Favourite I.C. Glowplug/Diesel Engines

[Engine Doctor]

Loads of MDS' flew really well.......... on a trace as a fishing weight 🙂. Only joking,   well sort of as many of them were pretty horrible but an occasional one would turn up and be a great runner. 

Could we have a "worst engine" .

[Andy Stephenson]

The RIpmax flying team, as was, seen at the model flying shows, were known for putting OS carbs on their MDS engines to make them more reliable.

[Richard Wood]

OS 40FSR - fond memories of it in a Wot 4 MK1.

JEN 47 - sometimes a bit reluctant to stop & would run at a very slow idle, but started easily & was quiet & powerful.
The black & purple looked interesting.

[Richard Wood]

Should also mention an ASP 40 that ran faultlessly in a Crescent Bullet, unlike its pilot.😏
 

[J D 8 - Moderator]

Following the Cox on the test stand PAW 80 I picked up a few years ago SH, has extended compression screw and a very nice prop shaft extender knurled both sides for grip. Fired after a few flips and ran like a good one as soon as some gunge in ventury cleared. Throttles well too.

  Been on my "must make something for it to fly in too long". A little gem.😁

[John Stainforth]

I may have mentioned it before. My brother and I tried most of the 1 to 2 cc diesel offerings in the early 1960's (ED, AM, DC), and in our experience nothing came close to the ED Super Fury for reliability and power.

[Richard Harris]

Irvine 61, fitted it in a Masterline Vandal ( theyd sold out of the Laser 200 I was after)that I'd saved up to buy with my paper round money. 

Flew it for years and it never let me down once, the Vandal has long gone but I still have the Irvine somewhere.

One day a Vandal or laser kit will turn up for sale.

 

[Richard Harris]

Favourite diesel is a home made 0.2cc Mills, this is fitted in a OD free flighter.

 

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