"How we GOT" away from a "Sideways engine"?

[Tony Stillman]

The real beginnings, as far as I can tell, stem from Steve Helms.  Steve built a pattern airplane called "Bootlegger" while he lived in California in 1975 or so.  This had an OPS rear exhaust marine engine in it.  This was the first attempt to completely house the engine so that the engine and exhaust were "inside" the model.  

At the time, the Phoenix's and others had side mounted engines.  

It was just a sleeker look that drove the change.

Tony Stillman
Radio South
3702 N. Pace Blvd.
Pensacola, FL 32505
1-800-962-7802
www.radiosouthrc.com
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Bill Glaze 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 5:57 PM
  Subject: Re: "How we GOT" away from a "Sideways engine"?


  Hmmmmm..............I'm still back with an uupright mounted Fox .35 in a Bonner Smog Hog.  Wonder why we ever got away from such a simple setup?
  Bill Glaze

  John Ferrell wrote:

    Too logical, there has to be a more twisted reason...

    John Ferrell
    6241 Phillippi Rd
    Julian NC 27283
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    "My Competition is Not My Enemy"

      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Bob Pastorello 
      To: discussion at nsrca.org 
      Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 5:06 PM
      Subject: Re: "How we GOT" away from a "Sideways engine"?


      Thank you, Dean.  I know you're one of those with NOT "faded memories"....
          FYI - although I was NEVER able to really, truly, authenticate the reason for the 2M x 2M rule, one can find a very real, and plausible explanation, by investigating international metric housing design "standards"....
          One *could* discover that nearly ALL door frames in the known universe are at LEAST 2M of vertical opening.
          A thought to ponder....

      Bob Pastorello, Oklahoma
      NSRCA 199, AMA 46373
      rcaerobob at cox.net
      www.rcaerobats.net


        ----- Original Message ----- 
        From: Dean Pappas 
        To: discussion at nsrca.org 
        Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 2:49 PM
        Subject: RE: "How we GOT" away from a "Sideways engine"?


        Bob,
        It is so good to hear some question the, "We always did it that way" that so often seems to be the reason we do things the way we do them.
        Regards,
            Dean P.
          -----Original Message-----
          From: Bob Pastorello [mailto:rcaerobob at cox.net]
          Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 3:47 PM
          To: NSRCA
          Subject: Fw: "How we GOT" away from a "Sideways engine"?

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