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Model Airplane Secrets
Basic to Advanced StrategiesOn Model Building
BONUS: Model Aircraft Glossary
 
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Model Aircraft Engines Glossary
ABC
Engine where the piston and cylinder liner use a combination of aluminum, brass andchrome to give maximum compression at all temperatures. This desirable situationarising due to the equal expansion rate of these three metals.
BB Ball Bearing Engine
Engine with ball race bearings on the crankshaft to give less friction than a plain metalto metal bearing and therefore longer life and more power.
Carburetor
A device that produces a combustible mixture by mixing fuel with air.
Castor Oil
Viscous oil mixed with the fuel, gives lubrication of moving parts.
Connecting Rod
Connects the piston to the crankshaft.
Crankshaft
The shaft that converts the vertical movement of the piston into rotation.
Cylinder
Where the fuel is compressed and ignited to produce the power stroke.
Cylinder Head
Top of the cylinder, containing the glow plug or spark plug.
Diesel
Compression ignition engine, which runs on kerosene-based fuel with ether. Popular inBritain for a few years after World War Two due to the non-availability of methanol forglow plug engines. Diesel engines were never popular in the USA, where methanol wasalways in plentiful supply.
Four Stroke
A system whereby the engine fires every other revolution.
Gas
Gas(olene). American for petrol.
 
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Glow Plug Engine
An engine that uses a platinum plug to ignite methanol fuel. Glow plug engines areactually medium compression diesel engines. See Glow Plug.
Glow Fuel
Methanol mixed with lubricating oil and various ignition additives.
Glow Plug
Plug fitted with a platinum element that ignites methanol by catalytic action.
Jet Turbine
Pure reaction engine in miniature operating as per full size.
Petrol
Used in spark ignition engines. Called Gas in United States.
Piston
Moves up and down in the cylinder and delivers the power stroke to the crankshaft, viathe connecting rod.
Propeller
Also known as the airscrew, pulls the airplane through the air.
Propeller Balancer
Balance device used to ensure that both prop blades have the same weight to avoiddamaging vibration. A vital tool.
Pusher Propeller
A reverse pitch airscrew used where an engine is rear-mounted.
Radial Engine
An engine where the cylinders are set around a central crankshaft.
Schnuerle Porting
High performance form of intake porting on a two-stroke engine.
Silencer
A device designed to restrict the engine sound to an acceptable level.
Spark ignition
System that uses an electrical spark to ignite the fuel, usually petrol.
Synthetic Oil
Modern lubricating oil which has replaced castor oil in most disciplines.
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