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Cox 049 Blue Nose Spinner with 4.5 x 4p props

Extreme TD .09

Engine has many custom performance enhancements

- High speed performance crank
- Valentine Turbo Plug Head / OS Turbo Plug
- Kustom Kraftsmans 128 tpi NV
- KK big bore venturi
- Throttle sleeve - cut for SPI
- SPI Cylinder - dual bypass ports (not the RC version)
- Valentine .049 bullet spinner tapped 6-32 thread
- KK .09 back plate with fine hole pressure tap
- Aluminum carb body
- Phenolic thrust washer (for elect. starts)
- Master Airscrew 7x6 modified to 5x6N


   

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Published on Jul 2, 2016

Best level pass 143mph / per prop calc / 5.25x6.25E
Wavescope: 232.07 kmh / 144.2mph /down wind
The reading was taken at 1.52mins into the vid.
Temp 96F (16,975 rpm at launch) 30% nitro

An RC Bee "basket case".

The "Uni-FLOWBEE"

Bugs Jr. Family

ready for action !!..Dragonfly .049

Ringmaster Bee...

Oh, I see we have 10! I'll get the poll started shortly!

1/2A Nut wrote:Extreme TD .09

Engine has many custom performance enhancements  

- High speed performance crank
- Valentine Turbo Plug Head...................

Brad, what is your experience with the standard glow plug on a TD 09? Does it allow the same rpm as the stock COX head?

With smaller i.e. 049 engines the standard glow plug conversion robs hundreds of rpm-s because of the excess heat the standard glow plug adds to the Carnot cycle prior to the ignition...

Thank you, András.

I have the TD .09's the TD RC .09's  and the Medallion .09s
Cox made special glow plugs for each. If you have a TD Glow head mount
and flip the prop to feel the difference in compression. Out of the 3 types
the TD Glow plus has the most compression feel. Best plug if you have low
nitro or need top rpm or out to do some cold weather flying. On hot days
you can use up the Medallion glow plugs and still see good performance.
Use less compression for big props of course less stress on the pin, crank,
ball socket and rod. I have gone from 4 mins to around 11 mins with a bigger
prop when run time is desired with a 1oz tank.

A .09 engine will still function quite well with the glow head plug adapter style
over the TD Head.  The smaller displacement .049 can have losses, just seal the
threads with grease prior to installing the head adapter and glow plug to insure a
good seal. Make sure the adapter is seating on the head gasket. The advantage
using standard glow plugs is you have a wide heat range you can choose from and
of course some brands are better than others. If you have a large hole where the
element sits in you want to discard for a brand the has paid attention and only has
the minimum size possible to fit the element in to help increase compression.

I prefer the turbo plugs, they seal before the threads so there is no air leaks to
worry about if properly installed.

Thanks, Brad,

I actually have a MECOA-made TD 09 head adaptor and am just about to try that. I wanted a lasting solution because genuine 09 COX glow heads are rare to find...I have a few of them but would find the adaptor a long term solution in case the rpm is not compromised.

I also have a 09 muffler that, with an SPI TD09 I have, I would expect to lower the performance further. I will tach the engine with these options separately to find out the impact.

Mark Boesen wrote:

Marleysky wrote:Cox 049 Blue Nose Spinner with 4.5 x 4p props

Thanks Mark! Picked these up at two different sales on opposite sides of the city. I assumed they were the only remains of a Cox RTF model someone received for Chirstmas or Birthday! Cox Super Cub 105 Thanks again! Rene

Finally my chance.

1/2A Nut wrote:................I prefer the turbo plugs, they seal before the threads so there is no air leaks to
worry about if properly installed.

Brad,

are you sure the conical part of the glow plug seals if the head adaptor is drilled and tapped through all along the full length of the plug? What is the conical part of the plug sitting on for sealing if the thread is full through the head?

Marleysky wrote:

Mark Boesen wrote:

Marleysky wrote:Cox 049 Blue Nose Spinner with 4.5 x 4p props

Thanks Mark!  Picked these up at two different sales on opposite sides of the city. I assumed they were the only remains of a Cox RTF model someone received for Chirstmas or Birthday!  Cox Super Cub 105 Thanks again!  Rene

Whats the odds of that, as the small prop and blue spinner was used only on the CAP Super Cub 105!
lol, remember if you're gonna clean it up to original, to rotate backplate 180.

Mine is a special glow plug adapter head made by Mr. Valentine
The threads do not go all the way through the adapter.

1/2A Nut wrote:Mine is a special glow plug adapter head made by Mr. Valentine
The threads do not go all the way through the adapter.

This seems very professional...too bad that Mr Valentine does not bother answering emails of Eastern European redneck bums like myself no matter if I offer business to him:lol!: .....so I will have to resort to my own make-shift kitchen-engineered solutions like in many other aspects of my hobby