Oil can makes engine cowl
08-31-2009, 09:26 AM
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Oil can makes engine cowl
Howdy, when changing oil in my car recently it struck me that the plastic oil container had a nice design resembling the nose of an airplane..
....with a little bit of imagination.
Cleaned it out and started cutting it to shape for my Acapulco ship with a Saito.72 in the nose. Pilot Benny Beaver is happy with the result since both appearance and top speed are improved.....Cheers/Harald
....with a little bit of imagination.Cleaned it out and started cutting it to shape for my Acapulco ship with a Saito.72 in the nose. Pilot Benny Beaver is happy with the result since both appearance and top speed are improved.....Cheers/Harald
08-31-2009, 10:25 AM
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RE: Oil can makes engine cowl
Just a suggestion.
It appears you used a 5W-50W oil can. When using a heavy 4cycle engine, the CG of the model would probably benefit from using a lighter weight oil can. Something like a straight 10W would be lighter. Also, using a straight synthetic oil can is ok for modern engines, but if using an older or antique engine, it would be advisable to at least use a blended oil, even better to use a non-synthetic.
Harald, you are a seriously dedicated modeler. Seeing cowlings in oil cans takes a really dedicated eye. Also, buying oil in cans that match your airplane's color scheme is going a bit overboard.
BTW, the suggestion about the oil viscosity was made in jest. In fact, if you do use petroleum based oil cans, your model's top speed will be reduced by 10-20mhp, so please do not take that earlier suggestion seriously.
It appears you used a 5W-50W oil can. When using a heavy 4cycle engine, the CG of the model would probably benefit from using a lighter weight oil can. Something like a straight 10W would be lighter. Also, using a straight synthetic oil can is ok for modern engines, but if using an older or antique engine, it would be advisable to at least use a blended oil, even better to use a non-synthetic.
Harald, you are a seriously dedicated modeler. Seeing cowlings in oil cans takes a really dedicated eye. Also, buying oil in cans that match your airplane's color scheme is going a bit overboard.
BTW, the suggestion about the oil viscosity was made in jest. In fact, if you do use petroleum based oil cans, your model's top speed will be reduced by 10-20mhp, so please do not take that earlier suggestion seriously.
08-31-2009, 03:05 PM
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RE: Oil can makes engine cowl
da Rock, thanks for your kind remarks, in fact the color match was pure coincidence and one fact that triggered the thought in my head.
Have one more "oil can project" cooking and I may come back but here the colors do NOT match so I will have to do more research......Cheers/Harald
Have one more "oil can project" cooking and I may come back but here the colors do NOT match so I will have to do more research......Cheers/Harald
09-01-2009, 11:15 PM
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very cool! now i hate to break it to you but you are a spadder, even if you dont know it! thats the first thing a true spadder would do!
09-08-2009, 05:41 AM
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Hey, if it works...use it. Has anyone seen the latest AMA Mag? It has the Cardboard Condor. When I read about it I thought " This guy has too much time on his hands." Then I thought , no he's a genious. Or maybe a little of both?
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