ORIGINAL: Konrad
In the sub 3Kw class the glow engine is rapidly becoming obsolete for our toy planes. I now fly many 14 watt R/C Guillow conversion ships on electric power, with the power and ease I never could get out of my Cox 0.010s, and I now have full throttle control!
Obsolete is a rather strong word. On the contrary, the novelty of brushless is wearing off as electrics are rather booring, and stacking batteries are not as fun as collecting proper engines. I also think there might just be a small gap between 14W and 3kW were glow and diesel works very nicely. If you are happy with electrics, then good for you, but for a lot of us it just doesn't offer any excitment or attract any interest.