Looks like it is strong enough to take an 850 lb load on each of the engine
attach points. (You must be the judge, of course.)

Here are the FEA results:

          Bill Dube'

Thanks Bill. Nice FEA program you have there. Good work.  Does it run on
Windows? How much does it cost?

Paul Lamar

Bill if you don't mind and it is not too much work could you rerun
it with two 1/4 square key stock steel added to the top flanges 12 inches long
and centered? Consider the additional material homogeneous. Which would
be an approximation for welded on pieces of course.
I like a safety factor of two.

Paul Lamar

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