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January 1955 Model Airplane News

January 1955 Model Airplane News
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For some reason, in more than half a century building and flying model airplanes, I have never owned or operated a diesel engine. I have nothing against them, and in fact would like to procure and run one, even if just on a test stand, before assuming dirt temperature. Diesels have a couple advantages and disadvantages compared to glow fuel engines, according to my recollection from reading about them over the years. Compared to glow fuel engines, diesels produce less power for a given volume displacement. The absence of a glow plug can make them more difficult to start, especially when hand-flipping and/or in cold weather. To their credit, diesels are not quite as noisy as a glow fuel engine, the diesel fuel will not attack painted surfaces as readily, and if you need a larger diameter propeller for your scale model, the extra low-end torque facilitates their use. Oh, and with a diesel, you'll never have to replace a burnt-out glow plug. That's from memory, which at 67 years old, may be a tad faulty. This advertisement for the Deezel 1/7th horsepower diesel engine appeared in a 1955 issue of Model Airplane News magazine. The $1.95 price in 1955 is the equivalent of $22.95 in 2024 - quite a deal then and now!

Deezel Engine Ad

Deezel Engine, January 1955 Model Airplane News - Airplanes and RocketsFully Assembled Real 1/7 H. P. Diesel Engine

Over 100,000 sold at higher price. Not a Toy!

Deezel is a perfect power plant for planes, boats, race cars and experiments. (Runs at 7500 R.P.M. Produces 1/7 HP. Weighs only 5 oz.) 

Deezel is an ultra precision engine as carefully machined-tooled as Giant army engines. Cylinder is honed to 0.0001 inch and hand fitted to its individual pistons.

Deezel is compact, rugged, streamlined. Starts quickly. Simple to install. You get it fully assembled.

Now $1.95 Plus 5¢ Postage

Our 767th Advertisement

Deezel is test run at the factory to assure perfection. Operating instructions included.

Send $1.95 plus 5ยข postage today. 

Giant Hobby Catalog Included 

Gotham Hobby Corp. Dept. N, 107 East 126 Street

New York 35, New York

 

 

Posted August 3, 2024

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