Questions - Newbie, Gasoline Engines
I am an adequate R/C model plane flyer from the 80's. I am making a slow come-back and still interested after all these years. There may be an electric-motor-plane in my future and there may be a gasoline-engine-plane in my future. I currently own 3 glow engines. An Enya 29, Enya 45, and OS 60. I have lots of questions about gas engines. My forte' is sport flying.
1. Putting price aside is there a favorite or most popular brand? Is it Saito?
2. What would you guess is the most popular displacement? 30cc?
3. Do the 10, 15, 20cc engines perform as well as the 30cc and up?
At the moment my focus seems to be the 60-90ci glow engine range. So if I am thinking I can also use a gasoline engine in that size range. I tend to select an engine and then look at what plane designs are available in that size. I am sure this is backwards in regards to the way some people think. When I was a kid I use to think it is more likely the engine will stay around while the models will come and go. So, I put more focus on the engine. Quarter scale seems to be a little too big and time consuming for my personal life. I have other expensive hobbies (full size boats)
Last edited by Lee Taylor; 05-31-2019 at 07:30 AM.