. What do you intend to put in it? Oh, don't forget to add smoke. Its not a real Eagle without it!

i am currently lookin for a used tartan twin about 9 1/2 inches wide... or a o.s 300 twin... i will be definatly adding smoke.... everyone is doin that to there eagles....as for the rest of the pics i have ... you can view them in bucketobolts subject gp christen eagle.
thanks again for letting me know ....