ken anderson. Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 WF-I would say its a strimmer motor that's been modified for RC......I modified one from a B and Q one-looked the same with a 1/4 ali back plate and a Zenoah prop drive.. ken Anderson...ne...1 mod dept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Just spotted this in EBay. Can anyone work out what it it is. At first glance it looks like a three cylinder radial side valve engine but the you realise that the prop blades are attached to the crankcase. Thennthere are no carbs and so it goes on. The wierd one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hopkin Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Posted by Peter Miller on 19/05/2015 08:57:55: Just spotted this in EBay. Can anyone work out what it it is. At first glance it looks like a three cylinder radial side valve engine but the you realise that the prop blades are attached to the crankcase. Thennthere are no carbs and so it goes on. The wierd one I think its just a decorative item - look at photo 5, the size of the cylinder at the union with the crankcase looks far to small to me - of course I reserve the right to be talking utter rubbish........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cotsford Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 No Dave, I think you are right, it's described as engine and prop LOOKALIKE. Nice piece for someone's man-cave? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leighfield Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 The lack of normal carburettors and apparent fixing of the propeller blades suggests that it is a rotary engine with induction through the crank-case? It is also possible though that the apparent fixing to the crank-case might actually be to a slim planetary gearbox, so that the engine is not a rotary? Although it looks like a side-valve four-stroke, I suppose that the apparent valve box on the cylinder sides coukd actually be part of a crank-case based induction system? Whatever,it's fascinating and I'd love to get my hands on it, although I don't think that I'll be making an offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Meade Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 I quite like it but not £100 like it. Would be nice with a clock in the middle. Oh and 5th picture along, zoom in - the heads have all been snapped off of something in the past by the look of things. Ouch. Edited By Andy Meade on 19/05/2015 09:30:54 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 But have you seen the size of the thing!! And the size of the bolts needed to fix it too the wall.! I see what you mean about the heads not being attached to the rest of it. Edited By Peter Miller on 19/05/2015 11:36:53 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Just did a search. That is a genuine full size aircraft propeller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 LOZENGE ALERT!!!! Form an orderly queue, boys... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marsh Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 This person's selling a AR8000Rx without the sat, for more than you can get a complete one on-line. The rx won't work without a sat, and shouldn't be sold without, as it comes under "for parts or spares", not "in perfect working order" - when it ain't! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted hughes Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Posted by Dave Hopkin on 19/05/2015 09:14:25: Posted by Peter Miller on 19/05/2015 08:57:55: Just spotted this in EBay. Can anyone work out what it it is. At first glance it looks like a three cylinder radial side valve engine but the you realise that the prop blades are attached to the crankcase. Thennthere are no carbs and so it goes on. The wierd one I think its just a decorative item - look at photo 5, the size of the cylinder at the union with the crankcase looks far to small to me - of course I reserve the right to be talking utter rubbish........ It is not radial, it must be rotary. Must be off a full-size plane as it is big. I guess it is described as decorative as it needs oil and fuel feeds,etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hopkin Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Posted by ted hughes on 19/05/2015 23:37:11: Posted by Dave Hopkin on 19/05/2015 09:14:25: Posted by Peter Miller on 19/05/2015 08:57:55: Just spotted this in EBay. Can anyone work out what it it is. At first glance it looks like a three cylinder radial side valve engine but the you realise that the prop blades are attached to the crankcase. Thennthere are no carbs and so it goes on. The wierd one I think its just a decorative item - look at photo 5, the size of the cylinder at the union with the crankcase looks far to small to me - of course I reserve the right to be talking utter rubbish........ It is not radial, it must be rotary. Must be off a full-size plane as it is big. I guess it is described as decorative as it needs oil and fuel feeds,etc. Its described as a "look alike" and also noted that it does not turn or spin - so I would bet your last dollar its a decorative item repro only Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 The cylinders look like compressor parts to me - the plug leads look as though they are connected into the air outlets and any aircraft engine would have dual ignition anyway. The blades are from a variable pitch or constant speed unit but certainly not mounted properly. I suspect someone has knocked it up out of miscellaneous scrap parts in their lunch hour... Edited By Martin Harris on 20/05/2015 02:02:59 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erfolg Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 It does look some what unusual. The connection between each of the cylinders to what you would assume to be a crankcase appears to be a screwed type connection. The internal diameter of such a connector would not appear to be large enough to enclose a conventional connecting rod, that is without considering the space swept as it oscillates back and forth. Assuming that these are piston type enclosures, that is a one piece cylinder head and barrel, could the arrangement just push a rod to and fro. is it then possible that these rods are then in contact with some form of cam within what is seen as a crankcase? I do not recognise this type of motor, other than potentially be using something akin to a swash plate motor? If it is something along these lines, it could be as suggested that it is or was never an IC motor, the spark plugs could be a after fitment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrman Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 "Old engine and prop lookalike " I think the clue is in the description! It never was or pretends to be an engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff S Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 There was some interest about my electric Ezee Pezee a few weeks back. There's an unstarted kit on offer here: **LINK** The strange thing is, it uses my photographs of my Ezee Pezee as illustrations! He's also asking about 4 x times what I paid for mine as a part finished 'plane I've also advised him that the pictures are copyright to me. Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Flyer Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Sent him this message •••••••••• These are not your images. Why have you used somebody else's images in your listing? Suspect at the very least. We modellers are quiet the close knit group 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Complain to Ebay about the infringement of your copyright. EBay will remove the listing There was a copy of my book on four strokes listed. the listing included a list of contents etc. A friend then listed his and the first lister complained bay and they tok my friend's listing off due to infringement of copyright. He was not using the firt person's material, just what was in the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Price 2 Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Geoff. He now seems to have withdrawn the item - then relisted it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Posted by Andrew Price 2 on 24/05/2015 17:17:57: Geoff. He now seems to have withdrawn the item - then relisted it!! And as far as I can see he's used the same pics in the new listing as in the old! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff S Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 I did cid contact him and he apologised and said he'd tried to remove them. I told him not to bother and, if truth be told, I felt I'd been a bit mean spirited to complain. It's not as if I'm a professional photographer and I feel slightly flattered they were used Anyway, I hope the buyer builds it and has as much fun with it as I have with mine. Not the most aerobatic machine, and ugly as sin, but it's fun to to try and I was quite pleased with my first electric conversion. The second, maidened yeaterday, is even better and genuinely aerobatic. Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightypeesh Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Not quite sure what is being sold here..... **LINK** ..could be a desk, but apparently there is a glider in there somewhere! A new low on the photographing your goods scale! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Well at least it is in focus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightypeesh Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Quite right Peter, I was so overwhelmed by the desk I failed to notice. Not so bad after all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Fledermaus Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Here's an interesting one. " Brand new in box " yet the cylinder head has obviously been removed and not replaced correctly. Buyer beware? LINK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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