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pyro stu
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Offline pyro stu wrote Engine for a camel on January 17, 2010, 21:58:39 PM
Hello new to your site iam just about to start building a Mick Reeves 1/3 scale camel for a member of our flying club.
he has a sc radial engine & would like to use in this model, will this engine be ok for the job.
 :-\
Simon (always broke) told me about this forum and says to go with a  Zenoah 38 with a Toni Clark reduction drive
any info would be of great help
Thanks Stuart

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CEEJAY
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Offline CEEJAY wrote Re: Engine for a camel on January 17, 2010, 22:10:51 PM
what capacity is the radial??

  cj

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pyro stu
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Offline pyro stu wrote Re: Engine for a camel on January 17, 2010, 22:16:11 PM
They say 62cc 4.2hp  ???

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idigbo
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Offline idigbo wrote Re: Engine for a camel on January 17, 2010, 22:31:23 PM
I'd definately go the Zenoah 38 and reducer route, but I am biased since thats what I did myself :af

Bags of power and no real oily goo to contend with. It swings a 32" x 18" prop at very low revs which looks far more scale than anything else. Very trouble free set up too :af

Ian.

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pyro stu
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Offline pyro stu wrote Re: Engine for a camel on January 17, 2010, 23:06:34 PM
Thats what i was thinking. Looked at your post thats one nice model
how long did that take you

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pyro stu
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Offline pyro stu wrote Re: Engine for a camel on January 18, 2010, 22:13:02 PM
Here realy wants to put a radial in it, so need some help again is there one out there that will fly it and swing that big prop what ever the cost :o
Thanks
Stuart

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alanh
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Offline alanh wrote Re: Engine for a camel on January 18, 2010, 23:03:10 PM
Prepared to swap + cash for brand new Z38 for the ASP radial

Alan

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camel
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Offline camel wrote Re: Engine for a camel on January 19, 2010, 08:06:29 AM
For large props you really need to go with a reduction drive

I think the ZG38 with drive would be the best option for your Camel  ;)
I use the ZG62 with torquemaster in my Camel myself, also a very good combination on this plane
The ZG38 turns a bigger prop, weighs a kilo less and has its weight better up front than the Torquemaster

For what I've seen is that the ZG62/Torquemaster has less vibration than the ZG38 drive

These Dutch radials are also superb!


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Greetz, Ralf

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Mudders
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Offline Mudders wrote Re: Engine for a camel on January 20, 2010, 00:02:15 AM
Quote from: pyro stu on January 18, 2010, 22:13:02 PM
Here realy wants to put a radial in it, so need some help again is there one out there that will fly it and swing that big prop what ever the cost :o
Thanks
Stuart

I'm no expert, but would the size (cc wise) required to swing a scale prop with a radial engine just be too powerful? The Z38 and reduction drive on the 32x18 will max at 3000 rpm. On a Moki it would do what....7000rpm $%&

If it's just the scale prop size he wants, and an awsome sound, check out the Schulndt drive on a z62 from Fighteraces, there is a vid somewhere, V. nice  :study:

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