Can anyone provide pics of or links to this model: control line dark blue plastic P-39 from Cox

Can anyone provide pics or links to this model: control line dark blue plastic P-39 from Cox

Details:  The top and bottom halves of the fuselage (w/ wings built into bottom half) actually rubber-banded together to allow them to fly apart in a crash.  This would allow the engine which had sort of a white plastic firewall backplate inserting into slots in the fuselage halves to come flying out also.  Engine was .049 with no integral tank, rather fuel tubing went to a nearby plastic tank in the fuse.  There was also some sort of rubber-band or spring-actuated mechanism to try to keep the elevator control bellcrank close to center to prevent beginners from over-controlling, I think maybe I eventually decided to quit using this.  It never really flew well, I can't remember how long a flight I ever got with it.  It was my first-ever control line plane but soon I was steered toward an all-balsa trainer with larger solid-balsa wing and solid-balsa fuselage and larger fixed horizontal stab and elevator with rubber-band-on .049 engine (Cox Black Widow!) which flew much better.

Time frame would have have been roughly 1979-1981.

Thanks for any help on this trip down memory lane

Steve in Wichita KS

aeronaut999 wrote:Can anyone provide pics or links to this model: control line dark blue plastic P-39 from Cox

I suppose there is some change I am mis-remembering and the model did not come from Cox but I don't think so. The motor did for sure.

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aeronaut999 wrote:

aeronaut999 wrote:Can anyone provide pics or links to this model: control line dark blue plastic P-39 from Cox

I suppose there is some change I am mis-remembering and the model did not come from Cox but I don't think so.  The motor did for sure.

There are two for sale on ebay right now.