glow to gas
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glow to gas
I bought a top flight Cessna 182 with 81in wingspan it calls for a .91 to 1.20 4 stroke glow I want to try a 4 stroke gas engine I know 2 stroke gas engines dont have as much power as its glow counterpart does this hold true with 4 strokes. would a saito fg21 which is a 1.26 gas 4 stoke be big enough or should I go up to a 30cc gas 4 stroke
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I am flying, since two years, a ESM STKA 80" with a SAITO 180 convert to GAZ.
It's very very limit! I am changing the engine with an MVVS 26cc, 2 strokes, I found again in my work room.
An FG21 will be too smal.
It's very very limit! I am changing the engine with an MVVS 26cc, 2 strokes, I found again in my work room.
An FG21 will be too smal.
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lets talk numbers and performance:
900 sq in wing
~ 12 lbs
sold as a .60 - .90 2 stroke or .90 - 1.20 4 stroke (glow)
wing loading 30 - 32 oz / sq ft
Those are the numbers, what do you want for performance?
How I describe it is: "Pretty plane flies and lands fast."
I'm sure at the bottom of the performance envelope an FG 14 would fly just fine. When would two much engine be reached? I'm guessing the FG 21 would be my choice for an ever heavy already wing loading.
She will never be fun and easy to hover, so why bother with more than good power?
IMHO ken
900 sq in wing
~ 12 lbs
sold as a .60 - .90 2 stroke or .90 - 1.20 4 stroke (glow)
wing loading 30 - 32 oz / sq ft
Those are the numbers, what do you want for performance?
How I describe it is: "Pretty plane flies and lands fast."
I'm sure at the bottom of the performance envelope an FG 14 would fly just fine. When would two much engine be reached? I'm guessing the FG 21 would be my choice for an ever heavy already wing loading.
She will never be fun and easy to hover, so why bother with more than good power?
IMHO ken
Last edited by kmeyers; 06-02-2017 at 07:45 AM.