[NSRCA-discussion] The Good Old Days.. (was RE: Happy New Year)

[seefo at san.rr.com]

Back in those days I was a die-hard SuperTigre guy.. G-60's, X-61, and such. Then when my father and I were having trouble getting parts for one of them a friend loaned me a YS .61SS for a new airplane I was working on and it was DONE. Such a great engine.. I couldn't have imagined anything better.. well.. until the YS .61LS came out. 

If I was to build another EU-1 or Summit I'm not sure what engine I'd put in it now? Might have to build it as an electric!

-Doug

> Later on Steve began to work with YS when they were developing their first
> engine.  He went through a bunch of designs before they came out with the YS
> .60 short stroke.  That engine became legend in the pattern world.  Steve
> flew it with a Kato variable Pitch prop for several years.  That's why the
> older radios like the Futaba 8SGA has the variable pitch prop circuitry.
> The later Futaba 9VAP's also had it.