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Cox Engine of The Month
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Please Identify Me
Hi all. So today I was out and about and picked up an orphan Cox engine. Sorry I did not take any before pictures as it is now in a bath of nitro, but the engine was surrounded by this cowl, and I am presuming it is from a Cox plane of some type. It is in overall very good condition, with the exception of a few little cracks on top as shown in the picture. They are honestly unseen, as I did not see them until I grabbed the cowl snugly to help remove the spinner. Anyways, if you can identify it, it would be greatly appreciated, and if you need it, please let me know as I have no use for it, and did not want to exactly throw it out. Another quick little thing I will mention about the motor is the starter. It is a spring starter like normal, BUT, the front engages into a weighted flywheel that is also part of the driveplate.
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As an fyi. I am applying pressure to the cowl just to raise the cracks for show in the picture.
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Wow, you're good! I am a firm believer that you have 100% identified it.
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The only reason I kinda knew what it is was due to Kim exploded one and I was on the lookout for a new one for him. You may shoot him a PM and see if he needs it.
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Will do, thank you.
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Really beautiful...I only saw them in COX catalogues and never on e. g. eBay. Let alone in reality.
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This was the last plastic 'RTF' i owned as a kid, they didn't fly really well. Cox revised it ('73?) by relocating landing gear forward, leadout location and a brass hub only to drop it the following year.
You might throw that cowl on eBay, they're hard to come across as most got destroyed with nose-in landings...
You might throw that cowl on eBay, they're hard to come across as most got destroyed with nose-in landings...
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Yep...and they REALLY don't fly well if you're not capable of properly hooking up your lines!
Thank you guys VERY much for steering thix cowl toward me! I promise to double-check my line hook-ups !!!
Thank you guys VERY much for steering thix cowl toward me! I promise to double-check my line hook-ups !!!
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Bill Falcks Rivets
One of the most successful 190 cubic inch racers . I watched it go in to Lake Erie back in 1977 in Cleveland Ohio . A really slick plane it looked fast just sitting on the ground .
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I remember, Kim. That was a truly disappointing and infuriating way to crack up. Was yours Red and yellow? I thought I remembered differently, like light green. Could have been my medication Lol.
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That Suxed ..
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RknRusty wrote:I remember, Kim. That was a truly disappointing and infuriating way to crack up. Was yours Red and yellow? I thought I remembered differently, like light green. Could have been my medication Lol.
It was the standard Red and Yellow. It the one lap I had to evaluate it, the Rivets seemed more lively than the Super Sport I'd flown years ago, but I'd also traded out it's engine for a more souped up .049. Gonna put one of Bernie's Xtreme engines in it this next time.
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getback wrote:That Suxed ..
Truly a 'Dumb Day'!
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Ahh, there we go. That's why I associated light green with Rivets. Mistakenly so. Thanks, Eric.
It was haulin' ass pretty good there for a lap.
It was haulin' ass pretty good there for a lap.
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