Ron wrote;

My cowl will be a big cylinder, uniform all the way around centered on
the
prop flange so the size is not really a problem for me, but it'd not be
the
best choice for a normal tractor aircraft. Weight is not much over
450#, but
the footprint is huge in comparison.


Like I said - your choice is much better! But I'm having fun anyway...


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If ya got a digital cam I would love to see some pics of the project
your building.

Send it to stol83001 at yahoo dot com.

Ben