"Waldo.Pepper" wrote in message
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What does it mean when it is decribed as "Mercury powered"? Is Mercury
merely a trade name for an rc jet engine? Or is it something more
exotic? I googled a bit but didn't find out.

I have no idea. I'd say that it's a good bet that it's the name of a jet
engine, but it says "147.700 rpm" which indicates it's a reciprocating
engine - maybe a fan similar to the... Savaroni CC.2 of pre-WWII. That
aircraft used a conventional piston engine to drive a compressor.