Fill’er up! Model Airplane Fuels Explained

Ah, there’s nothing like the smell of glow fuel in the morning! My apologies to all you movie buffs, but if you fly glow-powered models, you know exactly what I mean! My oldest memories of the hobby are triggered by the smell of model engine exhaust and castor oil. For modelers new to engine-powered airplanes, the science of starting and tuning glow or gas airplane engines can seem like magic—but those techniques can be the...
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