I was looking for some opinions on which size engine to use on this plane. Pondered a decent .46 ( say a TT Pro .46 with the Tower Hobbies muffler ) or possibly a Magnum XLS-52 although I dont know a whole lot about this engine. Would like to get into MVVS's and place a .49 on it but dont want to deal with the 5% nitro issue when the other engines I have / plan on buying use 10 to 15% happily...... read in some other forums about using an extra head shim and 10% nitro but not sure how well this works. I'm not an overly experienced pilot and figured that a 60 sized engine might be too much. Would greatly appreciate any and all thoughts pertaining to these issues. Thanks !!

I built a Contender some years back, I really went all out on it and mounted the engine inverted, cowled it in made a Navy color scheme with a great pilot. I powered it with an OS max 45 FSR, plenty of power!! flew fast and was fun to land. I think a good 45 or 46 engine is plenty. One thing that will blow you away is, Averse Yaw on the rudder. You give left rudder and the fuselage tilts to the left but the airplane rolls to the right!!! no biggie really. The plane flys great! Have fun!!! I dont recommend going to all the trouble of an inverted mount tho. just my opinion, looked cool but lotsa work.