ANYBODY OUT THERE FAMILIAR WITH THE PACIFIC AERO MODELS CLIP WING MONOCOUPE ? I BUILT THEIR GEE BEE Y FEW YEARS AGO, INSTALLED G-26 AND THE MODEL WAS VERY SLOW IN FLIGHT.
THE QUALITY OF THE KIT WAS OK BUT I SOLD IT LIKE MANY OTHERS. ACTUALLY THE MANUFACTURER MENTIONS IT IS NOT AEROBATIC. I THINK THE MONOCOUPE MIGHT DO A ROLL, LOOP OK AND THAT IS ABOUT ALL I DO ANYWAY. GOT AWAY FROM GASSERS FEW YEARS AGO, HAVE SAITO`S IN EVERYTHING. PLAN TO USE SAITO 180 IN THE COUPE WATCHA THINK ??

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I have both these planes. The Monocoupe has a saito 180 and an APC 18X6 prop. It will perform standard aerobatic manuevers quite well. I am not a 3D flier so I can't comment on that. I have a 26 cc engine in the GB-Y and am satisfied with the scale performance a 32 or 40 cc engine on this plane would probably be more satisfying and would certainly help with balancing the plane.

THANKS CEDRICK, A LITTLE SURPRISED BY YOUR USING AN 18 ON THE SAITO BUT I JUST CHECKED AND IT IS LISTED IN THE "SCALE" COLUMN, AND THE POINTY PROPS DO GIVE A BIT MORE OOMPH THEY SAY.
I SOLD THE GBY RIGHT AWAY PARTLY BECAUSE I BUILD EACH WINTER TO KEEP FROM GETTING CABIN FEVER AND HAVE TO SELL TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE NEXT PROJECT. GUYS IN THE CLUB SAID MY GBY LOOKED VERY REALISTIC IN FLIGHT BUT I DID NOT KEEP IT LONG ENOUGH TO LAND IT WELL. SEEM TO REMEMBER THAT PUTTING THE WHEEL PANTS ON WAS A PROJECT IN ITSELF. YOUR MONOCOUPE LOOKS GREAT. FINALLY TEST FLEW MY HANGER 9 1/4 SCALE TAYLORCRAFT THAT I BUILT YEARS AGO. WITH THE SAITO 180 IT LIFTED OFF AT ABOUT 1/2 THROTTLE. IT FLIES LIKE A BIG TRAINER AND THE 180 IS MORE THAN ENOUGH FOR THE WAY I FLY. THANKS AGAIN, HAPPY LANDINGS....
DICK

Dick
The 'Coupe's wheel pants are no-hassle bolton. Takes about two minutes to install them.
Mine has OS160 w/ APC 18x6.
Take a look at the thread Too Low forwarded. Lot of good info in there.
Goos luck.
Al