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Title: CO2 motor presentations in magazines
Post by: g_kandylakis on Jan 08, 2026, 12:58 AM
CO2 motors have received a small share of publicity in the modelling press in their time. There have been a few articles, either as presentations of new motors or even tests and analysis of their performance.

Here is what I have found so far.

Starting of with November 1985 Aeromodeller and my favorite article, the presentation of the Brown A-23 by Mike Billington
Title: Re: CO2 motor presentations in magazines
Post by: g_kandylakis on Jan 08, 2026, 01:01 AM
Going back to April 1977 Aeromodeller, presentation of the Powermax Shark motor. Not the best of scans, I am afraid, do not remember where I found it.
Title: Re: CO2 motor presentations in magazines
Post by: g_kandylakis on Jan 08, 2026, 01:03 AM
Again Aeromodeller, this time February 1985, Telco motor analysis by Mike Billington
Title: Re: CO2 motor presentations in magazines
Post by: g_kandylakis on Jan 08, 2026, 01:06 AM
The Gasparins get their fair share of exposure in Aeromodeller, probably sometime in 1992, by Klaus Joerg Hammerschmidt
Title: Re: CO2 motor presentations in magazines
Post by: g_kandylakis on Jan 08, 2026, 01:10 AM
The last Brown motors to be designed and produced, the GB-12 single and GB-24 twin, presented by Klaus Joerg Hammerschmidt in Aeromodeller, sometime in 1994 I think
Title: Re: CO2 motor presentations in magazines
Post by: g_kandylakis on Jan 08, 2026, 01:14 AM
The Gasparin GM-300, again by K.J.H., in Aeromodeller
Title: Re: CO2 motor presentations in magazines
Post by: g_kandylakis on Jan 08, 2026, 01:17 AM
And the Mistral, again in Aeromodeller.

I have all these issues, however the scans did not come from them, else I would have noted the dates. Too lazy to search for them now, I guess.
Title: Re: CO2 motor presentations in magazines
Post by: g_kandylakis on Jan 08, 2026, 01:19 AM
Again the Brown A-23, this time from June 1981 Model Builder, a short presentation by Bill Hannan.
Title: Re: CO2 motor presentations in magazines
Post by: g_kandylakis on Jan 08, 2026, 01:22 AM
The Swiss Heibi motor, in Septmember 1992 Model Builder.
Title: Re: CO2 motor presentations in magazines
Post by: g_kandylakis on Jan 08, 2026, 01:23 AM
The Brown GB-12 and GB-24 presented in Bill Hannan's column, "Hannan's Hangar", Model Builder, September 1994.
Title: Re: CO2 motor presentations in magazines
Post by: g_kandylakis on Jan 08, 2026, 01:25 AM
And in the same issue, a presntation of the Russian DP-03, by Skip Ruff. Together with the foam RTF plane it used to be sold.

Two extremes in the same issue...