ORIGINAL: PJFaller
As far as hot vs. cold air , cooler air is more dense therefore it produces more thrust.
Pete
Not necessarily the case. Depending on the compression ratio of the machine (turbine in this case) you can compress hot air at a smaller rate than cold air and yield the same density.

But then again a model jet engine does not have the capacity of changing compression rates.
Relative humidity is more of a factor than temperature for a jet engine. the more O2 you can get to the expansion stage, the more thrust. Viceversa, more H20 means less O2 meaning less Thrust~equivalent to the leaning-reachening of a reciprocal engine when climbing/descending.
So: cool air + high humidity thrust can be lower than hot dry air thrust. Just a thought on Thermo I.
David