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Engine basics => Engine set up tips => Topic started by: Ty Marcucci on February 19, 2016, 06:48:37 AM
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1. Anderson Spitfire .65.
2. Super Cyclone .60.
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See my post in the Old Time section.
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Anderson Spitfire .65 makes quite a bit more power but is heavier.
Super Cyclone .60 is lighter, fair power, often have a worn main bearing that makes them hard starting due to making spark timing very erratic. H^^ Steve
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There is some demand for Super Cykes among tether car aficionados as it was a popular choice from 1939- 42 in a number of cars; including the Dooling Mercury, rear and front drive versions, and the Bremmer Whirlwind; just to name a few.
I know this has absolutely nothing to do with aircraft.
The Andersons arrived too late for the post =war Spindizzys. Much hotter Hornets, McCoys and Doolings had already arrived- or were about to as was the case with the Dooling 61
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I have never had any problems with Super Cyclones, maybe I am just lucky. The choice as far as I am concerned lies purely on the size and weight of the plane you want to fly. Large planes, then the Anderson is the choice, otherwise I would be happy with the Super Cyke.
Andrew.
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I would get the Anderson. I would have no plans of actually flying an airplane with it, so the fact that it's a great example of craftsmanship is the determining factor. You can look at this and tell that it was made by the guys making Norden Bombsights and other precision stuff in WW II a few years earlier. It's just beautifully made. The Super Cyke is a good engine, but doesn't have that same look about it.
Some of the very early Post-War McCoy has the same sort of look about it. It's kind of a shame that that was lost and we ended up with crude slag blobs like the Fox, and the McCoy bubble-pack engines. The Fox and McCoy were better performers, in general, for stunt, but they certainly were not works of art.
Brett
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Does anyone know who and where the original Anderson Spitfire was made? Several others have taken up production in later years. I was told they all used the same dies and molds, so it was more of a "continuing production" than a reproduction.
The Super Cyclone, the Spitfire's cousin, was made at the Glendale, CA airport.
I've run Super Cykes a lot, and I never had wear problems. The secret is to always run spark ignition with lots of oil. Not uncommon to run a 2:1 mix. Most of the ones that are worn out have been run on glo.
Floyd