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My Hobby Corner
Saito Twin Cylinders
I was fortunate enough last year to realize one of my RC dreams, which was to own a twin cylinder engine. In fact in the course of several months I had 3. The first was a vintage Saito FA-80T. This was a fine running engine and it powered a Value Hobby Easy Stik 60. It was quite a challenge to find a suitable airframe for this engine. They are not extremely powerful engines and are quite heavy to boot. I also managed to get my hands on two more Saito FA-90T engines. Now this engine is nearly identical to the FA-80T in power, weight, and mounting size. This engine also found its way into the Easy Stik.
I also scratch built a Fred Reese Cloud Dancer and installed the FA-90T into it. I have several flight videos of these on the Airplanes page. On this page I show some of my videos of these engines. The first one on the FA-80T shows the very first time I ever started or ran a twin cylinder engine. It was fun and quite a learning experience. Enjoy!
First run Saito FA-80T
Second run Saito FA-80T
First run Saito FA-90T
FA-90T end of 2nd tank
I have several more videos on my YouTube page in a section titled Saito Twin Cylinder Engine Runs. I no longer have any of the three engines. I sold and traded them for other projects. It was fun while it lasted and I really enjoyed owning and operating them. I learned a ton too.