Is Kress Jets still in business ? Do they have a website or a catalog ? I was wondering if they had a .40 sized fan unit.

No website and no catalog but they have e mail and a phone # 845.336.8149 Kress Jets

Hope this helps


Mark Turner
RT Models

Kress use to send me a catalog each year. I haven't got one in the last few either.
steve

[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif[/img] Happened to be browsing and found your question about Kress Fans. I have one of the 40 size fan units. I was not impessed with it. I put it in a Zeroli F-4 Phantom. I could never get it off the ground. It made a great car but that wasn't what I was looking for. Where the main bolts attached to the engine I got severe cracking and had to reinforce these areas with glass cloth. I was using a K&B 7.5 with a K&B pipe. On 35% nitro I did manage to get around 22,000 RPM's so I should have had enough thrust to fly the model. It wouldn't even move on grass so I took it to the local airport and tried it, no luck there either. Some day I may try an original design with more wing area. The unit looks great and maybe in a differant application it might work.

The Kress units have been around for a really long time. Back in the day they worked well. Personally, I have been getting great results from the Toki .18 fan units to replace the Kress RK-709 glow units. Size wise, they are larger and in the 90mm range but are a complete unit vs. getting a fan from Kress, a pipe from Mac's and a motor from another vender and price is right about the same.

For some they worked great and for others, people found them to be a PITA to assemble and get them to perform well.

There has been some chatter about Kress selling out but anytime I do need anything they are still taking orders.



Thanks,
Mark
RT Models

http://Kress-jets.com

I'm interested in fitting a ziroli F-4 phantom with a k&b.45/turbax I, do you think the jet will have enough power? what configuration did you end up using? thanks for the info.

-ron m.

Yes, they are very much in business. They are still producing all of the fan units including the Rk-740 (.40 sized) which you speak of.
I have install an rk-740 into my HB A7.

All info at the [link=http://www.kress-jets.com]KressJets website[/link]

We have a website:

http://kress-jets.com

Use Jet Hanger Hobbies.

phone: 562-467-0260
fax: 562-467-0261

845-331-1816

See the re-scaled version on our site - kress-jets.com It will be for any 3" ID fans. We also have the SAAB Viggen, F-15 and HE 162 Salamander. All Ziroli designs.