Gasoline (petrol) engines can be found in larger rc airplanes and these differ to glow engines greatly in terms of physical appearance, design, size and power output.
Both 2 stroke and 4 stroke gasoline airplane engines are available, and they vary in levels of complexity. For example, some use a traditional magneto ignition system while others might have electronic ignition, and there are even liquid cooled engines for ultimate performance.
Gasoline model airplane engines aren't cheap - even a smaller bore one can cost you a few hundred dollars and the larger ones can run into many hundreds, even thousands! But if you have a model airplane that justifies a gasoline engine, then you're not a newcomer to the hobby!
A typical rc airplane that might use a gasoline engine would be a large scale aerobatic model, such as a 1/4 scale 'Extra', for example. Of course, there are no limits to the type of model that will take such an engine - it just needs to be big!
Both 2 stroke and 4 stroke gasoline airplane engines are available, and they vary in levels of complexity. For example, some use a traditional magneto ignition system while others might have electronic ignition, and there are even liquid cooled engines for ultimate performance.
Gasoline model airplane engines aren't cheap - even a smaller bore one can cost you a few hundred dollars and the larger ones can run into many hundreds, even thousands! But if you have a model airplane that justifies a gasoline engine, then you're not a newcomer to the hobby!
A typical rc airplane that might use a gasoline engine would be a large scale aerobatic model, such as a 1/4 scale 'Extra', for example. Of course, there are no limits to the type of model that will take such an engine - it just needs to be big!
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