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Old 06-21-2006 | 10:48 AM
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Default RE: What of the American made engine?

You know, the Kraft is really the ideal choice for my UFO. It's nose heavy with the Tower .61 and a very tight fit. I could add some wood back around the engine cut-out and move the battery pack forward over the CG with the Kraft. Anyone want a NIB, never run Tower .61?

Bob, it's an interesting twist of fate when you consider that many people credit the US with inventing inexpensive, mass production and typically think of imports as being the expensive, high-performance precision products.

Also, it appears from my US point of view that model engine production within Japan must be a very fierce and extremely competitive industry to succeed in. You have OS that does almost all the 2-stroke production (Enya isn't a major player in our 2-stroke market, anyway, due to distributors. They probably sell more in Japan and Europe) and Saito that only does 4-stroke production. That seems like greater industry monopolization than what we see here in the US. Except, perhaps, at the very high end of competition-only engines. But, then again, that's not a matter of ruthless business practices but rather a matter of only a couple of people wanting to actually do it, so you can't technically call it monopolization.