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Old Dec 2, 2011 | 12:38 PM
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hay guys, iam into rc airplanes and helis, i seen a new engine. an o.s. wankel. the high rpms make it great for ducted fan motors. i seen it at tower hobbies, that thing must sound cool
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Old Dec 2, 2011 | 12:40 PM
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It's been out for a while. Someone even modified it and turned it into a two rotor engine.
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Old Dec 2, 2011 | 12:47 PM
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man thats cool . i went brushless a while back, havent looked glow in awhile. this is worth checking out.
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Old Dec 2, 2011 | 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by alnielsen
It's been out for a while. Someone even modified it and turned it into a two rotor engine.
lol
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Old Dec 2, 2011 | 01:30 PM
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It's been out for a while. Someone even modified it and turned it into a two rotor engine.
they should try one of those in a sports car - see how it goes ....
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Old Dec 2, 2011 | 04:31 PM
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Burns oil, bad fuel economy, not enough power and it's unreliable. You'll need new apex seals and a full rebuild after 1000 yards.
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Old Dec 2, 2011 | 05:32 PM
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Put a test pipe on it and it will pop some flames
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Old Dec 2, 2011 | 10:34 PM
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great post son definitely worth the read
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Old Dec 2, 2011 | 11:18 PM
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I read the write up and it looks pretty cool. If I recall correctly the writer seemed fairly confident in its performance compared to similar 2-stroke engines. Wonder if I could run one in my q40...
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Old Dec 3, 2011 | 11:43 PM
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I'm not into those, but it sounds interesting. When i was younger, i used to play with rc's, but i'm older now and not interested with those anymore.
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Old Dec 4, 2011 | 08:59 AM
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iam 45, in the 70s, for me it was *** controle line air planes & vws. then i seen an rx-7, well..... that was it. an engine that aint got pistons & looks so cool, i knew one day i would have one. i have had 2 rx-7s, & now my 8, my child hood lives on. along with my hobby, rc has come a long way, look at some of utube, rc heli stuff. most all are older & maken lots of money.
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Old Dec 4, 2011 | 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by muncheyboy
iam 45, in the 70s, for me it was *** controle line air planes & vws. then i seen an rx-7, well..... that was it. an engine that aint got pistons & looks so cool, i knew one day i would have one. i have had 2 rx-7s, & now my 8, my child hood lives on. along with my hobby, rc has come a long way, look at some of utube, rc heli stuff. most all are older & maken lots of money.
... because RC Helis are expensive as hell, and easily broken...
I gave up on my E-flight Blade after rebuilding it for the uptempth time... just to total it in the very first flight...again, Now I'm just using it as a demonstrator for helicopter control surfaces.

Do you have a link to the rc rotary engine manufacturer?
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Old Dec 4, 2011 | 06:29 PM
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small one

just click on to tower hobbie, then go to o.s. engines. thay have 2 or 3,. i went cheap & got an exi 450 heli, parts are alot cheaper. that was xheli. turnigy raido 9ch,... 60 bucks. that was hobby king.
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