[paul borga]

Hello there,
I've started researching which gas engine to buy for my Seafury. It's appr. flying weight should come in at around 10 - 11 pounds.....with a 66" wingspan.
It calls for a .91-1.20 four stroke or two stroke engine.
I initially was going to buy the DLE-20 but noticed that the DLE-20RA and DLE-30 are the exact same price.......the engines themselves weigh appr. 2 lbs for DLE30 and 1.43 lbs DLE-20............
Does the DLE-20RA have issues with the muffler so close to the carb?
Anyhow, shedding some light would be appreciated....thanks.

[Mike Sebastien]

I have both engines and they run well once they are broken in. I would install them on something more flyable until they are reliable. Deadsticking a Sea fury just won't work. Here is mine with a DA85. If the Engine quits on this one it is toast. weighs 30 lbs.

[paul borga]

Right, thanks.....I'm leaning towards the 20cc since I'm more into scale flying, but the price of the 30cc being the same as the 20cc is bugging me.....I'll get over it eventually.......lol.........thanks...cheers!

[Glow-man]

I have owned the Nitro Airplane Hawker Seafury. Same dimensions. The fuselage was fibreglass. I flew it from 2009 to 2019. Sold the airframe in summer 2019. I added 3lbs of lead in the nose to fly it scale with an OS120 4 stoke. At Calgary altitude is 3500 feet above sea level. My Seafury weighed 13lbs -13.5lbs. It flew scale but the rate of climb was sluggish. Not enough power if your not a pro with warbirds. Had full throttle almost all the time. Later I sacrificed the scale cowl for a homemade cowl and brought the engine forward one full inch. Perhaps added a 1/4 lbs up front. The plane was lovely after. Seagull is the exact same size without a scaled profiled tail and fibreglass fuselage. Might be lighter at the tail end. However, if I had to redo it with your model I would just go with 30cc. Avoid adding weight, just put your battery further back if need to balance it. The Seafury is a docile warbird compared to so many others. I really enjoyed it. I did not have retract on it. In its last few years I modified the gear to spring leaf.