| As most remote control airplane hobbyists know one | | | | capacity of the engine. This size is stated in cubic |
| of the key elements to provide a good flight distance | | | | inches. Sometimes the model airplanes will also be |
| for their plane is that of the airplane engine. While you | | | | identified by the same number as the model airplane |
| may think that you need to have just any old airplane | | | | engines. |
| engine installed, you will be far off the mark. There are | | | | Now model airplane needs the use of glow plugs. |
| two types of model airplane engines that can be | | | | These glow plugs are used to help power up the |
| installed. These are the 2 stroke and the 4 stroke | | | | model airplane engines during the initial ignition phase. |
| engines. These engines are also referred to as 2 cycle | | | | Once the model airplane engines have become fully |
| engines and 4 cycle engines. | | | | heated, you will discover that the glow plugs will remain |
| The engine firing cycle is not the only difference to be | | | | hot for the entire flight from the heat that is already in |
| found in model airplane engines. You have the physical | | | | the engine chamber. There is however a problem |
| appearance and the engine size to be looked at too. In | | | | which is known to develop with these glow plugs. |
| the physical look the 2 stroke is the easier to find and | | | | This problem is a possible failure which can occur at |
| cheaper engine type. These types of model airplane | | | | any time. For this reason when you are flying your |
| engines are generally the ones that are used for | | | | model airplanes it is wisest to have some spare glow |
| beginner airplanes hobbyists. | | | | plugs on hand. As with all vehicles even model |
| The 4 stroke engine will give your model airplane a | | | | airplanes have a need for a carburetor. The carburetor |
| more realistic sound as you pilot the plane. They also | | | | for model airplane engines is called a venturi. This is the |
| produce more torque and noise at lower levels than | | | | place where the air and the fuel mix. |
| their 2 stroke counterpart. Now apart from these you | | | | The opening and closing of the venturi provides your |
| will be able to identify the model airplane engines which | | | | model airplane with the speed that it needs. As you |
| are found in these planes by various methods. | | | | see while model airplane engines may seem |
| One of the ways that you can identify the different | | | | complicated at first they are really simple once you |
| model airplane engines is by the size of the engine. | | | | take the time to look the details over and understand |
| This engine is given a number that indicates the | | | | what is happening. |