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ENGINE REVIEW: RCS SV17CC

PHOTOS BY HOPE McCALL & GERRY YARRISH This compact gasoline engine is ideal for powering .60- to .90-size airplanes The SV17 comes with an electronic ignition system that's complete with shielded spark plug lead. HAVING RUN AND TESTED several RCS and SV 2-stroke gasoline engines, I have come to appreciate their rugged reliability. The Chinese-made SV engines in particular have proven to be a very good value. Now available from Troy Built Models (TBM), the...

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