Mintor 1.7 - low cost engines

[Gray E Fowler]

Probably the biggest difference between the Mintor 1.7 and the other two 
strokes is not the top end rpm, but the time it takes to go from 2000-8200 
rpm on a big prop such as the APC 17X12 regular.  The acceleration  and 
burst of power is phenomenal, and something the flyer must get used to if 
you have been flying an OS or Webra.  While I have never owned a YS, I do 
believe this is what YS owners swear by as "torque".  With the Mintor 1.7, 
an 11lb pattern plane can go from dead stop in the vertical to outta site, 
continuously accelerating.  I have actually been told that I fly too fast 
up and too slow down....something I am trying to adjust.  The cost of the 
1.7 while not the lowest cost option but  is much lower than the YS DZ 
which it competes with. 



Gray Fowler
Principal Chemical Engineer
Composites Engineering
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