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Title: Engine choice for Twister. OS .35 Stunt or HP .40??
Post by: frank mccune on June 17, 2019, 03:45:02 PM: Which engine would be the better choice? Both can made to balance the plane by moving the engine. I had a Twister powered by a HP .40 and it was a dream to fly. I do not know if I would be satisfied with as OS .35 Stunt engine.

Thoughts / Suggestions?
Tia
Title: Re: Engine choice for Twister. OS .35 Stunt or HP .40??
Post by: Brian Gardner on June 17, 2019, 06:12:32 PM: The HP40 with my ABC stunt set in it would be magic in the Twister.
Title: Re: Engine choice for Twister. OS .35 Stunt or HP .40??
Post by: Ken Culbertson on June 17, 2019, 06:12:40 PM: Quote from: frank mccune on June 17, 2019, 03:45:02 PM
Which engine would be the better choice? Both can made to balance the plane by moving the engine. I had a Twister powered by a HP .40 and it was a dream to fly. I do not know if I would be satisfied with as OS .35 Stunt engine.

Thoughts / Suggestions?
Tia
It it definitely a .35 size plane. Lots of guys fly it on an OS46LA. I fly one with a Cobra 2820 electric which is a 46 size motor. I think either is fine. The .35 on 58' .014 lines is more power/weight than we flew PA in the 70's so I would pick whichever one is the most reliable.

Ken
Title: Re: Engine choice for Twister. OS .35 Stunt or HP .40??
Post by: wwwarbird on June 17, 2019, 07:20:54 PM: Quote from: frank mccune on June 17, 2019, 03:45:02 PM
Which engine would be the better choice? Both can made to balance the plane by moving the engine. I had a Twister powered by a HP .40 and it was a dream to fly. I do not know if I would be satisfied with as OS .35 Stunt engine.

Thoughts / Suggestions?
Tia

Sounds like you've answered your own question. ;D
Title: Re: Engine choice for Twister. OS .35 Stunt or HP .40??
Post by: Naomi Macklem on June 18, 2019, 06:00:36 AM: My Twister has an OS LA .40 in it, and it flies amazing.
Title: Re: Engine choice for Twister. OS .35 Stunt or HP .40??
Post by: James Holford on June 19, 2019, 12:02:33 AM: .46LA on 58' .015. Anything else is just a toy.

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Title: Re: Engine choice for Twister. OS .35 Stunt or HP .40??
Post by: Steve Helmick on June 19, 2019, 04:04:04 PM: Quote from: Naomi Macklem on June 18, 2019, 06:00:36 AM
My Twister has an OS LA .40 in it, and it flies amazing.

What's your setup on the .40 LA/Twister? Prop, fuel, venturi size, muffler, weight and line size & length? #^ Steve
Title: Re: Engine choice for Twister. OS .35 Stunt or HP .40??
Post by: Istvan Travnik on June 19, 2019, 04:59:34 PM: HP 40.
And try to obtain it with original, genuine venturi, with original one-side nozzle type needle assy. (I think MECOA offers it).
Title: Re: Engine choice for Twister. OS .35 Stunt or HP .40??
Post by: Brian Gardner on June 19, 2019, 06:56:54 PM: Yes they do

Quote from: Istvan Travnik on June 19, 2019, 04:59:34 PM
HP 40.
And try to obtain it with original, genuine venturi, with original one-side nozzle type needle assy. (I think MECOA offers it).
Title: Re: Engine choice for Twister. OS .35 Stunt or HP .40??
Post by: Randy Cuberly on June 19, 2019, 11:34:26 PM: Actually, one of the engines you mentioned in the first paragraph of this thread is in my opinion a nearly perfect match for a Twister.

If you have a GOOD ONE... the OS35S is the perfect Twister engine!

Randy Cuberly