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Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Helicopters / December 2004Heli Engine in a fixed wing?
Just an idle thought.... Can a heli engine (OS SX32H, I have one spare) be used in a fixed wing aircraft without mods? I'm thinking probably not and mainly due to the carb..... Regards, Jeff. Why not? David "Jeff Hartley @blairvoyach- farm.co.uk>" <jeffh<antispamantispam> wrote in message news:8gk7o0h90tbs2qaq34667rj8eic8ualk73@4ax.com... > Just an idle thought.... > > Can a heli engine (OS SX32H, I have one spare) be used in a fixed wing > aircraft without mods? I'm thinking probably not and mainly due to the > carb..... > Regards, Jeff. i run all new heli engines in a plane for about a gal of fuel also helps to get the carb set up as well ron "Jeff Hartley @blairvoyach- farm.co.uk>" <jeffh<antispamantispam> wrote in message news:8gk7o0h90tbs2qaq34667rj8eic8ualk73@4ax.com... > Just an idle thought.... > > Can a heli engine (OS SX32H, I have one spare) be used in a fixed wing > aircraft without mods? I'm thinking probably not and mainly due to the > carb..... > Regards, Jeff. "Jeff Hartley @blairvoyach- farm.co.uk>" <jeffh<antispamantispam> wrote in message news:8gk7o0h90tbs2qaq34667rj8eic8ualk73@4ax.com... > Just an idle thought.... > > Can a heli engine (OS SX32H, I have one spare) be used in a fixed wing > aircraft without mods? I'm thinking probably not and mainly due to the > carb..... > Regards, Jeff. In Short yes, it can be used for a plane, it is usually only the Cylinder head that makes these engines different for Heli's...ie the bigger fins for cooling etc on the head, the carbs are rarely any different to a standard aero engine. So if the engine is sitting idle.......go use it on your plane...with the right cooling it may actually run better than a standard aero engine due to the improved cooling area on the head. Regards........Mark. (24 years experience now in R/C Models) >So if the engine is sitting idle.......go use it on your plane...with the >right cooling it may actually run better than a standard aero engine due to >the improved cooling area on the head. Cheers Mark (and the others). Just one more question, The aluminium cylindrical boss that fits onto the driveshaft, is that the "drive washer" in OS engine parlance? I am missing that part, if I can buy one from OS, fine. If not I will machine one up. Many thanks for the help. Regards, Jeff. "Jeff Hartley @blairvoyach- farm.co.uk>" <jeffh<antispamantispam> wrote in message news:d19ao0tjr12se9b0in5b3d4u1br8ejs9p4@4ax.com... >>So if the engine is sitting idle.......go use it on your plane...with the >>right cooling it may actually run better than a standard aero engine due [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Many thanks for the help. > Regards, Jeff. Drive/Prop Washers are easy enough to pick up from any hobby store that does engine spares and cheap too, don't forget you will a nut too that fits on the shaft to tighten up to the prop. Regards..........Mark. Mark. (24 years experience now in R/C Models) he he. You're getting there then mark, soon be catching me up! david > Mark. (24 years experience now in R/C Models) > > he he. You're getting there then mark, soon be catching me up! Then you'll both have to work harder to catch ME up:-) Flying since I was 14, so that's 42 years, and the last 29 with heli's. Pete Christy'll be along soon to tell you that he's been flying since Adam was a lad, but don't believe a word of it:-))  SignatureBeav Please note my E-mail address is "beavis dot original at ntlworld dot com" (with the obvious changes) Beavisland now lives at www.beavisoriginal.co.uk No problem at all. I've run a number in fixed wing , and I like to break the heli engines in on a fixed wing. Just seems easier to me. The only difference is the heat sink head and most if not all heli engines are ringed. Ken Day >Just an idle thought.... > >Can a heli engine (OS SX32H, I have one spare) be used in a fixed wing >aircraft without mods? I'm thinking probably not and mainly due to the >carb..... >Regards, Jeff. |
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