Valley View RC Brand Engines
Valley View RC now has their own brand of RC gasser engines! The first is a 20cc single based on the wildly successful XYZ 20. Valley View worked long and hard in cooperation with XYZ to develop the 20cc engine into a user-friendly, reliable powerplant at an exceptionally low price. The new engines are essentially the same as the XYZ, though they now bear the VVRC name. These are currently available on VVRC's website for $189.95.
The second new VVRC engine is a 40cc flat twin based on the 20's cylinders. I am currently flying a production-sample engine that differs from the production engines only in the spark plug placement. The production engines will have angled plugs to reduce the overall width of the engine, allowing it to fit in most 30cc airplane cowlings. My engine has straight plugs, making it a bit wider. The engine has a genuine Walbro carb and RCEXL ignition, and comes with the mufflers. VVRC ran the hell out of one of these on the test-stand and the results were outstanding. About that time, I found out about the engine during a visit to Valley View. Tom was kind enough to not make me beg, and sold me one. I installed it in a Great Planes 1/4 scale RV-4 and after three break-in flights, proceeded to flog it without mercy. I can't get it to do anything but run! It swings an APC 16-14 prop at 8200+ rpm and runs like a top. There's no burbling, missing, stuttering, or other such nonsense, it just RUNS. I now have 20+ flights on it and it's only getting better. Here are some pics.