I built a Sig Kricket a while back. This plane looks great. Unfortunately, some planes don't fly as good as they look. This plane utilizes a foam wing with abs wing tips. I hollowed the inside of the wing out. I  tried to keep this as light as possible. The plane shows a Golden Bee as a powerplant. This plane has a full fuse so I wanted to install a tank directly behind the firewall. Finding a tank to fit was getting to be difficult without cutting into the foam wing. I elected to use a aluminum mount from JK Aerotech which uses a clunk inside a 35 mm film canister. I moved the firewall back as much as possible and cut the cheeks back a bit on the fuse so the prop had clearance. I figured this would take care of balance. I bolted a new Sure Start onto the mount and put a 6x3 Master Airscrew on. Plane flew very slow and maneuvers were out of the question. I added a 1/4 oz to the tail and upped the nitro to 35% and switched to a 5 1/2 -4 Tornado. Performance was much better, I was able to go inverted and several loops including squares. Plane just still didn't seem to have it. This tank-engine mount seems to work flawless though including a long engine run. my line length was 42 ft. I could probably go to 35's. I recently found a brand new Tee Dee.051 cylinder and piston amongst some other treasures I had long forgotten about. It seems as if this plane is a bit draggy probably due to the foam wing which appears to be somewhat thicker than the traditional built up balsa ones I have. I think the plane just needs more power. Would my new found Tee Dee cylinder be too much on the Sure Start case? As for fuel draw,  I have the Killer Bee backplate with the larger intake to feed it. I have never installed a Tee Dee cylinder and piston combo on a baby bee case. I'd rather listen first then to destroy something I know I can't replace easily. Ken Cook

i agree with Ray's advice - - use a 5-3 prop and maybe more nitro. You should gain some performance by adding a Galbreath Head with Nelson plug. Also remember that the TD.051 piston/cylinder assembly will provide exactly the same power as a TD.049 piston/cylimder asse,bly, except you're no longer 1/2-A legal!

Also remember that you should reset the piston/connecting rod ball joint after every flying session to minimize wear.

           Rob, I'm using 42 ft .008's. The fuel I was using was SIg 35% nitro. I found this fuel in the 25-35% to be the best. I'm aware of the double porting in the Sure Start. I just think that having the exhaust ports being blocked as opposed to being open in the Tee Dee is quite a downgrade for the Sure Start. I've tried the Galbreath head on some Black Widows I had, but they suffered from what appeared to be over compression. I've went back to the high compression heads. These work well but get pretty torn up using the high nitro. I've been using the RJL adapters with good success and not a big decrease in performance. I will try the smaller prop. I have a 5x3 black on hand and some APC's. In the event I was to go with the Tee Dee head, would the Galbreath be suitable? I think this plane could of used a few more inches of span too. It sure looks good though. Since the use of the motor mount I've chosen,  it seems like it would of been a lot easier to have made accommodations for the Tee Dee from the start. I appreciate all comments and suggestions from all directions. Thanks Ken Cook

Slightly off topic, but Robert, you need to edit your personal profile and simply erase the zip code that you originally entered. This will stop the Board's software from trying to find the now-missing Weather site.  This causes some peoples browsers to load very slowly.

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Thanks