Recently I purchased an OS 40 FX to replace the OS 40 LA on my Duraplane T-40. The 40 LA did a fine job getting the T-40 off the ground, but I was curious about how the 40 FX would perform. Well it runs like a rocket, and the T-40 now rotates in a few feet rather than taking half the field!
I sold the 40 LA to a friend leaving me with just one additional engine: a 46 AX on my Ultra Stick 40. The 46 is probably one of the finest engines that Max ever made, and each time I fly the US, I am utterly amazed at its performance. Unfortunately its airframe is quickly wearing out from all the high G manuevers. I had better get another plane before it disintegrates in the air into a fine spray of balsa pieces!
Anyway I purchased another OS engine that I have been coveting for a long time - an OS FS-52 S. What a beautiful lovely machine. If it were a woman, it'd be Terri Hatcher! My life is complete engine wise. Now if I could just find some worthy airplane to put it on. I have an OS aluminum mount for it, so I might test fly it on the US.
Ciao,
Mr Akimoto