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Liquidation sale?
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coxaddict- Gold Member
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Liquidation sale
The .049 is the FAI Special. I don't know what makes it "special", but it seems to be worth more than the standard Fox .049.
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Re: Liquidation sale?
Tim has been selling engines from deceased MECA member Doug Wendt. He is also selling some engines from his magnificent collection. He has a complete McCoy collection, a complete K&B Veco collection, and many s foreign engines. He was a personal friend of Dickinson McCoy, Ludwig Kading, Clarence Lee, and many other engine men.
The Fox 049 FAI used a different crankcase, crankshaft, and cylinder. The crank was 3/16 DIA instead of 1/4. That allowed a larger gas passage. The cylinder had special transfer and exhaust porting. You can see the trapezoidal ports in the picture. It was and is a very special engine. Doug Martin in Colorado is still selling examples made from mostly original Fox parts.
The Fox 049 FAI used a different crankcase, crankshaft, and cylinder. The crank was 3/16 DIA instead of 1/4. That allowed a larger gas passage. The cylinder had special transfer and exhaust porting. You can see the trapezoidal ports in the picture. It was and is a very special engine. Doug Martin in Colorado is still selling examples made from mostly original Fox parts.
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Re: Liquidation sale?
Thanks for all the informative replies. Now I need to find a regular Fox .049, a start to another engine collection LOL!
My first engine larger than .049 ci was a Fox .10 that I bought from a classmate in 1967. I built a 27'' wingspan P-40 Warhawk slab wing profile. Didn't know any better and flew it on 25 foot lines. after about 30 laps I lost sight of the plane from being dizzy. I heard the engine stop when it buried itself into the dirt. My biggest engine was now in little pieces. Have been looking for another Fox .10 since.
So far I have found about 5 from ebay.
My first engine larger than .049 ci was a Fox .10 that I bought from a classmate in 1967. I built a 27'' wingspan P-40 Warhawk slab wing profile. Didn't know any better and flew it on 25 foot lines. after about 30 laps I lost sight of the plane from being dizzy. I heard the engine stop when it buried itself into the dirt. My biggest engine was now in little pieces. Have been looking for another Fox .10 since.
So far I have found about 5 from ebay.
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Re: Liquidation sale?
You're off to a great start with the .07 R/C and the FAI! I think there's about a dozen or so of the Fox .047/.07 engines to collect. First designed to power the plastic 'RTF' Comet models.
Re: Liquidation sale?
Did those engines have the Fox name ground off? or did it say Comet
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Re: Liquidation sale?
The earlier ones were Comet and had the name ground off. They weren't ever marked FOX at that point. Of course, any engine that came from a Comet RTF would still have the Comet logo, but those engines which were "retrieved" from Comet after the falling-out (I don't know the exact circumstances) were modified by FOX to give them a point of difference. To my knowledge, this involved removal of the logo, angling the top of the intake and removal of a small lug under the front of the crankcase (the purpose of which I have no idea).coxaddict wrote:Did those engines have the Fox name ground off? or did it say Comet
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Re: Liquidation sale?
Thanks Oldenginerod
Now I need to keep an eye out for those, maybe as rare as hen's teeth? LOL
Now I need to keep an eye out for those, maybe as rare as hen's teeth? LOL
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Re: Liquidation sale?
They're not too rare, but fun to collect because there were so many variations. John Krickel nail3d down the story in his old 049 newsletter. I think I repeat3d it with pictures for Mark's Yahoo forum. Maybe you can post it here Mark?coxaddict wrote:Thanks Oldenginerod
Now I need to keep an eye out for those, maybe as rare as hen's teeth? LOL
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