RC Bee Performance
03-05-2004, 11:49 AM
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RC Bee Performance
My question is what kind of performance can I get from this engine. ie: like a Babe Bee, better (don´t believe) or worst. I want to know because I have the oportunity to buy one of this. (not in good condition as the picture) thanks
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03-05-2004, 08:13 PM
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RE: RC Bee Performance
that is a dragonfly .049...i have one,but i haven't ran it because i need the line that goes to the clunk in the tank...mine was dryrotten...
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03-08-2004, 03:11 PM
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RE: RC Bee Performance
The engine with the red tank is an RC Bee, not the Dragonfly. The RC Bee used a die-cast zinc crankcase that isn't compatible with any other C*x engine. The tank tooling was salvaged a few years later to produce the Dragonfly that used the conventional extruded/screw-machined crankcase.
The Dragonfly makes an excellent RC sport engine, as was intended, but the venturi is too large for it to draw fuel well for CL stunt work.
A remarkable variety of tubing of various materials can be had at smallparts.com, including Viton, which is gas and diesel fuel proof, while still being very flexible (and ungodly expensive!)
The Dragonfly makes an excellent RC sport engine, as was intended, but the venturi is too large for it to draw fuel well for CL stunt work.
A remarkable variety of tubing of various materials can be had at smallparts.com, including Viton, which is gas and diesel fuel proof, while still being very flexible (and ungodly expensive!)
03-08-2004, 09:46 PM
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RE: RC Bee Performance
My rc bee engine ran quite well. I have many coxes. the tee dees seem to be the most difficult for me , probably because I never tried to pressurize the fuel tank. I liked the red tank/mount but they seem to fail to suck fuel.
03-09-2004, 12:03 AM
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RE: RC Bee Performance
That red tank/mount for the TDs was a real abortion. It didn't quite fit the holes for the Babe Bee/Black Widow mount, but was close enough that you couldn't have both sets of holes. It had inverted mounting, but there was no way to position the tank so the pickup was on the centerline. Useless piece of junk for anything other than hanging on a glider to tow it up.
I could never get them to spring the bucks to tool up something useful. Mind you, the Norvel tank has many of the same problems. Yet another case of failing to study history...
I could never get them to spring the bucks to tool up something useful. Mind you, the Norvel tank has many of the same problems. Yet another case of failing to study history...
