I couldn't afford the plane that the radial would go in, much less the engine itself.
IF I went that route, there would be 4 of them in a very large B-17. It would never get flown for fear of crashing, but I might taxi it around for special occasions.
Okay... me too. I do understand the want for a 'true' motor sound but a single piston 2-stroke isn't that anyway. If we can't afford a gas radial or proper other configuration for the plane then the fake audio replacement is better than an incorrect glow or gas motor... when it comes to SOUND. But that's just my opinion.
I don't have any fuel war birds. If I build one (may get one for Christmas), it will have either a 4 stroke glow or gas. Like I said above, warbirds shouldn't sound like a flying weed-eater.
Usually a little less power to weight ratio. You might use a 1.2 4 stoke vs a .90 2 Stroke. They run a low RPM so you'd use a larger, higher pitch prop vs a smaller lower pitch prop to achieve the same results. Or with warbirds a mores scale 3 or 4 blade prop.
There are also a couple "glow" engines that run on pump gas. Little less power than the same engine on nitro fuel, but $2/gallon instead of $18.
Got the second coat of resin done on the floats today. Didn't think it at all to make sure it wouldn't lose any strength, which mean it didn't go on as smooth and will need more sanding.
Gonna finish sanding it tomorrow. Can't decide if I want to call it good after that or thin some to a water like consistency then wet sand for that glass like finish. Probably just call it good since I'm more about utility and the plane isn't made for looks anyways. If I didn't have to work tomorrow if just stay up half the night and throw another thin coat on it.
Screw it, I wanna finish the plane and get it on the water.
Anyone near Hutto that might be interested in rc plane building materials! Tons of blueprints, some balsa, some tools. I fly electric r/c and have all this stuff from my grandfather sitting in garage that I will never use. Would like it to go to good home. PM me
My fault anyways. Water was choppy, plane was having trouble getting speed and I tried to force it in to the air, stalled, rolled, crashed.
Already making my way in to the repair phase. Found some scraps and shaped them to replace broken pieces, working on cleaning up the damaged wing section.
It would be a lot easier if it had outboard servos for the ailerons, it broke at the weak point where the torque rods are run through the trailing edge. Outboard servos more better.
If it fights me too much I'll convert it to outboard servos and modify it so the wing is held on with rubber bands instead of bolts. Less to break that way.