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Okay, taking this thread a bit off-topic, can one still buy a half A engine? I have a project in mind, but understand you cannot buy half A engines anymore. The only one I have left is a Cub, and that is dedicated to a vintage Ukie kit- do not want to use it on a new RC project.

As pointed out, Brodak sells 'em.

OK engines makes a reed valve engine -- search for "OK Engines" on the web.

As of a year or two ago Norvel made a sport and a high performance version, both ABC, each available as both RC and CL (I actually considered buying a Norvel 061 for this plane, but no one had it locally).

Dr. Diesel has British 1/2A diesel engines.

Rummage sales and/or inquiries at your local flying club may find enough Cox engines that your bucket-o-engines will be bigger than mine. Just let all your flying buddies know you'll take old Cox engines off their hands, and you'll be getting them long after you say "stop". You can get all the rebuild parts for Cox engines from various sources -- I use the nice teflon pieces available from Davis Diesel, plus an 'O' ring for the venturi-to-backplate seal made by cutting off a ring from a bit of silicon tubing with a Very Sharp xacto knife.

In article , Don Stauffer in Minnesota writes snip

If you don't mind the smell, (- it's perfume to the oily-handed brigade!), you can get a PAW 55 diesel from

Looks like it -- but from the wording, I wonder if it's not for long...

Okay, taking this thread a bit off-topic, can one still buy a half A engine? I have a project in mind, but understand you cannot buy half A engines anymore. The only one I have left is a Cub, and that is dedicated to a vintage Ukie kit- do not want to use it on a new RC project.

Then there's this: