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- From: goza@carla.JSC.NASA.GOV (Mike Goza)
- Subject: Re: Quest for heli power (was Re: Hobby Lobby Sport 500)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec18.141433.16043@aio.jsc.nasa.gov>
- Sender: goza@carla (Mike Goza)
- Organization: IGOAL
- References: <^n#@byu.edu> <71853@cup.portal.com> <1992Dec17.144119.10331@aio.jsc.nasa.gov> <43293@gremlin.nrtc.northrop.com>
- Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 14:14:33 GMT
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- I'm after the power for the same reasons that Greg is. The hot dog
- flying maneuvers can eat the power of an engine. If you really want
- to see a power drain, hit hard tail rotor at high pitch angles. Bog
- city!!
-
- I do not claim to be an engine expert, but experience has taught me
- some things. Mainly, go for the power, but make sure it is highly
- RELIABLE. The higher the performance of the engine, the pickier it
- tends to be. My solution has always been cubic inches and good
- engine design. I know of people who blueprint and modify engines and
- really get some power out of them, but they know what they are doing
- in the engine department. I do not. Therefore I try to find a stock
- engine/pipe/fuel/plug combo that produces the power I'm after. In the
- 60 arena for me that has been Rossi 60 5-port, Vtech pipe on peacemaker
- header, 0% fuel, and a Rossi R4 plug. There are better ones, but that
- works for me. I would actually like to hear other combinations to see
- what others have come up with.
-
- Back to the original question, for your 32 you might try 30% nitro fuel
- and different plugs and head shims to get more power. You could also
- blueprint the engine as well, but you might just want to get the
- shuttle conversion kit for a 46 instead.
-
- Just my $0.02 worth,
-
- Mike Goza
- goza@cheers.jsc.nasa.gov
-