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HOW TO: ENGINE MOUNTS EXPLAINED

PHOTOS BY JERRY SMITH Picking the best ones to defeat vibration WHEN IT COMES to attaching an engine to your model airplane, you can choose from a variety of mounts on the market. The most common way is to hard-mount the engine to the firewall. Many kits and several ARF airplanes have the commonly used black composite plastic mounts that will do the job adequately, but if you want to step it up a little,...

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