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Can anyone provide pics of or links to this model: control line dark blue plastic P-39 from Cox
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Can anyone provide pics of or links to this model: control line dark blue plastic P-39 from Cox
Can anyone provide pics or links to this model: control line dark blue plastic P-39 from Cox
Details: The top and bottom halves of the fuselage (w/ wings built into bottom half) actually rubber-banded together to allow them to fly apart in a crash. This would allow the engine which had sort of a white plastic firewall backplate inserting into slots in the fuselage halves to come flying out also. Engine was .049 with no integral tank, rather fuel tubing went to a nearby plastic tank in the fuse. There was also some sort of rubber-band or spring-actuated mechanism to try to keep the elevator control bellcrank close to center to prevent beginners from over-controlling, I think maybe I eventually decided to quit using this. It never really flew well, I can't remember how long a flight I ever got with it. It was my first-ever control line plane but soon I was steered toward an all-balsa trainer with larger solid-balsa wing and solid-balsa fuselage and larger fixed horizontal stab and elevator with rubber-band-on .049 engine (Cox Black Widow!) which flew much better.
Time frame would have have been roughly 1979-1981.
Thanks for any help on this trip down memory lane
Steve in Wichita KS
Details: The top and bottom halves of the fuselage (w/ wings built into bottom half) actually rubber-banded together to allow them to fly apart in a crash. This would allow the engine which had sort of a white plastic firewall backplate inserting into slots in the fuselage halves to come flying out also. Engine was .049 with no integral tank, rather fuel tubing went to a nearby plastic tank in the fuse. There was also some sort of rubber-band or spring-actuated mechanism to try to keep the elevator control bellcrank close to center to prevent beginners from over-controlling, I think maybe I eventually decided to quit using this. It never really flew well, I can't remember how long a flight I ever got with it. It was my first-ever control line plane but soon I was steered toward an all-balsa trainer with larger solid-balsa wing and solid-balsa fuselage and larger fixed horizontal stab and elevator with rubber-band-on .049 engine (Cox Black Widow!) which flew much better.
Time frame would have have been roughly 1979-1981.
Thanks for any help on this trip down memory lane
Steve in Wichita KS
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Re: Can anyone provide pics of or links to this model: control line dark blue plastic P-39 from Cox
aeronaut999 wrote:Can anyone provide pics or links to this model: control line dark blue plastic P-39 from Cox
I suppose there is some change I am mis-remembering and the model did not come from Cox but I don't think so. The motor did for sure.
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Re: Can anyone provide pics of or links to this model: control line dark blue plastic P-39 from Cox
aeronaut999 wrote:aeronaut999 wrote:Can anyone provide pics or links to this model: control line dark blue plastic P-39 from Cox
I suppose there is some change I am mis-remembering and the model did not come from Cox but I don't think so. The motor did for sure.
There are two for sale on ebay right now.
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Re: Can anyone provide pics of or links to this model: control line dark blue plastic P-39 from Cox
rsv1cox wrote:
There are two for sale on ebay right now.
Thanks! That's it for sure, I actually had just found one of those and was going to post a link but was not allowed because new member. I don't remember all the stickers, guess I decided not to put them on.
You can see where the rubber bands hold the fuselage halves together.
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Re: Can anyone provide pics of or links to this model: control line dark blue plastic P-39 from Cox
Googling around the web it looks like basically the identical plane also came in a light grey-brown version.
I remember my blue one had a red spinner.
After we retired the P-39 I recall my dad soldered up a metal tank to go behind the motor, with a firewall sort of thing behind the tank, so we could use that same motor on later planes until we got the Black Widow motor with the integral tank
I remember my blue one had a red spinner.
After we retired the P-39 I recall my dad soldered up a metal tank to go behind the motor, with a firewall sort of thing behind the tank, so we could use that same motor on later planes until we got the Black Widow motor with the integral tank
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