I went to a 19 inch spinner. Same as Nemesis NXT. Hides the engine
almost completely with less frontal area than the Nemesis NXT.

I rotated the turbo 45 degrees for a better exhaust outlet location.
The tank behind the pilot holds ice water for the intercooler and it is 
filled to adjust the CG. the tank above the spar is the fuel tank.
The landing gear retraction mechanism uses a rack and pinion. The RX8 unit
would be ideal as it is electric assisted with a recirculating ball screw
drive.

This is the Sports class version. About 900  HP ought to be enough to dominate the
racing. The unlimited version would have three engines with a longer fuselage 
to balance what would be a severe too far forward CG problem.

Paul Lamar
 
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