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Old 12-30-2008 | 03:14 AM
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Default RE: Help me decide please...

Does the OS four stroke have an outlet on the back plate? If so, can it be used (with a 'T') to power a Perry Pump?

I just checked the reviews of the TT .91 four stroke and I'm a bit put off; not many happy customers. OS is starting to look pretty promising. YS is up there too, but trying to sift through what I've seen and heard and decide what's first hand info, and what's bandwagon myths.

Right now, my understanding is that YS actually has a supercharged system, so to speak, that forces not just more fuel but MORE AIR into the chamber. This teamed up with high nitro means A LOT of stuff to burn in the engine, resulting in more power and fuel consumption.

3D guys like four strokes, and the plane I've got is a 3D plane. Thus, Saito is a top engine of choice because it weighs less. I think a lot of people have been avoiding the OS just because it's a few ounces heavier. People say that Saito has more power, but I bet that's mostly hear-say. I've seen two reports of actual owners of both brands with a tachometer that show OS swinging props a few hundred rpm faster.

The OS four stroke is the engine of choice for 10-12, and even some 15lb scale planes; it must have some power. There is a review of the Hangar 9 Showtime, tipping the scales at 10lbs, nearly a pound greater than my plane and still flying some 3D stuff.

I think the hardest thing for me has been that generally people with similar planes and four strokes don't fly like I do; I'm not looking to hang on the prop all day. I have yet to see the Saito or OS in a video with greater than a 6" pitch, and many of them have been 4W's. I'm guessing I will be somewhere around a 15x8, 16x7, or 17x6. I"m hoping to fly big, possibly fast, and possibly a little prop hangin' just to get my feet wet.

I think I need to get a life[&:]