Is Gas Engines a Fad?
12-31-2011, 08:23 AM
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RE: Is Gas Engines a Fad?
To me, glow engines are a big part of the hobby. A 2-stroke glow is amazingly simple yet so powerful. If for some reason I had to stop flying I think I would still run my glow engines on the bench. I don't find gas engines appealing in the same way.
12-31-2011, 08:57 AM
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RE: Is Gas Engines a Fad?
I've been into RC for the last 50 yrs and have seen a lot of changes over that period. Started to play with electrics in the mid 90s when they first came out flying Zagis with nicads and brush type motors. At that time it was just a fad as I was into glow and gas at the time. When things started to get better with lipos and brushless, I found my air time gradually doubled when I went out to the field. Fully into elec. now. I take about half a dozen planes out to the field from micros, in case it's a calm day, 40 in. 3D foamys. Twist 40 electrified, and a Yellow aircraft Christen Eagle electrified. When I get to the field, I start up a 1000 watt generator that you can hardly hear run, plug two chargers into it, and go
The Christen Eagle had a Quadra 50 in it when I bought it around 1995. Last year I converted it to electric with a 3000 watt motor in it. It weighs the same as it did with the Quadra, 18 lbs. As far as noise goes the 22 in prop makes about as much noise as a well muffled 50cc.
About a 25% increase in performance. Takes about 40 mins to charge the batts while I fly my other planes. We've come a long way baby
The Christen Eagle had a Quadra 50 in it when I bought it around 1995. Last year I converted it to electric with a 3000 watt motor in it. It weighs the same as it did with the Quadra, 18 lbs. As far as noise goes the 22 in prop makes about as much noise as a well muffled 50cc. About a 25% increase in performance. Takes about 40 mins to charge the batts while I fly my other planes. We've come a long way baby
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RE: Is Gas Engines a Fad?
ORIGINAL: go vertical
nothing in this hobby is a fad you can fly any power set up you want that is what makes it a great hobby
nothing in this hobby is a fad you can fly any power set up you want that is what makes it a great hobby
That's right, heck people still build rubber band powered aircraft. I wonder if anyone thought back then that the first engine free flight powered models was a fad?
Pete
