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You're on! And I am bloody-well serious. Not the whole bird; forward
fuselage, please. Fuel tank. Main spar. Put it on DeltaCAD if you
got it, otherwise whatever works.

The thing is, I want to fabricate the forward fuselage and hang the
engine using the method I prefer, which uses a space-frame mount with
the prop on the clutch-end of the crankshaft. Lotsa little details in
getting the load back into the main structure at minimum weight.

Nor am I saying it'll be better -- probably won't. But it's an itch
I'd really like to scratch.

-Bob Hoover

I agree Bob. That is an itch that has bothered me for years also. It
seems like the logical way to do it. Of course, then you have to deal
with a prop that turns in the proper direction! :-)

Highflyer
Highflight Aviation Services
Pinckneyville Airport PJY