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Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes

07-25-2003, 12:38 AM

Replies: 14

1/2a Hots

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Posted By garymeyers

1/2 A Hots

I designed & Buillt a 30" hots which I wanted to power with an .049 but it finished at about 16 Oz. so I ended up with a Norvel .074 for power. It flies great but somehow It's still not a "hots"...

Forum: Beginners

03-17-2003, 12:08 PM

Replies: 2

AIR LEAKS! Sealing engine and replacing o-rings

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Posted By garymeyers

AIR LEAKS! Sealing engine and replacing o-rings

When the piston moves down from the top of the cylinder presure is created in the crankcase pushing fuel out of nearly every opening in the engine. A little fuel and oil is needed to lubricate the...

Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes

03-15-2003, 02:17 AM

Replies: 10

1/2a Pylon

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Posted By garymeyers

1/2a Pylon

The most popular really fast 1/'2 A used to be the Taperwing with an .049 Cyclone with tuned pipe on it would probably do 130 to 150 MPH who knows? be a bullet !

Forum: Glow Engines

03-15-2003, 01:40 AM

Replies: 5

Fox Eagle .74 Woes

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Posted By garymeyers

Fox Eagle .74 Woes

Well -- I have a Fox Eagle 74 ABC (A very rare engine ) and have no problems with it. I have used several
Eagle 61's and am extremely impresssed with their raw power. My 60-sized HOTS...

Forum: Glow Engines

03-13-2003, 11:49 PM

Replies: 37

Changing glo eng to Deisel -> Anybody familiar?

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Posted By garymeyers

Changing glo eng to Deisel -> Anybody familiar?

I have converted several glo engines to diesel Diesels are messy -- real castor oil works best with diesels and coats everything with thick oily residue . There may be some advantage if you want...

Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes

03-12-2003, 02:58 AM

Replies: 9

1/2A starter questions

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Posted By garymeyers

1/2A starter questions

I made my own from a 550 electric motor and 3 to 1 Gearbox from Great Planes that runs on 7.2 volt battery pack.

BUT DU-Bro just announced one that
they have made Just for engines ...

Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes

03-12-2003, 02:48 AM

Replies: 3

Guillow's Dauntless Convert to RC?

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Posted By garymeyers

Guillow's Dauntless Convert to RC?

Will fly but mods are required especially to the wing. Just about any rubber powered kit can be made to fly rc -- I recently saw a biplane with a 4" wingspan fly 2 channel rc indoors -- not my...

Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes

03-12-2003, 02:38 AM

Replies: 13

Norvel .074 Idle Question

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Posted By garymeyers

Norvel .074 Idle Question

Just about all Norvel throttles cut off the air flow at the top and the bottom simultaneously spoiling the idle.

One Fix is:

Take the barrel out of the carb and simply cut a tiny notch in...

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