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LET’S TALK GIANT SCALE — Radial Engine Upgrade
I recently built a DHC-2 Beaver from Hangar 9 (hangar-9.com). This airplane is designed around the Evolution 33cc two-stroke gasoline engine, but I wanted to add the realism of a Saito three-cylinder radial engine (saito-engines.info). This four-stroke engine not only offers a beautiful engine sound but also adds the benefit of clean and more economical fuel consumption. Installing the Saito radial engine requires a new setup for the fuel-tank system, throttle linkage, and servo installation...
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