Good models for .09's

I remember the Graupner CHICO.

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Many years ago (1963) I built a PDQ Circus Prince that specified Class A engine power. I built mine and hung my Fox Rocket 0.099 on it for power. Didn't even have enough poop to fly with a hand launch. Upgrading the power to a Fox 15 made all the difference.
Whether a Cox 0.09 would have done better, I'll never know, but the Rocket 0.099 wasn't much of a powerhouse from what I remember.

Did it matter what type of plane? Radio control or control line?

The Cosmic Wind RC I built recently..see my avatar photo. Or the Toucan RC of Westwings that I fly with TD051 but an 09 would fly it even more happily.

I like your Cosmic wind Balogh, and your Avatar.

Anything that is marked .09-15 on the box will fly well with a Cox .09. For R/C I would steer towards Throttled medallions. Very smooth engines.

NEW222 wrote:Did it matter what type of plane? Radio control or control line?

Good question. Seeing that you have a few .09 engines.. why not build at least one C/L model? I'd consider a Jr. Ringmaster, built as lightweight as possible. Not sure if a Medallion is powerful enough to "stunt" with, but they're less fussy when compared to a Tee Dee.. when it comes to running a hard-tank.

RC airplanes get expensive.. especially when you're considering building a few of them. I guess that depends on the materials that you have currently on hand to build a .09 size model.. as well as how much time you have available to build. If you have wood.. and like to build, you can save a lot of dough.. I'm sure that you know these things Dan.. I just mention them as food for thought.

I like RC planes because they fly higher than 3 seconds from smacking into the ground

       

The 09 engine is not as popular as it once was BUT its a favorite of mine. I would love to see the Hal de Bolt "All American" in a new kit form. Its a great control line flyer and will do all the stunts if you are a good pilot! In fact there are a lot of the old planes that could be brought back with the new Lazer & CNC type kits!

RK Flyer  

Selecthobbies.com sells a bunch of goodies that will go with 09 for CL and RC including Selextra 500 that I built and named Canary. You may find also my flight video on that here and on YouTube.

Glad to have helped Bob. Andras.