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For those of you that like to mix your
own fuel here is the "Falcons SUPER 2000 Mix"
The formula
below is a proven formula that was developed by the "Flying Falcons RC
Club" and has been used for several years and has proven to be equal to any fuel
on the market today, besides we know exactly what we put into it and we can
tailor it to our own needs. We have used this fuel on many engines from 25 size
to 90's,..... Super Tigers - OS - ASP - Webra and others.
The first thing you need to
do is to locate a supplier or suppliers for the ingredients. You will need
Methanol, Synthetic oil, Castor oil, and if you prefer Nitro methane, not
really necessary though but seems to be the norm here in North America, but
I must admit that it does add power to the fuel by adding Nitro methane. I
have flown both in Europe and North America and found that a lot of RC pilots in
Europe do not use Nitro. And of coarse the Nitro methane is the most costly of
the ingredients.
You will also need
something to measure the ingredients with, measure by volume not weight and we
like to use the metric system, measuring cups that are graduated in
milliliters are readily available up to a liter or so in size. Keep all
measuring containers clean at all times.
Here is a fuel mix for one US
gallon, (in metric)
One US gallon is equal to 3785.4 milliliter.
Or (3 liters 785 ml)
Total oil content........ (..20%. Of 37854 is 757
ml) Klotz synthetic 75% of 757
is 568 ml
Castor
oil.... 25% of 757
is 189 ml
Klotz Synthetic oil..........568 ml.
Castor oil.......................189 ml.
Methanol ......................3028 ml.... or (3
liters and 28 ml).
If you prefer a fuel mix with 10% Nitro methane use
formula below.
Klotz Synthetic 568
ml
Castor
Oil.......................189 ml (Total
oil contents is 20% )
Methanol.........................2649
ml..... (Or 2 liters and 649 milliliters)
Last edited May 10, 2010