Help with info/the name of an engine
 

Hey, howzit goin', my current club meeting led to me reciving an unidentifiable engine. It is small engine roughly the size of a cox .049 except a little wider and taller on the side it says- AMA-1.0 - On the opposite under a small silencer like a small os one, it has a symbol that looks like a box with a star in it and an M on the bottem. Throttleable and with an extended mount on tank.

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Matt:

It's not AMA - look more closely you'll see the second "A" is a delta. This is the engine sold in the USA under the Norvel and "AME" names. Since it has the "1.0" on it, it is the 0.061 cid size.

Hope this helps.

Bil.

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It is a russian made engine produced in ST. Peterburg, АМД (AMD) = Аэро модел двигател stay for Aeromodel engine. Both Norvel and AMD are same engine but in difference year of production. :D

Jens Eirik

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Some info here: http://www.shopatron.com/product.pht...A6R&mfg_id=100

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They are pretty good as far as .061's go. There's been a couple at the field. The guys didn't seem to have any trouble.

Enjoy,

Jim

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Here's a plane with pair of the AMD 0.061 engines, and a CU of the left engine with the cowling off.

Bill.

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Will you ever stop showing off that gorgeous "Tigerkitten" Bill...?

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Rude One:

What do you mean, show it off? I didn't post a picture of the nacelle with its working cowl flaps, a picture of the front strut or the main, (all struts are sprung, by the way) nor did I post a picture of the inside of the nacelle showing the tank and the exhaust pipe running out the back. Don't you think I would have had I been wanting to show it off?

Yes, my tongue is in my cheek. Thanks for the compliment.

I like the little airplane very much, it and its AMD engines have given good service for about 15 years now, I'm getting afraid to take it to the field, percentages say I'm going to crash it, I will not be happy if I do.

Bill.

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William,


Looking at your avatar, two engines and all, without taking the trouble of enlarging it, I really thought this model was much larger...

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I have to hand it to you, Bil. You knows your stuff, my friend.

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Dar:

The plane has a 35" wing span, a little less than one meter. Another thing to help you visualize it, the engine cowlings are formed aluminum, formed from the bottoms of beer cans. Clean the paint off you probably can see the "Schlitz Malt Liquor" signs on them.

Bill.

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Wow thanks for the speedy replies. Is the engine easy to hand start, I dont think my elec. starter is small enough.

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Where should I adjust my needle to for an approx. placing for furthur adjustments?

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Matt:

It's been so long since the initial running of mine that I don't have any idea where they are set now, I never have to move them very much on a given day. If you start at 3 1/2 turns open you wont be far wrong, and you can go from there.

I got frustrated trying to hand start these engines when new, so I reversed the rubber cup in my big Sullivan starter to make it work, but it was still awkward. I have since gotten the smaller Sullivan starter (Green Hornet?) and it does well. There is (was?) a starter supplied by Norvel that could be used also.

Bill.

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Thanks, ill try to make a starter cup mod for it cause i am la-z. I will also try starting it @3.5 turns.