I'm considering the Midwest Citabria as my next kit, and the only engine i have available is my OS 1.08. I know this plane flies great on a 91 4s, but I don't have one of those laying around. I'm not concerned about having too much power, but I am concerned about the weight and balance, prop clearance, and would it fit in the cowling? I'd be using a 15-8 prop, or a 16-6 if it would clear the deck. I know lighter flies better, but this plane is a floater as it is. What is the actual finished weight of some of yours that have been finished? As I see it, 9 lbs. is a good max weight for this engine, but I'm not sure about the wing loading.

Mine came in at 8# with a Saito 91 and on standard gear, 10# when on floats that are pretty scale looking though maybe bigger than they need to be. The plane flies well on the Saito 91 when on the wheels, but the larger engine would be a benefit for when it's on the floats since each float is about the size of a 60-size fuselage

Nice looking model. I like the color choice. I guess the concern I have now is how to stuff the pitts muffler in the cowl without butchering it up too bad. Probably need to go with a slimline. The 1.08 is a great engine for a two stroke, and throttled back, it sounds nice too. I can picture flying this plane at 1/4 throttle and powering through a nice slow loop, all the way around. My friend has one, and it will even fly knife edge. OS 91 on his, too.

I flew mine with a Saito .91 for a couple of years.....and at full throttle, could do a LOT of maneuvers unheard of in the full scale realm Of course many of those were done accidentally