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Forum: Everything Diesel

09-02-2018, 02:06 PM

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What's the attraction of diesel plane engines?

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Posted By gmeyers

I used to be a truck driver and on occasions...

I used to be a truck driver and on occasions would pass through Fort Smith Arkansas and stop by the Fox factory - later when I had a chance I would fly down there in a borrowed plane and Betty Fox...

Forum: Everything Diesel

08-30-2018, 08:56 AM

Replies: 124

What's the attraction of diesel plane engines?

Views: 45,666

Posted By gmeyers

Not so - Fox owner Duke Fox was not around for...

Not so - Fox owner Duke Fox was not around for many years and family did not do the research and development that Duke did. The Fox heyday was during the peak of the control line era when they...

Forum: Everything Diesel

08-27-2018, 02:51 AM

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What's the attraction of diesel plane engines?

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Posted By gmeyers

It's not just the seal though that is vital to a...

It's not just the seal though that is vital to a compression ignition engine -- I've been running and flying diesels since the mid 1950's and have never owned a ringed diesel. Seems the...

Forum: Everything Diesel

05-24-2018, 03:53 PM

Replies: 124

What's the attraction of diesel plane engines?

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Posted By gmeyers

I must relate this I had a glow engine in my hand...

I must relate this I had a glow engine in my hand - no tank, no glow lighter but had just cleaned it up with WD 40 and an old rag. Out of habit I flipped the prop and it fired and ran for just a...

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