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Default Really Cool Toy (aviation, and a tiny bit of metal, content)

In rec.crafts.metalworking Glenn wrote:
If you really want to get some air time out of those .. fill it's tank with
butane from one of the cans they use for butane lighters. It goes in as a
liquid and turns to gas at a rate that keeps em running a really long time
I bought my son a car like that years ago and we "discovered" that a
little butane would make it run for blocks on a single fill.

--Hey neat idea; I'll have to try this with my High Hopping
Hoomdorm! :-)

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