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Re: Power source

 From: Rusty Foster <>
>Finally a question I'm somewhat qualified to answer!
>
> [ model airplane engine ]
>
>* They are loud as hell. Even muffled, they are generally WAY louder
>than you'd think they could possibly be. Running one indoors on a test
>bench is painful without ear protection.
>
>* The fuel ...
>produces some fairly foul exhaust. Running indoors is not recommended.

I would stop by one of your local r/c hobby shops, they can provide you
with all the parts, fuel, info you need, but as several people have
mentioned, these things are INCREDIBLY loud.

Also, heat will be a problem.  These engines are designed to be cooled
by their flying, and using it in a stationary situation is likely to be
detrimental to the engine, not to mention anything in contact with it.
I wouldnt' want to be around when one of these things melted! (at 15k
rpm?  yikes!)

and ditto on the exhaust.   from what I can tell it's mostly fuel.

   - Kevin Wang

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