Vintage ingition U/C on ebay past

rsv1cox Mon Mar 02, 2015 8:20 am

I went all Lady Ga ga on this one but when it passed my "hey, get a grip" zone I passed. But, I would love to own it.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Old-Control-Line-Airplane-Merlin-Super-B-Ignition-Nr-/201293566920?_trkparms=aid%3D777000%26algo%3DABA.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D27707%26meid%3Dff7ba0d0d1c548868a6a5f6c426a2d44%26pid%3D100009%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26sd%3D221699804472&_trksid=p2047675.l2557&nma=true&si=%252FAZeaDePgy98Xj5Q5QcSyhz24mg%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

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Anyone else follow it?

Scroll on over to the flight control picure. Looks like flaperons with no elevator control...

pkrankow Mon Mar 02, 2015 8:26 am

That's an odd one...flaps but not elevator?

Phil

rsv1cox Mon Mar 02, 2015 11:32 am

I found that strange too. Looks like the control arm is just hooked up to the inner flaperon, unless there is something that doesn't meet the eye.

Bob

pkrankow Mon Mar 02, 2015 11:59 am

I looked at the pics on ebay and don't see any elevator control surface.

Odd.

Phil

getback Tue Mar 03, 2015 5:49 am

That's a large engine for such a small plane , but I am sure you need it with all the extra baggage . Is there people out there that still fly these vintage air craft ? I wish I had my dad old engines he ran /flew I am sure they were ignition . I asked him and he cant remember the name 's of the engines , they made there on planes out of plywood and flew in a cow pasture . Very Happy

roddie Tue Mar 03, 2015 7:57 am

getback wrote:I wish I had my dad old engines he ran /flew I am sure they were ignition . I asked him and he cant remember the name 's of the engines , they made there on planes out of plywood and flew in a cow pasture .

Hi Eric, They may have been Ohlsson & Rice or Forster engines, which were popular. G.H.Q. was another..

This is an Ohlsson & Rice .60 circa 1941
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Vintage ingition U/C on ebay past Ohlsso10

and a Forster .29
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and a G.H.Q. .517
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"Lieven" would like this G.H.Q-powered snow-car for sure!!

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rsv1cox Tue Mar 03, 2015 8:09 am

Big engine, but a 24" wingspan. With swinging that large prop there must have been a lot of torque.

I wonder if it was ever flown. I don't see how with that control set-up. There must be vintage events staged around the country, I would like to attend one.

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