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aeroman 10-14-2002 09:35 PM

engine selection
 
Iīm finishing a sig kavalier kit. which I modified to have a straight wing ( no dihedral). The engine I chose ( donīt have yet) for the plane is a TT .46 pro , although I own a super tigre .40 that runs great on my old trainer. Is there a noticeable difference of power between the two engines? Any sugestions, save the bucks, or buy new engine?

EXCAP232 10-14-2002 10:12 PM

Re: engine selection
 

Originally posted by aeroman
Iīm finishing a sig kavalier kit. which I modified to have a straight wing ( no dihedral). The engine I chose ( donīt have yet) for the plane is a TT .46 pro , although I own a super tigre .40 that runs great on my old trainer. Is there a noticeable difference of power between the two engines? Any sugestions, save the bucks, or buy new engine?
The TT will give more power. The ST will seem to be a lot more power with a "cleaner" (aerodynamically) plane though. I would suggest saving the funds for now and getting a larger engine for the third plane.

TerrellFlyer 10-15-2002 01:10 AM

engine selection
 
Agree with EXCAP232,use the money for more fuel.
Have a goodun,John.

MikeL 10-15-2002 01:41 AM

engine selection
 
There's another advantage that hasn't been mentioned. If you don't have much experience, you'll probably be pretty nervous your first few flights with the new plane. You know the engine you have now, and you're probably pretty comfortable with it. That's one less thing to worry about.

If you decide you'd like more power, you can always put a different engine on it later.

aeroman 10-15-2002 01:47 PM

engine selection
 
Thankīs all for the advice, Iīll go ahead and use my engine.
Happy landings


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