G'day

I agree, they are not great engines but as this one was "free" I am not too worried. The main problem here is not the engine but the plane its self. It is a bit on the tail heavy side I suspect and the mods to the control surfaces have made them a bit too powerful and worse, the vertical stab is not quite straight. Still, it is fun to play with.

I do have several other small diesels. I have a PB 033 which is a gem, a Taipan Tyro which is well worn but goes OK, a PAW 1.5 single ball bearing R/C which is in a Dalaire 50% and which works really well, A PAW 15 RC in a Sig Kadet Seniorita which is great so long as there is not too much wind around and a PAW 35 R/C which is looking for a suitable home. I still have a Super Tigre G2015 D which I made from scrap parts back in the 1970s and which we used for ages for a rat racer. It still runs well.

I am also waiting for David Owen to release his reproduction Taipan 15 and there is a rumour that Peter Burford may also be going to do a run of a repro early Taipan. Good usable early Taipans are becoming hard to find these days and often bring extremely high prices on a certain auction site.