[NSRCA-discussion] YS 140??? and Happy Easter...

[Phil S.]

First I want to wish all my Christian friends a Happy Easter, today!  
For my Jewish friends, you are starting Passover today, which is what 
brought Christ to the city for that celebration.  After all of us 
attended Sunrise Service to celebrate this Day, I hope you all collected 
lots of colorful hard-boiled Fertility Symbols to further celebrate the 
Day. (lol)

There have been several offers for a YS 140 to purchase.  I WILL buy one 
(or two) this week, but I need some education, being a long-time OS/SPA 
guy.  What are the differences between the 140 S, the 140 L, and the 140 
DZ, not so much on horsepower, but in terms of reliability and 
maintenance.  I will be doing most of my flying @ 900-1000 ASL, just as 
QQ mentioned in his manual on the Yak-54.  I have all the info on HP, 
props fuel and glow plugs, just looking for info on how they run and 
perform on a day-to-day basis, with a non-pipe setup.

Many thanks...

On 4/7/2012 6:29 PM, Phil S. wrote:
> Over the past few weeks, I seem to remember a couple of YS 140's being 
> listed.  I have gotten started on my 12-year-old Cermark Pitts S2B 1/4 
> scale, and find that this engine would be just what the doctor 
> ordered.  Are these engines still available?  Or does someone have one 
> they will part with.  If so, pleae contact me outside this discussion 
> list.
>
> Turns out, when I was in 3rd grade in 1946, we lived outside 
> Gainesville, FL, across Archer Road from Stengle Field, a grass 
> airstrip owned by Carl Stengle.  During that time, Curtis Pitts teamed 
> up with Carl and his flying school, and was flying a little red 
> biplane out of Stengle field.  I used to go out and watch him toss 
> that plane all over the sky, little knowing what Curtis would become.  
> I have been in touch with Stengle's son, and he confirmed that the 
> pilot was, indeed Curtis Pitts.  I have been back to Gainesville, and 
> there is a Steak & Shake where our house was, and a strip mall in 
> place of the airfield.  Ah, progress.  ;-{(
>
> So I am in the process of re-creating one of my childhood dreams, in 
> miniature.  Any help on the 140 will be greatly appreciated...
> -- 
> Phil Spelt, KCRC President
> AMA 1294 Scientific Leader Member
> SPA 177 Board Member
> (865) 435-1476v, (865) 604-0541c


-- 
Phil Spelt, KCRC President
AMA 1294 Scientific Leader Member
SPA 177 Board Member
(865) 435-1476v, (865) 604-0541c

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