Re: Inverted Bees

**Cribbs74** Mon Jan 27, 2014 9:49 pm

Maybe we just need one of these!

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akjgardner Mon Jul 06, 2015 6:45 pm

will a product eng run ok when it is mounted inverted?... thanks in advance Babe Bee .049

**RknRusty** Mon Jul 06, 2015 9:55 pm

pkrankow wrote:...Drill the air passage out to 5/64 or 2mm, put a BW back on it and it will be as powerful as a black widow. Truly a fun arrangement.

A BW #1 cylinder might help with that. Its dual ports are cut deeper than a Super Bee's dualies.
Rusty

**Cribbs74** Tue Jul 07, 2015 12:26 am

akjgardner wrote:will a product eng run ok when it is mounted inverted?... thanks in advance

Yes. You may have to start it upright if you find it floods easily. Once started it will perform like an upright mounted Bee

dinsdale Wed Jul 08, 2015 4:35 am

Does nobody use a "klunk" in their external tanks these days? I only use external tanks and I've always used klunks in them, and I've never had a problem. I run a couple of Bees upside down and have never had a reason to even wonder about this question. In other words, they've always worked - just as I expected.

pkrankow Wed Jul 08, 2015 7:16 am

Clunks in small tanks can be a problem. Bladder is easier for small tanks.

Phil

VUgearhead Wed Jul 08, 2015 10:56 am

On a baby bee, is there any reason you can't invert the backplate so the proper nipples/vents are in the right orientation, while the piston is downward? I know this isn't the same as a stunt tank, but at least your fuel won't go draining out (unless you do most of your flying inverted!).

pkrankow Wed Jul 08, 2015 11:32 am

VUgearhead wrote:On a baby bee, is there any reason you can't invert the backplate so the proper nipples/vents are in the right orientation, while the piston is downward? I know this isn't the same as a stunt tank, but at least your fuel won't go draining out (unless you do most of your flying inverted!).

Works just fine, exactly the way one would expect it to.
Phil

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