The tiny Ronald valentine blitz 0.05cc has arrived

RknRusty wrote:.00305 cubic inches. I can't wait to see it run. Have you got a plane ready for it?

nitroairplane wrote:

RknRusty wrote:.00305 cubic inches. I can't wait to see it run. Have you got a plane ready for it?

Well not sure yet there are some problems with engines this small.
There is no available prop this size.
I would have to somehow shrink fuel tubing to fit it.
Just finding screws small enough to mount it is a problem.
Then fuel i would need about 50% ether and I would heve to mix the fuel myself.
Then,
Tiny diesels are not known for being easy to stet and have notoriously short working lives.
But you never know.
Maybe a 1/2 scale Tom thum or a tiny 4-5" ringmaster.

microflitedude wrote:

nitroairplane wrote:

RknRusty wrote:.00305 cubic inches. I can't wait to see it run. Have you got a plane ready for it?

Well not sure yet there are some problems with engines this small.
There is no available prop this size.
I would have to somehow shrink fuel tubing to fit it.
Just finding screws small enough to mount it is a problem.
Then fuel i would need about 50% ether and I would heve to mix the fuel myself.
Then,
Tiny diesels are not known for being easy to stet and have notoriously short working lives.
But you never know.
Maybe a 1/2 scale Tom thum or a tiny 4-5" ringmaster.

Well at this size working tolerances and precision are so critical let's say you lose a mm from a 3GS engine, the chances are it will still run. But lose 1mm from this and 1/5 of the bore is gone and there is no way it will run.
The more it runa the more it wears out and this happens quickly on anything smaller than .010 especially diesels because of the type of combustion.
Do they just wear out?

nitroairplane wrote:

microflitedude wrote:

nitroairplane wrote:

RknRusty wrote:.00305 cubic inches. I can't wait to see it run. Have you got a plane ready for it?

Well not sure yet there are some problems with engines this small.
There is no available prop this size.
I would have to somehow shrink fuel tubing to fit it.
Just finding screws small enough to mount it is a problem.
Then fuel i would need about 50% ether and I would heve to mix the fuel myself.
Then,
Tiny diesels are not known for being easy to stet and have notoriously short working lives.
But you never know.
Maybe a 1/2 scale Tom thum or a tiny 4-5" ringmaster.

Well at this size working tolerances and precision are so critical let's say you lose a mm from a 3GS engine, the chances are it will still run. But lose 1mm from this and 1/5 of the bore is gone and there is no way it will run.
The more it runa the more it wears out and this happens quickly on anything smaller than .010 especially diesels because of the type of combustion.
Do they just wear out?

microflitedude wrote:

nitroairplane wrote:

microflitedude wrote:

nitroairplane wrote:

RknRusty wrote:.00305 cubic inches. I can't wait to see it run. Have you got a plane ready for it?

Well not sure yet there are some problems with engines this small.
There is no available prop this size.
I would have to somehow shrink fuel tubing to fit it.
Just finding screws small enough to mount it is a problem.
Then fuel i would need about 50% ether and I would heve to mix the fuel myself.
Then,
Tiny diesels are not known for being easy to stet and have notoriously short working lives.
But you never know.
Maybe a 1/2 scale Tom thum or a tiny 4-5" ringmaster.

Yes that's why I want to get good on a lathe then I can make parts that would be otherwise irreplaceable.


Well at this size working tolerances and precision are so critical let's say you lose a mm from a 3GS engine, the chances are it will still run. But lose 1mm from this and 1/5 of the bore is gone and there is no way it will run.
The more it runa the more it wears out and this happens quickly on anything smaller than .010 especially diesels because of the type of combustion.
Do they just wear out?

Ahh. It's a shame.