WSTE

GWILLIEFOX Fri Sep 21, 2018 9:22 am

Getback, I just use standard mix 1/3 kero, 1/3 castor, 1/3 John Deere starting fluid, a tad of ignition improver.

Last Sunday, I took the World's Smallest Travelling Engine to the PSO Musicians of Steel 5K Run/Walk. There I met PSO Cellist Bronwyn Banerdt's father Bruce. Bruce is the Principal Investigator for the Mars Insight Mission. ( mars.nasa.gov ) Like many others, Bruce tried model airplanes early on. He's holding the WSTE!

Now I'm getting stuff ready for MECAs 2018 National Collecto this Sunday, Sept.23 a the AMA Museum in Muncie, IN. 9:00AM. I'll have the WSTE in a Veco Commanche America Class Payload FF (took the electric motor off, but the .010 on). I should have it back in the mail by the 29 of September. Sorry to have interrupted it's journey for soo long.

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**Admin** Fri Sep 21, 2018 7:18 pm

Great pictures Bill! RC Plane

Looks like Bruce approves Thumbs Up

GWILLIEFOX Fri Sep 28, 2018 4:19 pm

I have finally finished up with the WSTE. DCKRSN is next on the list as far as I know, so please send me shipping instructions.

I just took a picture of the little guy with his brothers and cousins:

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Last weekend I had the WSTE at the AMA headquarters in Muncie, In. I held my Comanche with the engine mounted in front of the headquarters. You can see Ruediger, the PAA pilot smiling in the cabin. Also a shot in front of my brick:

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We had the MECA National Collecto on Sunday and I had the Travelling kit on my display table. This was also the registration day for the SAM Champs. The engine was mounted in my Veco Comanche PAA Load model. The fliers got a real kick out of the WSTE program!

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Later on, out to the field. Unfortunately, I was by myself as it was actually far too windy to fly. So, I got no very good pictures. I had to get the plane as stable as I could, hang the transmitter, and find the plane and snap away. I got one distance shot with the plane going away, and a landing shot where I darned near hit myself. But the engine ran fine and flew the Comanche nicely, even with the added (though small) weight of the servos, receiver and batteries. I can say from experience, the .010 almost has the power of a Cub 049X!

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Sorry to have delayed it so long. What a great program!

Kim Fri Sep 28, 2018 5:42 pm

Great Report and Photos !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**Admin** Sat Sep 29, 2018 3:40 am

More great pictures Bill! Really cool to hear that others are getting a kick out of the Traveling Engine.

Thank you for taking the time to participate. Hand Shake

rsv1cox Sat Sep 29, 2018 6:49 am

Loved the pictures Bill.

Looks like the little fella is holding up well.

Bob

getback Sat Sep 29, 2018 7:57 am

Way to go Bill !! Very Nice Sir , Love the shots of the engine and plane together . Glad you could get it in the air . And a AMA Brick how cool !! Small Cox Logo

GWILLIEFOX Sun Oct 07, 2018 8:00 am

Where do I send the WSTE Next? Name and snail mail needed.

GWILLIEFOX Thu Oct 25, 2018 8:55 pm

I would love to keep this little Jewell, butsomeone wants it after me.

Name and shipping address PLEASE ADMIN HELP!

Marleysky Thu Oct 25, 2018 8:58 pm

GWILLIEFOX wrote:I would love to keep this little Jewell, butsomeone wants it after me.

Name and shipping address PLEASE ADMIN HELP!

Next on the list: dckrsn Centerport, NY

GWILLIEFOX Fri Oct 26, 2018 8:23 am

I'm pretty sure using that info will get the package returned right back to me

Marleysky Fri Oct 26, 2018 8:27 am

GWILLIEFOX wrote:I'm pretty sure using that info will get the package returned right back to me

Heh, heh, your right! I’ll try sending him a PM for you.

**Admin** Fri Oct 26, 2018 12:30 pm

Looks like dckrsn is next on the list. Send dckrsn a PM requesting his shipping info. If he's not ready for it, you can bump it to the next person on the list.

GWILLIEFOX Thu Nov 01, 2018 12:27 pm

Where do I find his address?

I will be at the Switzerland MECA Collecto June 1 2019. I guess I'll just run it over there. I have asked and asked for detailed help. If I could find an address it would already been gone.

dckrsn Thu Nov 01, 2018 3:32 pm

PM sent.

**Cribbs74** Thu Nov 01, 2018 5:00 pm

Very nice Bill, I am so glad you chose to fly a model with it. Kudos to you! Also thanks for getting the info out to the collectors that our little Forum is doing good things for the hobby!

The real thanks goes to Jason for providing the engine.

Ron

jmcalata Thu Nov 01, 2018 5:07 pm

Hello Bill, I am glad you are the first Tee dee .010 traveller engine player, very nice photos. Good luck Dickerson.

Warm Regards and best wishes for all cox engine lovers.
Jose

GWILLIEFOX Fri Nov 02, 2018 2:06 pm

The little guy is on its way again. I've run 3 of these. My starting method differs a tad from Cox's. I do follow them up to the prime. I don't use an exhaust prime.

I set the prop horizontal when coming up on compression.
I choke to get fuel to the NVA, not into it.
I put one drop of fuel into the intake; use a medicine dropper or syringe; JUST ONE DROP.
Connect the battery.
Hook up the starter spring and wind back 1 turn; the fuel that was in the ventui will be drawn in.
Let the prop go.

This seems to give me a uniform prime. If you just choke, you don't really know how much fuel is being ingested. Exhaust primes are sloppy and also uncontrolled. The one drop into the venturi is easy to measure and works real well for me.

Also, use 25-35 % fresh fuel.

Be sure to strain fuel.

Don't leave the fuel line on the tank spigot when storing. Those spigots seem to be affected by the tubing and can start to disintegrate.

dckrsn Fri Nov 02, 2018 4:27 pm

Thanks for that, Bll. I havent started my .010 in a few years.
Also I have fresh, unopened GlowPlugBoy 35%.
Bob

jmcalata Sat Nov 03, 2018 6:01 pm

Thanks for the advices Bill ;-)

Tee dee .010 is very sensitive and easy to floaded

Is very important filter fuel and also clean engine with metanol to eliminate nitrometane to protect plastic and steel

I use max 20% nitro

Regards
I am now playing Tee dee´s .09 Small Cox Logo

**Admin** Wed Jan 16, 2019 11:39 pm

Updates?

dckrsn Thu Jan 17, 2019 3:17 pm

Hi Jacob, I have it and the .049. Hope
to send them both out early next week.
Sorry I've been sitting on them for so
long.
Bob

getback Sun Mar 17, 2019 9:53 am

Update : I have it and its gorgeous !! ..

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**Admin** Sun Mar 17, 2019 10:35 am

Whoo Hoo!

Looks like it has picked up some souvenirs along the way.

getback Fri May 24, 2019 9:26 am

OK guys i am done , well done lol!

NAh it took a lot longer than i had planned but did get to fly this little beauty some , had some issues getting it to run , something had got into the spray bar , so i removed it to get run right . The Cox .010 TD was put on a scratch built Mitsubishi Zero for .010 and .020 engines But has never made it to the launch pad till Now !!! Needless to say it flew Better than i did Laughing

as you will see in the videos , they were took out back of my home in MY fly field ~ Playground !! I want to Thank Jason and Jacob for making this happen !! And O Yeah this is the first time i have ever started / flown a Cox .010 TD ((( To say the least it is like fling a Bumble Bee ))) Very little line tension although the plane flew great ! The Video was done by my son and i apologize for that ~ Me first and then he flew it trice (better than Me )