On Friday 14th 2004f May 2004, Brian Lyle wrote:

Do you have any intention of producing a R/C throttle for your little gem?

Brian

Yes Brian, I am experimenting.
At this stage, a simple air-bleed throttle is working well, but I want to get it right before making the moulds.
Without good mixture control, a diesel will run rich and cool when slowed and it may cut when the throttle is opened after prolonged slow-speed running. An exhaust flap can be used in conjunction, to keep the engine warm. In some instances the flap alone can slow the engine sufficiently to become a simple throttle.
The pb 0.33 has an exhaust flap which reduces the RPM and muffles the sound,(Such that it is!) but it cuts the power by only 20%, which will not be enough in all cases.
This flap would be ideal in a simple Park Flyer when you could climb at full power and then fly above with hardly a sound.
Peter