Genesis 46

[Bill Little]

Ok, what do y'all say as to the power train for the Genesis 46?  (Maybe Mr. Robin Hunt will chime in!)

Also, what is a good, competitive weight for this plane?

TIA!

[steve pagano]

Hi Bill,


     Would a Double Star 54 be a good choice Since the plans call for a S.T.46 and the Double Star is an exact match to the S.T. 46's mounts?

[Jim Morris]

Stalker 51RE.

[Steve Fitton]

Hmmmm.  Wingspan?  Square inches?

[Charlie Pate]

Bill!
 When shopping for an engine, d,ont forget to throw weight into the equation.
 Course you could shorten the nose, or use an extension ,which I hate.

[Ward Van Duzer]

Bill,

You know where the "real" engines come from 


W.

[peabody]

Yup...the G-46 is about the size of the Saturn...I would stick a PA .51 with a tuna pipe in it...
I never saw a better performing stunt plane than Bob's Saturn when he "discovered" the .51.......

If you want to fly with a muffler instead, you might consider an OS .46 FSR....

Have fun!

[Bill Little]

Rich,

I have a PA 51 which I took out of my Geo Juno (Saturn) to replace it with a PA 61.  Why?  I dunno! LOL!!  But it IS sweet with the .61.  I can use the muffler or pipe on the PA .51.  I was going to build another USA-1 (and will someday soon!) but I have a beautiful set of foam cores for the Genesis 46.  I *could* also use a PA 61!  And I have a great running T&L ST G-51....... 

The only "big" OS engines I have are 40 VFs.......... of course, one of those on a pipe would definitely work!  Would like to stay with a muffler on this one, though.

Jim,  I have zero experience with the Stalkers except for a 46 which was in the first run they made.

Steve, I don't have a DS 54, and would like to use something I have in the drawer.

Charlie Chan,  I am *thinking about that one...... weight of the engines I have vice the ST 46 in the original.

Ward, see above!

More ideas?

[Ward Van Duzer]

Bill,

PA .51 SE? (prob not in the drawer, but?)! 


W.

[Bob Reeves]

Hey Bill, don't forget I need to borrow the cores that come out of the wings 

When I get through playing with trailers and get back to airplanes I will stick the borrowed DS 54 in my Skylark and give it a work out. This will tell us how it compairs to a ST 51.

[taildragger-j3]

I thought Genesis 46 was where Israel took his family to Egypt to escape the famine in Canaan.   

[Bill Little]

Bill,

PA .51 SE? (prob not in the drawer, but?)! 


W.

I think I would just go with the RE and use either the can muffler attached to the header, or a header/muffler.  Sure "cleans up" the nose of the plane!

Bill <><

[Bill Little]

I thought Genesis 46 was where Israel took his family to Egypt to escape the famine in Canaan.   

Good one there, David!