WIXerGreg wrote:
The Hellcat looks great! I was going to ask if you had decided to use the RCV but it looks like you just answered my question. I've got an old Sterling P-63 on the shelf that I always thought would be a good candidate for an RCV but I never did enough research on their reliability.
Hi Greg,
I ran my RCV .90 in a test airframe and while it proved to be relatively user friendly it simply would not have been enough power to fly the Hellcat in a satisfactory manner. The RCV 1.20 would probably be sufficient but they are simply more money than I'm interested in spending for what you get in return. I acquired the .90 in a trade which was the only reason I had it in the first place! The .90 was easy to start and ran reliably while I had it but I only put about two hours of time on the engine before getting rid of it.