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Old 06-30-2009 | 10:43 PM
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Default RE: Glow vs. Electric. Let the discussion begin.

Gents,

I prefere glow for the propulsion of the plane and electric for the servo's to move the "doors". Why?

It seems me to be too complicated all these glow engines in the servo's.
Maybe you even have to use two glow engines with "clutches" in each servo because it is nearly impossible the reverse the direction of rotation.
Also all the smoke in the fuselage when there is a bad exhaust connection on one of the servo's.
Other point is, each servo his own fueltank ore "cline" controllers , when you mount the servo's in wing and tail?

I normally write my posts in the "Classic Pattern Flying", and of course there it is "No point of dicussion!"
All that modern stuff, I become tired of it, so, do not change, let's do it the old way.


Joe, because you did ask :"No flaming and no anger just honest discussion please . . . ".
There rest only one reason for me, I like internal combustion engines, and especially the "Classic Pattern Flying".
Look at the picture! 30 years old ENYA 60 4C engine in a plane, basicly designed in 1960 I fly with, how to convert that to electrical?



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