I wound up getting one of these a little while back with the idea of mounting a rebuilt OS 160 twin. The plane is pretty much assembled and I ran the engine for the first time last saturday.

Good news is that I was able to get her to balance at CG without having to add any weight. I did put the rx battere (4000mah LiFe) in the engine compartment.

The bad news is that I purchased and installed a sullivan onboard glow igniter for the twin and it does not heat up both plugs like I was expecting so I have to use a separate battery on one plug to get her to light up.

Thinking of getting the McDaniel system to fix that (never used one before) to fix that problem.

I am very impressed with how well the 160 turns the 18x8 prop. I hope it translates well in the air.

Hi everyone

I am close to finishing my Starlet model .

I have used a NGH 38CC - To which I has a shocking long mounting
distance of about 170mm .

So in short I moved the cowling forward about 30mm to compensate.
The graphic lines were not visually affected , but I had to install new cowl mountings lugs obviously ...

This appears to have helped with balance CG as it looks like I will need no balast or very little ... I used stock tank fully forward and 2 x 2200 mah 2s batts mounted directly behind fuel tank . I will try
a 20x10 prop with the 38cc and see how it goes

I would like to know if anyone can confirm successsful 'CG'
for this model other than just relying on instructions ?

I plan to balance at 170 mm with slight up elev .. As I prerfer to trim
down on maiden if possible ...

So if you have flown this model please advise of CG details from
your experience ..

Andy ...

Some pics

Originally Posted by MrFollies

Scott, would the DLE 60 twin fit under that cowl? Crazy power but might be nice with those fat cheeks!
I'd imagine the exhaust might be tough to do....

I’m flying mine with a Dle40 twin