G'day was just wondering if anyone has had or have one of these engines and what they thought of it?

Sorry I haven't but after flying off brand engines I'm staying with DA. Sure is nice to cough on the 4 th flip then choke off and run on the 4 th flip pretty much time after time

I think that is the 52cc Chinese engine I purchased because it was so cheap I actually bought two of them. The first I mounted up in an Aeroworks Yak 54. The engine whch I operated for perhaps a year and maybe 25 flights was difficult to start and the only successful way to start it was with a starter (which by the wa are starters that are expensive).

Beyond the starting problem in the air the engine was totally reliable and I never had a flame out of any kind.

The power however was very disappointing and was more like a thirty cc engine. The airplane is a delight to fly even with that engine so I discarded the engine and replaced it with an OS 55cc gassor and the difference was hugh and the airplane now can be flown to both its and my limits.

So now I have mostly stuck with OS gassers adding a 33CC OS in my giant old timer (124 inchs). I am thinking about one of the newer small gassors also, Perhaps DLE

John

thanx John I just purchased this motor as it came with the plane a Extra 260 Seagull model so I thought it was a good deal paid $ 350 for the lot

Thanks izzy

That may be a great price, I have no idea in your beautiful part of the world. An interesting comparison here in the US pricing is also very spotty and stuff here in rural areas where I live usually used stuff only brings perhaps half of what it brings in metropolitan areas. I seldom sell anything but do a lot of buyouts.

Those kinds of buy are everywhere you just have to be ready to PoP when you see one. What I do often though is barter and folks willing to barter is rapidly expanding as the economic depression deepens. I was once an Endpoint on a six way trade and I have no idea how that went down but it did and everyone was delighted.

That second 52cc that I originally purchased which I of course horse traded and it is now in one of the fellows airplanes and seems it is working OK for him but he has to borrow my big boy starter


John

well looks like I might need to go out and purchase one lol had a look on some threads they seem to be a good motor for the price I think they had a few probs with the earlier one's like the exhaust and finding metal filings in the crank case! Mine is a later built model as they have changed the exhaust and painted the head black.

Here are my 'Big Boy Starters? The home made geared one is what was needed and required either 18 or 24 volts on the Turnigy:


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hope I don't have any probs I have a DLA 56 CC engine in my pitts python it's a realy easy engine to start DLE and the DLA are pretty much the same motor ive herd