Hi Guys,
Any one heard about Aurora kits.
Has anyone tried their MILLS DIESEL ENGINES.
THERE WAS A RECENT WRITE UP IN BMFA, THEY ARE GOOD ENGINES BEING MADE IN INDIA
RISHI KUMAR HAS BEEN PRODUCING THEM; 0091 983 111 7881.
His dad is one of the pioneers of the hobby. I remember walking into India Hobby Centre in Connaught Place in New Delhi opposite Plaza Cinema and just staring at all those planes and Frog engines... Could never afford them..
That was 1970 and they were rs5000 in those days..
I wanted to hear opinions on them...
Baggu

Baggu,

Based on what I have heard Aurora kits are one of the best. And Mills Diesel engines are also good ones. I do not have direct experience on these engines/kits. If you were to get one, I am sure you would not regret it.

-Ismail

No idea about the engines but Aurora kits leave a lot to be desired. Poor quality wood and imprecise plans and parts that are poorly cut or simpy don't match the plans and the instructions are pathetic. I got into this hobby with aurora kits only and built quiet a few of their glider models. The prices are good for a beginner, but to be competitive as a model manufacturing company they need to really improve.

Is that so?... Since TG has direct experience on this I should lift my hands off. I thought they are of good quality as some of the RC vetrans talk a lot about these kits.

Hi ,
does anyone have an e mail address or so where I could contact or find Rishi Kumar,
I have spent some time flying with him and made some a few visits to him also, some years ago.
and would like to be in touch with him again.

Hi,
You can cantact Mr.Rishi on Mobile Ph. No. +919831117881 and his father is the GREAT (As far as I considere) Mr.Suresh Kumar the Gret Grandfather of Aeromodeling in India.Because he bought the die of Mills .75 and 1.3 disel engine and the rights to produce the same in India as K75 and K1.3 (The K stands for Kumar Mills and these engines a much valued by many Europeans and collectors of Model Aeroplane Engines) these are the engine produced by different manufacturers like even the Irvine and the Doonside in Australia.
This family is totally responsible  I repeat totaly responsible for aeromodeling in INDIA.
Also for many kits produced by them if you guys can understand nostalgia class aeroplanes then I think no aeromodeler oldenough can say any thing about AROURA kits because those days with the infrastructure and a less known sport I think no well to do business men would have ventured in to this field unless otherwise he has any love for this hobby.
Mr.Suresh Kumar the legend was friends with the Mercury owner and many more eminent aeromodellers from the Great Britain and after their feed backs he produced the best available in this part of the globe.
If you are an aeromodeler then going to the India Hobby centere in Kolkatta in Rusell street is like going to Mecca for a Muslim,Jerusalem for a Christian ,Gaya for a Budhist and Kasi for a Hindu.
This mans passion for Motor vehicles/Sports,Aeromodelling and Aviation has no bounds and to meet/see him in person is like seeing the Messiah/Avtar/Nabhi of Aeromodeling as far as if you are an Indian.

Of course this is my view on this subject it may be right to you and wroung to some.But I belive in this and nothing can alter this.

Kind Regards...............Alexander George.

are these engine still being sold  it could be nice if some one can post some pictures of engine, aurora kits, finished model etc here, i could really love it

thanks

sahil

Hi,
The .75 and the 1.3 are still sold by Mr.Rishi.You can contact him for further details.

Regards...................Alex

Quote from: alex_madfly on May 03, 2009, 10:08:42 PM
Hi,
You can cantact Mr.Rishi on Mobile Ph. No. +919831117881 ...

Hi Alex,
an e mail address would be realy helpfull, I live in the netherlands so am not likely to phone him,
if you do know his e mail address just e mail it to me, posting it on a public forum is not a to good idea,

Quote from: sahilkit on May 04, 2009, 09:54:56 AM
are these engine still being sold  it could be nice if some one can post some pictures of engine, aurora kits, finished model etc here, i could really love it

thanks

sahil

Hi Sahil here are two photos I took of some of the engines they made, it was however some time ago,

yeah cool they look so sexy 

thank you daf3305  if you have anymore info on these what ever it may be please post them 

thanks

sahil

Quote from: sahilkit on May 05, 2009, 09:39:54 AM
yeah cool they look so sexy 

thank you daf3305  if you have anymore info on these what ever it may be please post them 

thanks

sahil

o.k., on  the left with the yellow heads are the 1 cc version of the mills 0,75 ,on the right with silver heads the normal mills 0,75  the black cylinder with silver head should be the K150 a 1,5 cc diesel and the engine in the center with the yellow head is the 1,5 cc version of the 1,3 cc mills.

Hi Guys,
E-mail ID of Mr.Rishi is

Kind Regards..............Alex

Hi Guys,
For your info they still sell the nostalgia class Tomboy kit for the free flight.But with todays micro/mini servos it can be made in to a R/C model  and you can have loads of fun.

Kind Regards...........Alex

A lot of discussion; wish they had a website showcasing both their history/heritage, and current products. 

In this day and age, I would think that it is fairly cheap to get one setup !

Unless they already have one, and I missed it some how !

QuoteA lot of discussion; wish they had a website showcasing both their history/heritage, and current products.

In this day and age, I would think that it is fairly cheap to get one setup !

Unless they already have one, and I missed it some how !

yeah they still make and sell the stuff, i spoke to mr.rishi yesterday for 30min in the evening and i have asked him to give details of this products to me so that i could put them up on net! there products are still being sold in Chennai and Bangalore and it seen he knows you, i told about you setting up the site n stuff he was very happy to hear 

right now they have some 20 odd foam kits each of Cessna, some ww2 model

one free flight glider for 75-100 mills model kit for 500/- includes very thing ...40inch wing span!
370 size geared motor for 700/-
15amp brushed speed controller for 500/-
Chinese servos 9grams for 500/-
LANYU RC 4 channel set for 2000/-....Mr.rishi say its very good or the best the Chinese brands

he also stocks lots of stuff from GWS to various other manf.

and .75cc,1cc,1.3cc still being made and for sale !

sahil

thanks daf3305, what prop sizes are you running on your engines?

Quote from: sahilkit on May 06, 2009, 04:41:43 PM
thanks daf3305, what prop sizes are you running on your engines?

Hi,
the 0,75 cc Mills a 7 x 4 " prop  and for the 1,3 an 1,5 cc Mills a 9 x 5 " prop,   I use these engines for free flight models only.

Rishi is selling off his Mills lisence. so better order fast if you want one.

here are pics of what i have ...!!

1> the aurora great-gun with a aurora 2.5cc diesel
2> the aurora countess
3> a mills engine.

i have been to his work shop and personally seen all the production equipment for the mills. he is a very good friend of mine. the amount of inputs me gave me gave me more enthu into the hobby and so i am still in it and always will be ..

 i wonder regarding the cost of these engines and the fuel they run on.

Sahil,

Can you share the cost or link with us ?
I got informed earlier that it was manufactured at howrah but cannot search it.
It will be an asset to us.

And sujith,

Where you visited ? Kolkata (or howrah)?
I am waiting for your reply.
Thanks.

@ kalyan.  its in park street.. kolkatta!!>. i have planes to visit him again pretty soon.!! want to fly again in race courses.. i first flew a nitro there in kolkatta.. visiting again in a week or two.!!>.

not only mills engines are their price.. they used to supply to NCC as well. from the balsa taken from sharma models. they also build trainers for beginners both electric and glow. though its takes a little time.. but its worth a wait. they use something called japanica balsa.. its so tough as a ply.. i had more than 3 crashes ,3 ditches into lake on my plane due to dead stick when i was learning to fly nitros.. still it goes tight.. and no sign of any damage what so ever it took.!!  i am going again to get a 60 sized.!!