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07-23-2011, 01:45 PM
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RE: Q52M
Haven't run a Q52 in years....Do a search here for "who needs technology"...I posted in 2003 about my test of the then new DA 50....It was one for the first....I have a NIB never seen fuel DA50 with a Pitts muffler here if anyone is interested...
07-23-2011, 05:41 PM
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RE: Q52M
I hate to be the fly in this ointment, but, I had a TF Mustang, that when I originally built it I used a Fox 3.2 for the motovator. With that engine the Mustang was really fast. I decided I needed the the Fox for another airplane, so I thought I would put my old reliable Q-52 in it's place, turned out to be a bad move. The Q-52 out weighed the Fox by exactly 1#, and that is not what a Mustang needs, more nose weight. I have seen the US 41 in 2 different Mustangs, and they were very under powered, the Q-52 was not a bad power match for the Mustang, but the nose weight is not acceptable in my opinion. To get the balance right you will need lots of tail weight, which equats to a heavier airplane, that everyone knows is not what a Mustang needs.
Sorry, to have to throw water on your choice of engines, but I'm just relaying my experience, OK?
Dale
Sorry, to have to throw water on your choice of engines, but I'm just relaying my experience, OK?
Dale
