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What on earth is this engine???
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Re: What on earth is this engine???
Looks like a Drone diesel.
I don't know much about them personally, but there's a good read here: http://modelenginenews.org/ad/drone.html
I don't know much about them personally, but there's a good read here: http://modelenginenews.org/ad/drone.html
Re: What on earth is this engine???
You must not follow Aridian ? he has alot of these and others that are very fascinating..... http://adriansmodelaeroengines.com/catalog/main.php?cat_id=0 you get into alot of read! but good stuff withend
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Re: What on earth is this engine???
Yes, it is a first version Drone diesel from 1947. Designed by Leon Shulman, a very successful prewar free flight designer and competitor (BANSHEE, ZOMBIE,...), an A26 pilot in WWII, the Drone designer, click designer and competitor, and a mfgs rep for years.
The Drone was a very good engine, but the glow plug that came out in late 1947 sealed it's fate.
The Drone was a very good engine, but the glow plug that came out in late 1947 sealed it's fate.
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Re: What on earth is this engine???
Yo Bro, thanks for that!!!getback wrote:You must not follow Aridian ? he has alot of these and others that are very fascinating..... http://adriansmodelaeroengines.com/catalog/main.php?cat_id=0 you get into alot of read! but good stuff withend
Good reading there, Eric.
Bob
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Re: What on earth is this engine???
I converted my Drone .29 to glow and I fly it. A very neat engine. I really want to take it inverted but I don't think it's going to work. The Drone was sold with no warranty, it was guaranteed to run out of the box. They like to shake a bit. I have used them both in diesel and glow. Aerodyne made a variable adjustable head and they work quite well unlike the fixed head. You used different weight oils to compensate for weather. I have started them in the very very cold. This is a real task to keep your patience.
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Re: What on earth is this engine???
Thanks for all the input and shall forward a link to the thread to the customer that asked the OP question.
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