Hi,

I wondering if anyone out there has a fairly scientific way of measuring a gas or glow engine's power output, other than relying on what any particular manufacturer claims their engine will produce.

Short of having an expensive dyno setup, I've thought about fabricating an engine test stand where the engine mounts on rails that slide in a track, so that the amount of thrust produced could be measured as the engine pulled against let's say a strain gauge. It could even be something as crude as a common fish-scale to start off with, but I think that's a no-nonsense way of evaluating what an engine can actually produce.

Any thoughts?[sm=spinnyeyes.gif]