Stewart Luck is the guy you want to talk to.
People used to say the Beagle Pup 100 was underpowered too with the same powerplant, that was usually because they were used to Cessna 150s also with the same powerplant but much lower wing loading, so I would guess the same would apply to the Junior.
Personally I found the Pup 100 a delight to fly being much more responsive to the controls and much easier to land as it didn't float!
The 'Juniors' used in Biafra, as far as I recall, were much modified with strengthened airframe, high mounted tailplane, more powerful engine, and underwing hardpoints for weaponry. I think they were designated MFI-15 rather than MFI-9.
Always wanted to try one (and its 'lookalike' the ARV Super 2) but never got round to it.
Last edited by chevvron; 7th March 2013 at 11:26.