Nice video Dave! I had one of the Cox PT-19's back in the early 80's.Other than running up the engine,I never got a chance to fly it.My brothers & I had the Cox Stuka back in the late 60's.Other than a couple of flights made by a experienced flyer at the local park,it wound up being crashed the same day by my oldest brother.
built and flew these things for years, back in the sixties. Cox engines and balsa wood models, testors dope and castor oil and nitromethane. Mostly I remember the smells of the stuff and the nausea. RC back then was strictly for the Mitt Romneys of the world.
hey um i was wondering do you know anything about johnson engines cause i have the same one u have the combat special and i cant seem to find any info on it. Any help would be appreciated thanks
Great clip, brings back great memories back in the 70's, I had a few Cox U control, Aerocobra, Mustang and a pink one that looked like a CAP 232, my friends had PT19's and Spitfires.
Always remember them starting the wrong way and a few times this happened in flight!!
Neat vid! Thanks. I still collect, run, and fly all sorts of Cox engines. I find it much more satsfying to get them running well as I get older and they get rarer at the flying fields. I fly all mine RC as I don't like to feel nauseated. :)
Lovely documentary! I got also some of them...and a handfull of engines,...It was a big fun after 35 years fly control line again,....and now hooked again on those lines! :-)
I used to own a McCoy 049, built a balsa P40 Warhawk control line, in desrt camo colours, took it out to fly and the bastard caught fire internaly , waht apanic to stop it burning !!Lol nice video history
I worked for L M Cox in the 1958-1962 at Disneyland flying/demonstrating ThimbleDrome products. Kieth Palmer & I were the guys that flew three p-40s at once.
You should check out coxinternational.ca. They're still selling the old Cox motors, new spins on them, and they even have a throttle AND a head that lets you use standard 1/4x28 glow plugs!
No reason to settle for one of those soulless brushless parkies. Let the skies echo with the buzz of a Cox 049 once more!
I remember saving my money for weeks to buy a PT19. Held together by rubber bands so it would come apart on a hard landing instead of breaking. It was a blast! Thanks for the walk down memory lane.
Very cool video! I started out with Cox, Testors and Wen Mac Cars and Planes when I was a kid back in the 70's. I now fly giant scale r/c planes and I still have some of the old Cox planes and cars as well as some of the old Testors cars and Testors McCoy .049 engines and a few new in package Testors .049 engines with stunt tanks. I will post a video response with mt old Cox Shrike that I got new back in 1978. I have restored it since then and have overhauled the orig. Babe Bee .049
That was great, makes me feel a lot younger....check out my "Den gets Dizzy" video took last weekend...really funny. we have all been flying RC for around 20 years but are taking to line control like a cat to milk:-)
Sir, I admire your expertise, friendly spirit, your dexterity and nimbleness and your videos as well. You are indeed a fine gentleman and a sport. I will come back.
WOW, nice clip mate, and you have a long history as well and that makes this clip all the more interesting and keenly watched,i actually got to show a young 13 year old this today as he was given 2 cox planes as a present in their boxes unopened, so this certainly switched him on some as to what to exspect over the weekend when we gas these planes up, but not until we BOTH master going roundy round,its been as long for me as well,cheer,s mate and hellow to all Vets....
that is unlucky sounds like me with those picoo rc helis they always break on like the first day but i keep falling for the beause i think each one will be the one that lasts
Im 13 right now and my dad told me about cox cars then i discovered the planes. I fly a hovbyzone champ and these look way more fun but i cant find them
Great video! I was eleven in 1973 and wrecked two Cox Pt-19s then built a profile P-47 (Sterling model I think) with a golden bee which flew great. Also had a Goldberg Lil Wizard-I still have all my motors plus my Dads too but the planes are long gone. I remember seeing the Air Force Thunderbirds flying F-4s at the Castle AFB open house back then too-great show!
Seemed like about every kid had the Cox PT-19 U-control trainer. The motor was held by rubber bands and you could change the positon to make the plane more sensitive. We flew in a friends front yard for a time on line that were around 15 ft, talk about dizzy. then we moved on to the balsa planes like Lil Jumpin Bean, Wizard, Lil Satan, and then to designing our own. Neighbors didn't get too excited about the noise back in those days.
wow! that is soo cool(the nitro piper commanche. is there anyone that still sells or distributes them? would you be willing to sell that one? I just think those small engines are fascinating.
wow! that is soo cool(the nitro piper commanche. is there anyone that still sells or distributes them? would you be willing to sell that one? I just think those small engines are fascinating.
Great stuff NightFlyer...I still have 20 or so Cox engines, Tee Dees, Bee's, Medallions etc.. and some Testors & McCoys. Nils Testor, by the way, around 1949, bought Duramatic ( McCoy)... pretty sure Leroy Cox was never in cahoots with Testors, though they competed in the same market with similar RTF plastic models. Bill Atwood designed the Cox Tee Dee engines and Leisure Dynamics bought out Cox in 1969.. Estes bought it in '96, an outfit in Canada bought it in '09 then sold it to Hobbico in '10
Ha ha!! Now you know the hardest part about flying c/l...keeping from getting dizzy. The second was not crashing...often as a result of getting dizzy. This takes us all back to our first control line plane. Mine, a Cox PT-16. Thankfully, the wings and motor were held on with rubber bands. Remember distinctly, even now, when the engine bands let go and the motor took off on its own flying over everyone's heads and scaring the beejeesus out of all of us.
Great footage, thanks, but I take issue with the statement about Cox 049 carburettors - these engines definitely have carburettors, i.e. the air intake is the aperture covered in mesh at the centre of the back of the tank, and fuel is metered by the needle valve. The reed allows the mixture to flow in on induction and prevents blow back on compression.
Really enjoyed the flying in this video, these models must seem pretty tame compared to an F4 though!
My Grandfather bought a P40 for me in 1976 when I was 8. I kept it for several years before flying then a friend convinced me he could fly it. We took it out and I got to watch it take off and make one half arc up and back down vertical into the ground converting it into many pieces...still carry the guilt and lesson until this day...if you want it done right or if you are going to learn anything...do it yourself. Great memories and excellent video.
i have a cox sportavia (1979-1980) i put new electrics in - nice! ! too bad someone cant get the recipe for the type of foam the cox planes of that era were made of- very strong - my sportavia was .049
i have a cox sportavia i put new electrics in - nice! ! too bad someone cant get the recipe for the type of foam the cox planes of that era were made of- very strong - my sportavia was .049
\\you'll be glad that there is always a future, and that there are always new products and designs and inventions like a radio, receivers and servo's.
Dave you should market this model "Ancient Aircraft". Send me a copy of the planes brother I'd love to build one. Your RC and cosmos fan, Kennyj_wsp@hotmail.com
very impressive, I cant beleive you flew that plane so long. I would go maybe twice around get dizzy and crash. Back up to the house, fix the plane, and back into the street for another crash.
Great stuff. I am also a 50 year old C/L veteran now getting back into R/C after a 15 year layoff. Still have my old C/L engines, some brand new. The best .049 was the Black Widow of which I have 4. Two of them never used. Way better than the Babe Bee. Have 2 of the little .010 which were fun but mostly novelty. Also have a never used Cox .015 which is a very nice engine, then a few of the bigger Fox engines up to an O.S. .35 C/L engine. Fun stuff! I wonder if these will be worth anything?
God that was good! I'm just turning 50 this month and I was 14yo when i discovered the Cox early years series. I managed to get a Fokker D7 and a Sopwith Camel second hand (swapped for a serious stunt push bike).. I'm looking for these planes again as a memory jerker to hang in my room.. this vid is 'fully sic' as my son would say. thanks for posting..
really dissapointed they stoped making these small engines. Although finding the 0.049 is pretty easy, finding the smaller ones like the 0.020 and the 0.010 are nearly impossible to find let alone the parts for them.
@teabagfairy I have a TD .020 new in the box. Been thinking of putting it in something for years but just never got around to it.. Now, I doubt I will. Collectors item.
Wow! Thank you so much for posting this and the fantastic childhood memories! I was just a kid in the early seventies and I remeber getting the Sears Wish books at Christmastime and looking at all the Cox products and circling them or going to the Hobby shop with my hard-earned lawn mowing money! I had about SIX Cox/Testors planes and my first was the PT-19 Trainer. Again, thanks for some great memories!
Lol, my Dad started us on a Goldberg Lil' Wizard because the cox planes flew like crap and I can see he was right :P I had the killer bee we had on front decided it was going to run at half speed one time and ended up going around and round for 12 minutes, talk about dizzy. We still have a Sterling Flying Fool Biplane and a Sig Twister that are flight ready and I have 3 or 4 Sterling and Top Flite kits that want building.
I had a cox p40 back in the 1970.s the srtring broke and it flew back towards me and hit my right inner thigh the prop cut be so bad (i was wereing shorts) that I had to get 30 stitches!.HeHe i'm 43 years old now and you can still see the scar! Those lil motors are no joke! p.s. this is a great vid. thanks for sharing it. it brought back great memorys!
Wow,you brought back some pretty good memories, I had the testers texas trainer that was chrome, I remember buying the testers fuel,glowplugs and dry cell batteries with the clip. And yes getting dizzy was funny hoping you can outlast a tank of gas before you fell over and crashed your plane. My cousin had the cox black stucka........crashed 1st time up into 50 pieces. Thanks for sharing
Thank you Nightflyyer watching your video you just got me back in time, I had that little piper in orange color, but I had a brother like cutter043 one of the guys that wrote you too, my brother crashed it, oh well thanks God I had more at that time but now I miss them, thank you for post your videos my friend ,
Thanks for the video. I have a blue and yellow COX PT-19 in excellent shape, I also have a COX JU-87 STUKA "Black Knight" version, which is in perfect condition, never been flown! I may never fly the STUKA, as I consider it now to be a "museum piece." After seeing your video, I may be moved to fire up and fly the PT-19 again. Thanks for bringing back the memories.
ok i got dizzy watching dave fly .. lol i had the privedge as a kid flying those control line planes .. my broter actually built alot of them ... heheh i crashed them to piss him off .. what can i say i was a monster as a young brother ... lol ... now days i fly a t-rex 600 .. a edge 300 electric .. a alpha 40 trainer .. just finished building my reactor bipe ... i also have a sukhoi. by elfite... and i figure ill have more after i come home from africa after my next deployment . love rc .. lol
ok i got dizzy watching dave fly .. lol i had the privedge as a kid flying those control line planes .. my broter actually built alot of them ... heheh i crashed them to piss him off .. what can i say i was a monster as a young brother ... lol ... now days i fly a t-rex 600 .. a edge 300 electric .. a alpha 40 trainer .. just finished building my reactor bipe ... i also have a sukhoi. by elfite... and i figure ill have more after i come home from africa after my next deployment . love rc .. lol
Wow! This was a truly enjoyable movie! Well produced! I had the Cox Comanche as my very first plane as a 10 yr kid and now i'm an Aeroplane engineer... I especially enjoyed the action flight scenes, what memories!!!.. Loved the sounds and still remembers the smell.
I also learned to fly on the Cox PT-19........a great trainer for me until i could move up to the .35 engine class. I just picked up an engine that I always wanted but could never afforded when I was a kid........a McCoy .35 Redhead........
very nice vid mate. rekindled alot of memories. first plane i had was cox extra300. the footage reminded me what it was like . then i gradually moved up to a dual flap spitfire.that thing was a monster mind u i was only 10 0r 11 at the time i couldnt hold the thing for a full tank. id call out to a club member to run into the circle and take charge for a bit. ah the memories. think ill have to get the old girl out again. im 22 now havnt flown ot since i was 13
That was great!! I bought one of these line control Cox's in 1990 and flew it and wrecked it on the first flight! The first 10 circles went well and then I fot "airsick" dizzy and lost control!! The laughs were worth the $20 I paid for the airplane, total loss BTW!
This is a great video... I was trying to explain what control line models are to my family -and the old Testor's P-51 I had as a kid... and I found this. Fantastic! Thanks for creating this!
This is a GREAT video, one of the best hobby videos I have seen. Thank you for the time in putting it together.
Although I grew up flying Estes rockets, I didn't get into any type of model aircraft until my 40s. And that was electric R/C. A few years ago, I bought a fantastic little control line plane, the Cox Apache, which is basically an autogyro. I flew it several times, but even in grass it would break easily on hard landings. I wiped out Cox's spare inventory of parts!
Wow...I just turned 59 yesterday and your video took me back to the day I took my line control Cox P-40 Warhawk out of the box when I was in 6th grade! I could only start it and let it run while holding it...never actually flew it. HAHA!
I had a wen-mac air cobra when I was a kid, can't remember what happened to it . Sure was fun to play with, even if I got "dizzy"! Thanks for the memories !
Fantastic as I have only ever successfully ran a tank out on my 049 just last week(home built MkIII). I only ever saw a PT19 trainer fly a full tank once all other flights where crashes. What is the proper lenght of control lines for these as I only guessed and I was really dizzy too. Lol cheers
Thank you so much for that!! It took me straight back to my COX PT19 trainer I had as a kid yelling "I'm getting dizzy!!" over and over to my mate on my fist flight. That kick started many years of control line flying. Thanks again
What would be the best was to enter the world of control line flying? I have a rc backgroud and I thought it might be interesting to branch out into gas.
What would be the best was to enter the world of control line flying? I have a rc backgroud and I thought it might be interesting to branch out into gas.
What would be the best was to enter the world of control line flying? I have a rc backgroud and I thought it might be interesting to branch out into gas.
What would be the best was to enter the world of control line flying? I have a rc backgroud and I thought it might be interesting to branch out into gas.
Thanks so much! Just brought back lots of memories. Some good some bad. I never ever got the hang of cable flying. I went to cars and trucks once I destroyed my planes beyond repair. I still have the .049 engines from them ! I remember the planes well. Great job of flying them after such a long break from them. I got dizzy right away! Post more videos! Thanks Dave.
Sir, i truly do respect your achievements, i am 15 now and i am in Singapore's Youth Flying Club, currently, i am only flying 0.61 and 0.49 engines.. i wonder of we could keep in contact, i really want to learn more. :)
i have some of the same planes you have they sure were a lot of fun and still are. i have bigger r/c planes now but that is how i got my start in model planes.it's a shame that the young kid's just starting this hobby will never know the joy of flying these planes.
Thanks Dave, this was great! I always thought it would be great if someone had two video cameras working while someone flew the u/c pattern. One showing the plane and the other the flyers arm position and showed it split screen. I real liked this posting.
I wonder what would if you accidently let go of the cord would the plane just fly away and keep on going or would it just fall to ground? keep up posting those videos i am just a begginer and i just got the apprentice 15e RTF for christmas. Any tips or headers you got for me please post them on my page @ aviationboy98.
@AviationBoy98 It will fly away. I had a Testor Spitfire as a kid, the cord snapped and it went into a climb, It circulated until it ran out of fuel and then dropped like a stone. I guess the great weight (in relation to the size) meant that it flew mostly on pure engine power. It certainly didn't glide down once the engine stopped.
Wow, Dave.... that was a fantastic spin down memory lane... As a young boy my Dad and I would fly dozens of Estes rockets and a couple Cox .049 planes, and even my youthful eustachian tubes were no match for more than a tank or two on that U-control... It was always a blast when you'd fall over too dizzy WHILE flying and still have this whizzing mosquito hurling around at absurd scale speed, often winding up the control lines on the pilot until (hopefully) it would hit the ground and stop.
control line is lots of fun i built a j3 cub profile with a baby bee and spring starter. it takes a full lap to get off the ground but once its off the ground the handling is great
I still remember my old flitestreak with the shortened wings and hopped up os 29, man that thing could really go. We used to get a couple of us in the circle for some combat fun now and then, it was a real hoot. Thanks for bringing back the old days Dave.
Dave... Absolutely brought back memories of my first plane. A low wing war plane knockoff U - Control line. When I saw you spinning and spinning, it reminded me of how dizzy I used to get flying mine. I too learned the hard way about the 1/2 tank! I was about 10 years old in 1983. Don't recall the manufacturer, just that it was blue with yellow accents, and once made me puke from dizziness!
I love Control Line and always will. By the way, when you were big time into Control Line, did you ever happen to come upon a black Nobler with a Fox .35 that looks about 50 years old? Because my grandpa gave his Nobler he built 50 years ago away to my cousin and he gave it to someone else. I REALLY want to find that Nobler for sedimental purposes. Thanks!
Just wanted to thank you for this vid i never would have known that back then you had gas engine flyers a friend of mine had something like that when we were kids his mother never let us fly it i now own three helicopters and man i have so much fun i"m looking into buying a parkzone t 28 for my first plane and i have been a practiced pilot, also with my phoenix sim program. Thanks for sharing i love flying and anything to do with planes or heli's your help has also been very appreciated thanks.
Omg! Those things amazing, and what a history lesson :D
Reminds me when i was a boy We had little foam planes that were battery operated and had string just like those, you had to tie it to the ceiling then give it a toss then it would fly around the bedroom for hours untill the battery run dead lol
Those gas powerd ones look and sound amazing
pitty they stopped making things like this, my boy would love something like that :D
Nice video Dave! I had one of the Cox PT-19's back in the early 80's.Other than running up the engine,I never got a chance to fly it.My brothers & I had the Cox Stuka back in the late 60's.Other than a couple of flights made by a experienced flyer at the local park,it wound up being crashed the same day by my oldest brother.
buythebucketload 3 days ago
I have a beat up Sopwith testors right here and this proved my idea was correct not ever restoring it to fly. Thanks! LOL!
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built and flew these things for years, back in the sixties. Cox engines and balsa wood models, testors dope and castor oil and nitromethane. Mostly I remember the smells of the stuff and the nausea. RC back then was strictly for the Mitt Romneys of the world.
Oldjohn52 1 month ago
hey um i was wondering do you know anything about johnson engines cause i have the same one u have the combat special and i cant seem to find any info on it. Any help would be appreciated thanks
nicktime96 1 month ago
im getting dizzy watching thank god i was born in the 80's lol :)
codyputman 1 month ago
Peculiar responses for this video once again.
ozawablog 2 months ago
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Coxengineseu 2 months ago
That was geat! Brought back a lot of memories.
jrussell4711 2 months ago
Great clip, brings back great memories back in the 70's, I had a few Cox U control, Aerocobra, Mustang and a pink one that looked like a CAP 232, my friends had PT19's and Spitfires.
Always remember them starting the wrong way and a few times this happened in flight!!
akie64 2 months ago
Neat vid! Thanks. I still collect, run, and fly all sorts of Cox engines. I find it much more satsfying to get them running well as I get older and they get rarer at the flying fields. I fly all mine RC as I don't like to feel nauseated. :)
TeeBeeZee 3 months ago
Thank you!!! reminds me good memories! We are far from FPV.
estdenis1 3 months ago
nice guys, i like tu know where did you guys buy yours planes
jorgebroche 3 months ago
Thanks for putting yourself through the control line1
fannybaba 3 months ago
Actually CL stunt is still called stunt 3D is an Rc disciplin where the plane is pilled straight up e.g prop hanging (hovering).
lookitsbehindyou 3 months ago
Lovely documentary! I got also some of them...and a handfull of engines,...It was a big fun after 35 years fly control line again,....and now hooked again on those lines! :-)
Kind regards Peter,NL
valic000 4 months ago
I used to own a McCoy 049, built a balsa P40 Warhawk control line, in desrt camo colours, took it out to fly and the bastard caught fire internaly , waht apanic to stop it burning !!Lol nice video history
mosquito1958 4 months ago
Reminds me of that 60ties soing called DIZZEE!!Iam so DIZZIEEE LOL
mosquito1958 4 months ago
Was it larry Renger?
nitroairplane 4 months ago
wish i got offered all those old cox models :( im from uk, and trying so hard to find a cox engine to attatch to my 'Little Stick' plane i just built
davemirra145 6 months ago
@davemirra145 Are you still looking for a cox engine?
nitroairplane 4 months ago
@nitroairplane iv found a website wich sells brand new cox engines! thanks for the help though nitroplane!
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nitroairplane 4 months ago
That was very nice, thank you sir!
tiagonestiago 6 months ago
I remember the smell of flying the gas models as well as being dizzy...been so long i almost forgot...thanks for the videos
dukeman079 6 months ago
I worked for L M Cox in the 1958-1962 at Disneyland flying/demonstrating ThimbleDrome products. Kieth Palmer & I were the guys that flew three p-40s at once.
George Molitor
yosemitesam1000 7 months ago
@yosemitesam1000 Must've been a fun job
rrip1 5 months ago
This is a really nice video clip. I enjoyed it so much that even the elevator music in the background seemed to fit perfectly! Great job!
NabelZiel 7 months ago
You should check out coxinternational.ca. They're still selling the old Cox motors, new spins on them, and they even have a throttle AND a head that lets you use standard 1/4x28 glow plugs!
No reason to settle for one of those soulless brushless parkies. Let the skies echo with the buzz of a Cox 049 once more!
TestECull 7 months ago
Excellent video! Brought back fond memories of flying my first UC plane with my dad back in the 70s.
landsurfer66 7 months ago
Is there a way you could put these planes on a post and let them fly themselves
44492611 7 months ago
I remember saving my money for weeks to buy a PT19. Held together by rubber bands so it would come apart on a hard landing instead of breaking. It was a blast! Thanks for the walk down memory lane.
raykiii 7 months ago
Thanks for posting this - it was really enjoyable viewing the helmet cam while you flew control-line. Awesome. Now I miss the sound of those engines.
kpd314 7 months ago
fail
tomadozz 7 months ago
Getting Dizzy with those old Ukies was definitely a blast back in the day! :)
GuitarGuys7299 8 months ago
Very cool video! I started out with Cox, Testors and Wen Mac Cars and Planes when I was a kid back in the 70's. I now fly giant scale r/c planes and I still have some of the old Cox planes and cars as well as some of the old Testors cars and Testors McCoy .049 engines and a few new in package Testors .049 engines with stunt tanks. I will post a video response with mt old Cox Shrike that I got new back in 1978. I have restored it since then and have overhauled the orig. Babe Bee .049
GuitarGuys7299 8 months ago
That was great, makes me feel a lot younger....check out my "Den gets Dizzy" video took last weekend...really funny. we have all been flying RC for around 20 years but are taking to line control like a cat to milk:-)
Thanks Again
Ian
chamiliawhitetin 8 months ago
Sir, I admire your expertise, friendly spirit, your dexterity and nimbleness and your videos as well. You are indeed a fine gentleman and a sport. I will come back.
Thaulopi 8 months ago
WOW, nice clip mate, and you have a long history as well and that makes this clip all the more interesting and keenly watched,i actually got to show a young 13 year old this today as he was given 2 cox planes as a present in their boxes unopened, so this certainly switched him on some as to what to exspect over the weekend when we gas these planes up, but not until we BOTH master going roundy round,its been as long for me as well,cheer,s mate and hellow to all Vets....
barnfresh60 8 months ago
that was so cool!
jameshoffmandude 8 months ago
that is unlucky sounds like me with those picoo rc helis they always break on like the first day but i keep falling for the beause i think each one will be the one that lasts
nitroairplane 8 months ago
every one of these things I ever had never made it past one flight
richard42960 9 months ago
Im 13 right now and my dad told me about cox cars then i discovered the planes. I fly a hovbyzone champ and these look way more fun but i cant find them
matthewdiscovery1 9 months ago
Great video! I was eleven in 1973 and wrecked two Cox Pt-19s then built a profile P-47 (Sterling model I think) with a golden bee which flew great. Also had a Goldberg Lil Wizard-I still have all my motors plus my Dads too but the planes are long gone. I remember seeing the Air Force Thunderbirds flying F-4s at the Castle AFB open house back then too-great show!
Stuzzz88 9 months ago
Oh you have brought back some good memories thank you!!
falconnest1 9 months ago
Seemed like about every kid had the Cox PT-19 U-control trainer. The motor was held by rubber bands and you could change the positon to make the plane more sensitive. We flew in a friends front yard for a time on line that were around 15 ft, talk about dizzy. then we moved on to the balsa planes like Lil Jumpin Bean, Wizard, Lil Satan, and then to designing our own. Neighbors didn't get too excited about the noise back in those days.
ScienceguyOrg 9 months ago
The early Cox engines had reed valves, not carbs. Carbs did'nt show up till the late 60's.
RobSar63 9 months ago
sorry about all those comments my computer was spazzing
fritnurdle 9 months ago
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Wow! I really like the nitro comanche. is there anywhere that I can still purchase one? I think those small engines are fascinating. :)
fritnurdle 9 months ago
Wow! I really like the nitro comanche. is there anywhere that I can still purchase one? I think those small engines are fascinating. :)
fritnurdle 9 months ago
wow! that is soo cool(the nitro piper commanche. is there anyone that still sells or distributes them? would you be willing to sell that one? I just think those small engines are fascinating.
fritnurdle 9 months ago
wow! that is soo cool(the nitro piper commanche. is there anyone that still sells or distributes them? would you be willing to sell that one? I just think those small engines are fascinating.
fritnurdle 9 months ago
Great stuff NightFlyer...I still have 20 or so Cox engines, Tee Dees, Bee's, Medallions etc.. and some Testors & McCoys. Nils Testor, by the way, around 1949, bought Duramatic ( McCoy)... pretty sure Leroy Cox was never in cahoots with Testors, though they competed in the same market with similar RTF plastic models. Bill Atwood designed the Cox Tee Dee engines and Leisure Dynamics bought out Cox in 1969.. Estes bought it in '96, an outfit in Canada bought it in '09 then sold it to Hobbico in '10
vernote 9 months ago
Ha ha!! Now you know the hardest part about flying c/l...keeping from getting dizzy. The second was not crashing...often as a result of getting dizzy. This takes us all back to our first control line plane. Mine, a Cox PT-16. Thankfully, the wings and motor were held on with rubber bands. Remember distinctly, even now, when the engine bands let go and the motor took off on its own flying over everyone's heads and scaring the beejeesus out of all of us.
panther105 9 months ago
OMG!! That Dizzy was such a rush for me! Good job nice planes!
MADDD0GGG 9 months ago
Thx for that leson i apreciated it.
iphone1784 10 months ago
Great footage, thanks, but I take issue with the statement about Cox 049 carburettors - these engines definitely have carburettors, i.e. the air intake is the aperture covered in mesh at the centre of the back of the tank, and fuel is metered by the needle valve. The reed allows the mixture to flow in on induction and prevents blow back on compression.
Really enjoyed the flying in this video, these models must seem pretty tame compared to an F4 though!
AlistairTheRunner 10 months ago
My Grandfather bought a P40 for me in 1976 when I was 8. I kept it for several years before flying then a friend convinced me he could fly it. We took it out and I got to watch it take off and make one half arc up and back down vertical into the ground converting it into many pieces...still carry the guilt and lesson until this day...if you want it done right or if you are going to learn anything...do it yourself. Great memories and excellent video.
43JohnDeere 11 months ago
Brought back good memories of the U control when I was 12 i started playing those.
borgherbie 11 months ago
Im no airplane fanatic and i mainly just stumbled on this vid. But i really have to admit i enjoyed it. Keep up the good work.
Cheers Andries from Belgium
vandenabeeleandries 11 months ago
i have a cox sportavia (1979-1980) i put new electrics in - nice! ! too bad someone cant get the recipe for the type of foam the cox planes of that era were made of- very strong - my sportavia was .049
santatigerclaus 11 months ago
i have a cox sportavia i put new electrics in - nice! ! too bad someone cant get the recipe for the type of foam the cox planes of that era were made of- very strong - my sportavia was .049
santatigerclaus 11 months ago
\\you'll be glad that there is always a future, and that there are always new products and designs and inventions like a radio, receivers and servo's.
But they look awesome, the planes!
MrJasperDaniel 11 months ago
You Spin my head right round when you go down ;D
rawux1228 1 year ago
do you have any advice for flying ukie i have bought a cox .010 powered model and want to know how to fly it corectly
nitroairplane 1 year ago
if you wax the lines with simonize car wax you can get more turns before you have to unwind! brian f.
ka1bbg 1 year ago
I have a Spitfire and a Helicopter
DaManzMoney 1 year ago
wow just watching u is making me feel ill lol dizzy isnt good lol
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SouthernPrinceKenny 1 year ago
very impressive, I cant beleive you flew that plane so long. I would go maybe twice around get dizzy and crash. Back up to the house, fix the plane, and back into the street for another crash.
LOL
gst69man 1 year ago
I had a Cox P-51 Mustang in the mid 60's.
w4kwd 1 year ago
Great stuff. I am also a 50 year old C/L veteran now getting back into R/C after a 15 year layoff. Still have my old C/L engines, some brand new. The best .049 was the Black Widow of which I have 4. Two of them never used. Way better than the Babe Bee. Have 2 of the little .010 which were fun but mostly novelty. Also have a never used Cox .015 which is a very nice engine, then a few of the bigger Fox engines up to an O.S. .35 C/L engine. Fun stuff! I wonder if these will be worth anything?
coachesviewproduct 1 year ago
haven't seen one one those since i was a kid.
martyisnuts 1 year ago
Great Video takes me back to my youth flying those sorts of planes on control line with cox engines etc
boxershrimp01 1 year ago
God that was good! I'm just turning 50 this month and I was 14yo when i discovered the Cox early years series. I managed to get a Fokker D7 and a Sopwith Camel second hand (swapped for a serious stunt push bike).. I'm looking for these planes again as a memory jerker to hang in my room.. this vid is 'fully sic' as my son would say. thanks for posting..
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seritavanscyocmnh 1 year ago
My fully respect .... I'm an F-4E crew chief ;) since 1986.
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My fully respect .... I'm an F-4E crew chief ;) since 186.
G7X35H 1 year ago
5:22 you get dizzy? damn, I almost pucked!
Doan84 1 year ago
really dissapointed they stoped making these small engines. Although finding the 0.049 is pretty easy, finding the smaller ones like the 0.020 and the 0.010 are nearly impossible to find let alone the parts for them.
teabagfairy 1 year ago
@teabagfairy i asked co itself and in the reply was standing that co didn't make any engines in the last decade. take a look at coxengines.ca
metallicafan114 1 year ago
@teabagfairy I have a TD .020 new in the box. Been thinking of putting it in something for years but just never got around to it.. Now, I doubt I will. Collectors item.
ardvarkkkkk1 1 year ago
haha, I got the Testors P-40 1970 model hanging in my frontroom,..
SPAGHETTIMONSTER1 1 year ago
that was a trip down memory lane right there..good stuff. the sound , smell, the strings on the plane .good times
skiingany1 1 year ago
Wow! Thank you so much for posting this and the fantastic childhood memories! I was just a kid in the early seventies and I remeber getting the Sears Wish books at Christmastime and looking at all the Cox products and circling them or going to the Hobby shop with my hard-earned lawn mowing money! I had about SIX Cox/Testors planes and my first was the PT-19 Trainer. Again, thanks for some great memories!
toosdayam 1 year ago
7:14 double control line all the way
(double rainbow)
chrismofer 1 year ago
Lol, my Dad started us on a Goldberg Lil' Wizard because the cox planes flew like crap and I can see he was right :P I had the killer bee we had on front decided it was going to run at half speed one time and ended up going around and round for 12 minutes, talk about dizzy. We still have a Sterling Flying Fool Biplane and a Sig Twister that are flight ready and I have 3 or 4 Sterling and Top Flite kits that want building.
ohm1163058 1 year ago
I had a cox p40 back in the 1970.s the srtring broke and it flew back towards me and hit my right inner thigh the prop cut be so bad (i was wereing shorts) that I had to get 30 stitches!.HeHe i'm 43 years old now and you can still see the scar! Those lil motors are no joke! p.s. this is a great vid. thanks for sharing it. it brought back great memorys!
mpedward2 1 year ago
weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee..... I love cox XD
Smileyflyer 1 year ago
Awsome video. I had the ME109 when I was a kid around 1972
gpzbilly 1 year ago
WOW - what a blast from the past! Thank you! I still have my old Ringmaster with a McCoy 19.
Seeya ATB
Paughco 1 year ago
again youv,e exelled nice to see you back dave please keep them coming :)
xxkil 1 year ago
after 3 laps in on your first flight you realize...what have i gotton myself into.
nibbler125 1 year ago
I hade a cox aircobra!!!
SatorIICodex 1 year ago
Dizzy much?
BuffaloBillCody987 1 year ago
what a great flyers.. love the old cox model.. i use to have a PT-19.. what a joy to start the 0.49 engines lol
Keep uploading great videos
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aaronthegreat1997 1 year ago
Wow,you brought back some pretty good memories, I had the testers texas trainer that was chrome, I remember buying the testers fuel,glowplugs and dry cell batteries with the clip. And yes getting dizzy was funny hoping you can outlast a tank of gas before you fell over and crashed your plane. My cousin had the cox black stucka........crashed 1st time up into 50 pieces. Thanks for sharing
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WillowXana 1 year ago
Thank you Nightflyyer watching your video you just got me back in time, I had that little piper in orange color, but I had a brother like cutter043 one of the guys that wrote you too, my brother crashed it, oh well thanks God I had more at that time but now I miss them, thank you for post your videos my friend ,
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shamaliification 1 year ago
I feel sick... *blargh!!!*
Really though, this video was awesome! Thank you for posting!
TubaDudeNick 1 year ago
Nightflyyer,
Thanks for the video. I have a blue and yellow COX PT-19 in excellent shape, I also have a COX JU-87 STUKA "Black Knight" version, which is in perfect condition, never been flown! I may never fly the STUKA, as I consider it now to be a "museum piece." After seeing your video, I may be moved to fire up and fly the PT-19 again. Thanks for bringing back the memories.
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ok i got dizzy watching dave fly .. lol i had the privedge as a kid flying those control line planes .. my broter actually built alot of them ... heheh i crashed them to piss him off .. what can i say i was a monster as a young brother ... lol ... now days i fly a t-rex 600 .. a edge 300 electric .. a alpha 40 trainer .. just finished building my reactor bipe ... i also have a sukhoi. by elfite... and i figure ill have more after i come home from africa after my next deployment . love rc .. lol
cutter043 1 year ago
ok i got dizzy watching dave fly .. lol i had the privedge as a kid flying those control line planes .. my broter actually built alot of them ... heheh i crashed them to piss him off .. what can i say i was a monster as a young brother ... lol ... now days i fly a t-rex 600 .. a edge 300 electric .. a alpha 40 trainer .. just finished building my reactor bipe ... i also have a sukhoi. by elfite... and i figure ill have more after i come home from africa after my next deployment . love rc .. lol
cutter043 1 year ago
Wow! This was a truly enjoyable movie! Well produced! I had the Cox Comanche as my very first plane as a 10 yr kid and now i'm an Aeroplane engineer... I especially enjoyed the action flight scenes, what memories!!!.. Loved the sounds and still remembers the smell.
Thanx a lot!
/ Mats from Sweden
linmajon 1 year ago
I also learned to fly on the Cox PT-19........a great trainer for me until i could move up to the .35 engine class. I just picked up an engine that I always wanted but could never afforded when I was a kid........a McCoy .35 Redhead........
Love your videos, man!
Steve (63 and lovin' life)
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BrunyRose 1 year ago
Very cool, that's some great model aviation history.
lisarenee3505 1 year ago
I have a cox corsair
tallandme13 1 year ago
very nice vid mate. rekindled alot of memories. first plane i had was cox extra300. the footage reminded me what it was like . then i gradually moved up to a dual flap spitfire.that thing was a monster mind u i was only 10 0r 11 at the time i couldnt hold the thing for a full tank. id call out to a club member to run into the circle and take charge for a bit. ah the memories. think ill have to get the old girl out again. im 22 now havnt flown ot since i was 13
supastylin64 1 year ago
That was awesome! Learned to fly UC at Flushing Meadow Park! Thanks for posting!
ScoutCrafter 1 year ago
I remember line controlled planes in Kensington Gardens back in the early '60s before I was 10....It was my dream to own a Cox and I never did.
Lovely video....
fendermac 1 year ago
That was great!! I bought one of these line control Cox's in 1990 and flew it and wrecked it on the first flight! The first 10 circles went well and then I fot "airsick" dizzy and lost control!! The laughs were worth the $20 I paid for the airplane, total loss BTW!
theleabres 1 year ago
This is a great video... I was trying to explain what control line models are to my family -and the old Testor's P-51 I had as a kid... and I found this. Fantastic! Thanks for creating this!
aviakinetic 1 year ago
reminds me of nascar lol!!!
JAMIEFREEDMAN 1 year ago
those are the coolest toy planes in the world
benspreen 1 year ago
This is a GREAT video, one of the best hobby videos I have seen. Thank you for the time in putting it together.
Although I grew up flying Estes rockets, I didn't get into any type of model aircraft until my 40s. And that was electric R/C. A few years ago, I bought a fantastic little control line plane, the Cox Apache, which is basically an autogyro. I flew it several times, but even in grass it would break easily on hard landings. I wiped out Cox's spare inventory of parts!
ToyKingWonder 1 year ago
Wow...I just turned 59 yesterday and your video took me back to the day I took my line control Cox P-40 Warhawk out of the box when I was in 6th grade! I could only start it and let it run while holding it...never actually flew it. HAHA!
6Sally5 1 year ago
I had a wen-mac air cobra when I was a kid, can't remember what happened to it . Sure was fun to play with, even if I got "dizzy"! Thanks for the memories !
arthurleino 1 year ago
Fantastic as I have only ever successfully ran a tank out on my 049 just last week(home built MkIII). I only ever saw a PT19 trainer fly a full tank once all other flights where crashes. What is the proper lenght of control lines for these as I only guessed and I was really dizzy too. Lol cheers
MuzikMasheen 1 year ago
Great video. My twelve year old loves rc airplanes and I can't wait to show him this.
Hornadayfan 1 year ago
wow !!! dave you are my hero , you are so much like me it's scary... also thank you very much for serving our country.. semper fi !!!!
fastestcararound 1 year ago
i used to have 3 or 4 of those old motors but i dont know were they are anymore lol
gravedigr12 1 year ago
Thank you so much for that!! It took me straight back to my COX PT19 trainer I had as a kid yelling "I'm getting dizzy!!" over and over to my mate on my fist flight. That kick started many years of control line flying. Thanks again
DVRblur 1 year ago
That's very cool, espc. the last plane!! Very skilled flying and lovely to see someone with such a lifelong passion!!!
GNeuman 1 year ago
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What would be the best was to enter the world of control line flying? I have a rc backgroud and I thought it might be interesting to branch out into gas.
Peanutdinos3000 1 year ago
What would be the best was to enter the world of control line flying? I have a rc backgroud and I thought it might be interesting to branch out into gas.
Peanutdinos3000 1 year ago
What would be the best was to enter the world of control line flying? I have a rc backgroud and I thought it might be interesting to branch out into gas.
Peanutdinos3000 1 year ago
What would be the best was to enter the world of control line flying? I have a rc backgroud and I thought it might be interesting to branch out into gas.
Peanutdinos3000 1 year ago
Have you ever flown real planes?
KypHeM 1 year ago
Thanks so much! Just brought back lots of memories. Some good some bad. I never ever got the hang of cable flying. I went to cars and trucks once I destroyed my planes beyond repair. I still have the .049 engines from them ! I remember the planes well. Great job of flying them after such a long break from them. I got dizzy right away! Post more videos! Thanks Dave.
MrMopar244 1 year ago
I still have a 27" Guillow's control line Curtis P-40 Warhawk kit plane with a .049 COX engine. I still have the box too! Never flew it.
Maxzoe20 1 year ago
very nice :)
flashfast2007 1 year ago
Man...U just gave me the urge to go fuel up and fly those 2 Mint Unflown P40 and Ju87 Stuka Cox models i have in my display cabinet...
Collector Items?? What the heck..They were made to be flown...
Old FF,CL and RC Model Builder/Flyer here in Beirut Lebanon..Middle East..
Cheers for the Nostalgia bit...Loved it..
TJ.
modelmaker56 1 year ago
does anybody know where i can get the planes without the engine.
rcrules1 1 year ago
Sir, i truly do respect your achievements, i am 15 now and i am in Singapore's Youth Flying Club, currently, i am only flying 0.61 and 0.49 engines.. i wonder of we could keep in contact, i really want to learn more. :)
hysscovent 1 year ago
one speed?
djnelsonmaxmix 1 year ago
@djnelsonmaxmix yes the engines only run at full throttle
rcrules1 1 year ago
Landing was a little rough, I flew these control line planes for almost 10 years.
The trick is to focus strictly on the plane - lock your vision only on the plane.
You got quite a back ground working on the real thing - I envy you.
Thanks for the video.
Johnny
C/L Cox P-40 Flier.
Anchanthai 1 year ago
I always learn someting when i watch you and I enjoy the musice as well. Appropriate for flight somewhere over the rainbow -
cadude145 1 year ago
i have some of the same planes you have they sure were a lot of fun and still are. i have bigger r/c planes now but that is how i got my start in model planes.it's a shame that the young kid's just starting this hobby will never know the joy of flying these planes.
hhmote 1 year ago
Thanks Dave, this was great! I always thought it would be great if someone had two video cameras working while someone flew the u/c pattern. One showing the plane and the other the flyers arm position and showed it split screen. I real liked this posting.
MissileMist 1 year ago
You looked awesome and you still do dude :D
Naturepheonix 1 year ago
Wow, Deja VU!! Thanks Dave!
CarverMacleod 1 year ago
Cox is what I started on as well. I had an Interceptor car and my brother and cousin had plans; all powered by .049's. Thanks for the memories Dave!
standhd 1 year ago
I flew one today for the first time...man what a rush...im hooked !!!!
SPOOKSTR 1 year ago
I wonder what would if you accidently let go of the cord would the plane just fly away and keep on going or would it just fall to ground? keep up posting those videos i am just a begginer and i just got the apprentice 15e RTF for christmas. Any tips or headers you got for me please post them on my page @ aviationboy98.
AviationBoy98 1 year ago
@AviationBoy98 It will fly away. I had a Testor Spitfire as a kid, the cord snapped and it went into a climb, It circulated until it ran out of fuel and then dropped like a stone. I guess the great weight (in relation to the size) meant that it flew mostly on pure engine power. It certainly didn't glide down once the engine stopped.
740GLSilver 1 year ago
@740GLSilver thanks for the reply
AviationBoy98 1 year ago
great job dave! I have a cox plane that was built in the 70's but i made it an rc. it flies great! sure beats going in circles!
aceAVIATOR182 1 year ago
lol made me dizzy watchin lol
dopeybear420 1 year ago
u almost made me puke by going around and around,
plane1233 1 year ago
my dad used to do this. i never saw the point in it. rc is so much better. this is slow torture.
pudwhap 1 year ago
Looks like you were having a great time flying them old antique line control plane's.
phill903 1 year ago
great video, thanks man!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sandman503 1 year ago
Wow, Dave.... that was a fantastic spin down memory lane... As a young boy my Dad and I would fly dozens of Estes rockets and a couple Cox .049 planes, and even my youthful eustachian tubes were no match for more than a tank or two on that U-control... It was always a blast when you'd fall over too dizzy WHILE flying and still have this whizzing mosquito hurling around at absurd scale speed, often winding up the control lines on the pilot until (hopefully) it would hit the ground and stop.
GyroGearlooseHelis 1 year ago
control line is lots of fun i built a j3 cub profile with a baby bee and spring starter. it takes a full lap to get off the ground but once its off the ground the handling is great
nibbler125 1 year ago
I still remember my old flitestreak with the shortened wings and hopped up os 29, man that thing could really go. We used to get a couple of us in the circle for some combat fun now and then, it was a real hoot. Thanks for bringing back the old days Dave.
jimstur 1 year ago
Dave... Absolutely brought back memories of my first plane. A low wing war plane knockoff U - Control line. When I saw you spinning and spinning, it reminded me of how dizzy I used to get flying mine. I too learned the hard way about the 1/2 tank! I was about 10 years old in 1983. Don't recall the manufacturer, just that it was blue with yellow accents, and once made me puke from dizziness!
FangarJim 1 year ago
Brings back a lot of memories Dave... I had the Cox PT Trainer (I think it was) and a P-40 Warhawk & a Stuka..
KeithLDick 1 year ago
I love Control Line and always will. By the way, when you were big time into Control Line, did you ever happen to come upon a black Nobler with a Fox .35 that looks about 50 years old? Because my grandpa gave his Nobler he built 50 years ago away to my cousin and he gave it to someone else. I REALLY want to find that Nobler for sedimental purposes. Thanks!
ddddfffss124 1 year ago
thanks that was great
toddress 1 year ago
Great flight these are truly some nice lil birds
shoado 1 year ago
Just wanted to thank you for this vid i never would have known that back then you had gas engine flyers a friend of mine had something like that when we were kids his mother never let us fly it i now own three helicopters and man i have so much fun i"m looking into buying a parkzone t 28 for my first plane and i have been a practiced pilot, also with my phoenix sim program. Thanks for sharing i love flying and anything to do with planes or heli's your help has also been very appreciated thanks.
balkansmoker 1 year ago
What I started with, PT-19, P-40, and the Stuka!!
robjinhouston 1 year ago
Omg! Those things amazing, and what a history lesson :D
Reminds me when i was a boy We had little foam planes that were battery operated and had string just like those, you had to tie it to the ceiling then give it a toss then it would fly around the bedroom for hours untill the battery run dead lol
Those gas powerd ones look and sound amazing
pitty they stopped making things like this, my boy would love something like that :D
awesome video :)
puggster 1 year ago
Really cool. You made it way longer than I could have!- Thanks for sharing-TM
tmackinator 1 year ago