OS GT-15cc Gas Engine, Wins Innovation of the Year from M.A.N.

[Bartman]

Model Airplane News recently announced their Readers' Choice and Innovation of the Year awards.

OS Engines won for their new GT-15 gasoline engine.....

Model Airplane News editors rely on their own expertise
to choose a product worthy to be called Innovation of the
Year. Their pick for 2015: the O.S. GGT-15 gasoline engine
for .61-.90 aircraft. It met the criteria of making “significant
advancements in the R/C world” by starting easily with a
glow plug, instead of requiring a heavy electronic ignition
system and spark plug. “This little machine packs a lot of
horsepower into a small, lightweight package,” they said.

For more information about this award-winning product visit the O.S. web page at osengines.com.

 

[pawnshopmike]

Cool!

 

[Truckracer]

And the award to the highest bidder is ........

Not saying it is a good or bad engine or anything in between but I put little faith in MAN reports these days. It was once a great magazine but since I let my subscription lapse, I haven't missed it. For the most part it just seems like nothing but one big paid advertisement.

 

[Bartman]

nevertheless it's pretty cool that OS designed a gas engine that uses a glow plug and, as a result, is very light and powerful. pretty trick if you ask me.

fwiw, it was in a press release from Hobbico and I thought it was cool enough to pass it along to you guys.

 

[Truckracer]

I agree and didn't mean to be too hard on OS. Just picking on MAN a bit.

 

[Bartman]

no problem, i figured that

 

[dhal22]

That's pretty cool. I'd like to see that in action.

 

[49dimes]

The technology is quite old. Circa 1930's. Enya should get the credit for making the technology viable to RC. OS was able to capitalize with a glow plug that does not need a special compound in the oil to keep it hot. So their glow plug should be the product of innovation. Just my 2 cents. And I agree with @Truckracer about MAN.

 

[Naughty Monkey]

Bart, yo ugot my vote for innovative thread of the year with this one.

 

[dhal22]

I abandoned MAN years ago. It should be a free publication with all those ads.