RamJet - Do you mean a 5 cylinder radial??
I am not aware of one with that displacement. Is it home made - or what brand is it?
Anyway - my first gues is that it would power a Beaver about 23 to 25 % size.
Unionville has a 1/4 (25%) scale kit - 12 foot span - available at Great Hobbies.
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Originally Posted by RAMJET
guys I have a question ,what size beaver do you think would be needed for a 5 cyl 4 cycle motor 4ci.motor weight 5.5 lbs and turns a 22" or 18"-19"x3 bladeprop.for a joke I held it up to my 8 footer and it would fit but would bring the weght to just over 15 lbs.but man it makes the plane look real cool .can't imagine how it would sound.my friends beaver was over 15lbs on floats and flew great but this would be a lot of power for a plane this size ,but then again I have flown in a real beaver and it can fly near straight up.kind of like a pick up truck with a 454 LOL .is there a kit that is a tad bigger ??? what's your thoughts ,sorry if I am hijackng but it is beaver talk LOL .Roger
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