ORIGINAL: rc pilot
Just wanted to know about how long my 26cc gas engine would run on 14 ounces of fuel? Im tyring to decide if I should put a little bigger tank on or leave the 14 ouncer.The other one I was thinking about is just a little bigger maybe 2 ounces top no more, would this even be worth it or should I just leave it?
A friend has a Sig Extra with a small 3W engine, I think he said 23cc or some such. 20 oz. tank. Nice plane. He was flying it one day and the throttle linkage broke and stuck at half throttle. He flew it for about 20 minutes, waiting for it to run out of gas, and at that point he asked me to take it for a while. I flew it until the engine died, and he took the Tx & made the deadstick landing. According to him, the engine died at 38 minutes of run time.
Best wishes,
Dave Olson