Flying this little Cox Q-Tee 2- channel with three different engines. The model has been modified to allow an easily swap of assorted antique powerplants.
Ha ha. Same here. We got Cox control line airplanes for Christmas 1976. They were the Spitfire and P-40 Warhawk. My brother had a Cox .049 P-40 Warhawk he was trying to start up in the backyard and it drove our mother crazy. The other brother sold his Spitfire to my friend and he crashed it the first time he tried it. It was destroyed except for the .049 engine. I had a Cox .020 Sky Copter I would fly in the back field of our public school when I was a kid.
@@electronixTech The Sky Copters' are always a big event at our S.M.A.L.L. Fly-In's near Little rock, Arkansas! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EN64Yht1jjQ.html
@@Winter_Sportster I was just looking them up on Ebay and sellers want big money for them. My Dad pressured me into selling mine when I was a teenager. I should have held onto it. It was in perfect condition with the original box. Thanks for the link.
Pure Truth James!!! Even flying control line in the ballpark back in the 1960's, I tried to imagine what the plane was "seeing" at the top of it's wing-overs. Later, with R/C's, I wanted bad to have a camera on the plane, with not always the best results. Now, a piece of gray foam, some magic tape, and a key fob video camera can give me footage I'd still can't believe. It's been a great ride, and it's still going! Thanks for your post! Kim
@Robert Kuhnke Yeah, that'll be my next "jump" in tech. First Person View would be a cool addition. Got to have a really light weight outfit for the small stuff I love to fly.
Ain't thlat the truth james I remember wen it was electric was the new thing an it sucked an look wat they doin today.. But I'm still an ol skool nitro power flyer today an lov my cox engines
@@Winter_Sportster you can get lightweight fpv gear for these little birds. Not too expensive either. These remind me of the pheonix Park here in Dublin during the 80's. I loved the sound of the gasser 4 stroke engines. The buzz of the Cox on little biplanes was excellent.
Thank You! I DO love this stuff! I get a trip back to the days of being a kid whenever one of these little castor-slingers comes to life. I've got some other vintage engines lined up to fly on the Q-Tee, and hopefully will have it's third video out shortly. Thanks for your comment!
@@hawk1481 Yeah, it's difficult to explain the draw of these little engines...they do a lot more than just spin a propeller. Thank You for your c comment! Kim
Yeah, some of my buds on the Cox Engine Forum noticed this is some of my first videos years ago, and pointed it out to me before I noticed it. Thank you for your comment!
Now thats Flying! I can smell the hot castor from here, back in the 50's and 60's a Hot summer day out in a farm field is where I spent my days, I miss those wonderful times, every summer as I sit here and lookout over the fields I can here sounds of an 049 and dream of my times out there....
Yeah, we had a regular "swarm" of Q-Tee's back the 1980's, when my late cousin Bill built this one. Hopefully, it's got a bunch more flying ahead of it. Thank you for your comment!
@@craigwall9536 I still have an old Controlaire Mule transmitter around here somewhere. It is single channel rudder only and used an escapement mechanism that requires you to wind up a rubber band. That was the power for the escarpment Assy. Also have an old Ace Pulse control single channel too. That was a strange one. The rudder would pulse left to right constantly and to turn it would pulse more to the direction you wanted the aircraft to turn. That’s all we had or, our dad had in the ‘60s and ‘70s. It sure was a lot of fun.
Yeah...a "Rite of Passage" for a lot of us. I've got nerve damage in my right index finger from a long-ago encounter with wound-up prop. Wouldn't trade any of it! Thank you for your post! Kim
The little orange plastic prop on the Sky Copter was even worse. It was an .020 engine but the prop was almost razor sharp. I was only 10 years old when I was launching it and didn't know I could have made a chicken stick out of a wooden dowel with some plastic tubing over it to save my finger.
I remember my late brother getting a keil kraft control line hurricane for his birthday in about 74 with a cox 049 in it. Dad started it up in the kitchen, mum wasn't very happy but I can still remember the excitement and that lovely smell.
Yeah...classically, these have caused a lot of havoc with the moms of future aviators! Receiving mine as a Christmas present, the weather at the time meant I had to wait to fly my new toy. Still managed to crank it up in the back room of our old house and...it was Wonderful!...for me. I got a tank of fuel through it before my "Testing Facility" was shut down!!!! Thank you for your post!
I too had one of these for my birthday(keel kraft fly by wire) in the 90s..... sadly I never got it to fly. I got the engine running twice. I was pretty young mind at 12 years old or so.
That's a terrific video! My first RC plane was a Q-Tee! I love how the digital camera refresh gives the weird effect to the prop but it also catches the piston in motion through the ports. Very cool! What a great property too, you can just go out back and fly!
Thank You! Yes, the Sanwa Q-Tee has quite a fan base...we had a bunch of them in our little group back in the 1980's and 90's. I'm very luck to have this place to fly, and try to make use of it at every opportunity. Thank you again for your comment! Kim
I had a Q-Tee with a throttled Cox .049. That brings back memories for sure. Constant winding up the starter spring and the sound of squeezing that expensive Cox fuel can. Hands inches away from spinning prop blades while being soaked with hot oil. And then that unmuffled high-pitched whine. Of all my memories of the '70, these are not ones that I miss. I was so grateful when I could finally afford an engine that had a real throttle and real muffler. Even if it was a K&B. 😁
@@Winter_Sportster hard to beat a sunny calm Saturday morning to wake the neighbors up with a fly by of angry bumblebees. I have a novel 061 with surprising throttle response and a 1/2 a 3 channel plane called the Wizard by ace rc they are perfect together 10 t0 15 mins flight time if I'm conservative flight times of 8 to 10 if I'm ripping around banking and yanking. Peace from iowA.😎
@@jnmwtkns YES!!! The Wizard is a great plane...one of the classics from the great days! The Norvels are also great engines with quite a bit of power. Thank You for your post!
I never got into RC as a lad but my chums did, the sound of these enthusiastic engines brought back good memories from the 70's when model engineers had to think and work hard at their hobby. . Thanks for posting this interesting experiment.
Used to love messing with these little Cox engines back in the day. I'll bet if I could smell the fuel now, or the exhaust - I'd instantly go back 50+ years...
Yes....and it happens for me pretty-much every time I crank up one of these tiny castor slingers. I've manage to collect or recreate most of the models from my early teen years, and even try using some of the support equipment from back then. This often draws some head shaking by my buds as they wonder why I would enjoy the hassle inherent to this stuff. And, about the only response I can come up with is, "You just had to be there."
It's amazing what we can do these days! I started my flying career at the Toledo Weak Signals field in 1979. Today I fly 767's for Fedex and flew 747-200's for Kalitta Air. Back in 1979 when I was 13 the notion of being able to see what a pilot in one of my airplanes was seeing would be unbelievable!
That's fantastic! Yes, I love these little cameras, and the footage they can bring. Back in the 1980's I totaled a fairly new plane, trying to get it to pack a Super 8 movies camera into the sky. Yesterday, I launched my Draco packing 4 GoPro cameras, and blew of the ground like there nothing onboard. Sounds like you're deep into the whole flying thing. Take care and Thank You for your comment! Kim
Brilliant!. I used to have a Cox Black Widow .049 back in my mid teens, iirc there used to be a muffler you could fit to them. Seeing these run brings back happy memories.
The .49 was the best! I used it on pod mount for a balsa wanderer glider. I flew it up to warm air up drafts and would lie down in the grass and soar for hours. I would start to worry about my transmitter and receiver batteries going dead. What fun it was!
Yeah, the BEST kind of fun. After a long, high spring flight, and totally bleary-eyed from staring at the sky, I could STILL get suckered by my 2M Bird of Time punching into a low level thermal...and up we'd go again...thinking about the batteries, but climbing out anyway. Luckily, I STILL got the old sailplane back home again. Thank you for your post, Kim
Loved seeing this. Will never forget that sound. Flew these in the 90’s and got my pilot license in 2007. It’s been a long time, but I bet I’m still better at starting a flooded .049 than a vapor locked io-360!
Yeah, It's definitely a "you had to be there" situation with these little powerplants, and how cool it is to get the old things running. Take care in your flying, and thank you for your comment.
Love this video, I've watched it 5 times across the last few years, such a great review of a wonderful hobby. In the 80s i flew the 049 piece of cake planes, like yours, the real magic is after the motor runs out. Sure a lot of fun! Thanks for sharing. Terry
Hey Terry, Thanks for your note, it IS appreciated! Yes, these things have brought a lot of fun to hobbyists over the decades, and I still enjoy messing with them. Thank you again! Kim
@@Winter_Sportster Yes sir I agree, they are a simply plane with just fun to be had.. I have looked at these plans a couple of times,, But have not bought them yet.. I guess its time to start the fun.. Please post more videos if you do anymore flying.. I watch these when I am rained in !
@@terrybolin1518 Will do, Terry! I've got three other Q-Tee flying videos on my channel (along with a bunch of other silliness) and several more antique engines to fly on the little model. Just got to get my ducks in a row to do it. I can spread myself a bit thin with the assorted projects I take on, so there is often a dry stretch where I don't publish much, then crank out several in a a couple days. Hope you can find time or a kit for the Q-Tee. With the SUPER cheap and reliable radios available today, it's REAL easy to have one of these as a stand-by plane that can be flown on a moment's notice. Runnable engines seem to always be on Ebay, and ALL of their gaskets, reeds, and parts can be purchased from Bernie at: coxengines.ca/ Q-Tee Videos: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jIZ-LRdi4m4.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qUDg10pIDyk.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-quC_bRTre1o.html
Yeah, prop cuts were sort of a "Right of Passage" in those days. We'd fly whenever we could, including bitter cold days when we were lucky to get the little engines to run. Flying in cold weather added another dimension to prop cuts on cold fingers, along with the usual dose of alcohol in the wound. Fun Times!!!! Thank you for your comment! Kim
It brings back childhood memories. I think my neighbours hated me when I "test ran" the engine on a Sunday. At some point he flew away with my Graupner glider because the thermal brake didn't trigger. I couldn't afford a remote control as a child
I had these little cox engines as a kid. I could get them to run but was too young to work out how to fly them and my dad wouldn't help me. I did finally have a buch of RC planes as an adult though. That frustration probably drove all my life choices since, like designing and building my own RC planes, building a homebuilt airplane and getting a pilots license lol.
So cool we never had this perspective when we were messing with these when we were kids in the 60-70's. Had so much fun with the control line planes.........Lil Bomb.... Lil Bee... Lil Bat
YES!!!! Riley Wooten's "Flight Line Products" out of Lubbock, Texas!!!!!!!! Those little sheet wings were the first balsa control line planes I was able to "build" on my own. They were around a buck and a half when I discovered them in 1968...about the price of a couple mowed yards or 30 GRIT newspapers sold...followed by a bottle of incredibly expensive Aero Gloss dope! My favorite was the "Lil Bomb" because it "looked more like a big combat model" with its elevator mounted on short tabs out behind the wing. It first flew with the QZ Babe Bee from my PT-19 trainer, followed by another first when I got a new Babe Bee from America's Hobby Center. I learned to fly inverted with the Lil Bomb, but could only make the better part of a single lap because I HADN'T learned how to change the engine's internal fuel pick up. Thank you for the Flash Back...it's probably gonna force me to finish the replica Lil Bomb project that's been on the back burner for a few months! Kim
Of course the first engines came from the wreckage of the Cox airplanes. My Spitfire made about 3 laps before she augered in...then I built the Lil wing that actually flew like crazy. All the kids had to have one when they saw it.
@@funone8716 Yeah Man! After all the leisurely cruising with my PT, the Lil Bomb wing was like a Ferrari on JATO! Our little group of flyers eventually went through all three designs (with some repeats!), and also introduced us to our version of "combat flying". I was a confirmed 'chicken" though, as even these cheap little models were still too expensive to smack if it could be avoided. What great times!!!!
@@Winter_Sportster Great times my friend. And we learned all sorts of things about engineering, mechanics, aerodynamics, life skills! I feel very sad for most of todays youth, they are missing out on so much fun and learning. Your video has brought back much joy and nostalgia, thank you.
@@funone8716 Yeah, we were a pack of lucky, obsessed rascals for sure. I also got some basic life primers such as: How pain from a prop strike in winter is always twice as severe as one in summer... How the fuel's alcohol helps point out those cuts.... Speaking of alcohol...how its flame is invisible on a summer day, with its first warning being a crackling sound, along with a corresponding bubbling of the plane's paint! I'm now retired, but even as back then, my first thought of the day is, "Wonder if it's gonna be windy?" Thank you for your comment! Kim
Yeah, Hobby Shops were so cool when I was a kid. Mine was run by a guy named "Hop Johnson", and his shop was a side room of his "Radio and Television Repair and Sales" in Metropolis, Illinois. The building is still there, now a 2nd Hand Store, and I check it out whenever I cruise through town. Wonderful memories! Thank you for your comment! Kim
Thanks for sharing this. I had a couple of Cox and dozens of Testors cheapies, all control line though. Lots of fun! Your camera set up works great! Nice picture quality.
Yes, I do love these things. My first real encounter (successfully) was in late '67, when my uncle taught me to fly a Cox PT-19 plastic trainer. We have a great forum if you might like to check it out: www.coxengineforum.com/ Thank you for your comment, Kim
@@Winter_Sportster yup my first encounter was with a cox trainer where you could adjust the engine mount to change the position of the engine. Lost in the fog of time as to the reason for this. The guy that owned the local hobby shop/ photography store use to take a bunch of kids from the neighborhood and bring a couple of trainers and teach us how to fly them.
@@356rah Yeah, the adjustable engine mount allowed "beginners" to slow the plane's speed by playing its trust line against the elevator. They were actually marked with a pointer scale between beginner to expert". Man, I thought I was the dude when my uncle moved the pointer to "Expert"!😁 I was able buy an example of my original Cox PT-19 (a Quiet Zone with muffler), and still fly it!
Still love these old 0.49 engines. Started with these back when i was a kid and started flying in the early 80's. Loved this hobby ever since. Thanks for sharing. Definitely brings back some great memories.
I remember my older brother flying his controll line airplanes, he had Baby Bees, Golden Bees, and straight 049 engines . Always problems with batteries, lol. My Dad bought me a Cox Miss America P-51 mustang with an 049 engine, it was great!
That’s great old school RC flying! Really good camera angle also. It’s really a shame that so many young kids, just want to play video games and go on their phones.
Now alot of ppl are flying fpv wings and mini quads. Myself included. Good STEM for the youngsters for sure. Flying fpv is like a real life video game.
Man, it'd be great if you did! The nostalgia hit from a low pass by one of these little planes is worth the time spent hunkering over a building table! Thanks for your comment! Kim
Nice, I had a Herr engineering balsa p-51-d kit, and an .061 Russian glow plug motor..., I used to love flying that plane a lot, when I was younger...😎
Hey Dave, Thank you for your comment...I figure that, someday, serious collectors may take out a contract on me! But I believe these noisy little monsters were meant to make noise and sling castor, so I try to crank them up and get them to fly. It was actually worst a few years ago, when I owned three RR-1's, and used them to power my big Bird of Time sailplane, and also videoed some of those flights...one is listed below. This power pod device was christened "The Board of Engines" by a good friend, and still gets used today. I soon after sold two of the engines to friends, and am now down to a single RR-1. Thanks again for your comment! Kim ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kVzPYgkNrFE.html
That's awesome how you mounted a camera onto the plane. I just wish you would have shown a picture of how you did that. Thanks for the video and the memories.
Thank you for your post , John! On small planes, I'm still using some small key fob cameras I've had for a while. They can be scotch-taped directly to the wing or fuse, or for a cooler angle, mounted on a "selfie stick" . I use 1" x 3/8" balsa sticks, with a square of gray foam between the camera and balsa (be sure to always put a loop of tape on both sides of the foam. I position the camera by "squishing" it into the foam and locking it in place with the tape (takes a little practice). The sticks are usually held in place with rubber bands. Finally, BEFORE you fly, you MUST make sure that the plane is back to it's original CG---laterally and longitudinally!! I've had guys actually argue that they should be able to trim the plane after launch rather than balance it. One thing for sure, you'll get some exciting video as you try to keep the plane from killing gophers! It may take a few attempts to get clear, mostly vibration free footage, which depends on the length of the stick and the engine's vibration (prop balancing is VERY important). These two videos show some of the camera installations I've tried: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-quC_bRTre1o.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2jgeDMRvTJU.html
Cox Babe Bee, the engine of choice when we flew our Single Channel Rudder only planes...No proportional, just full left or right.. Camera angle was great BTW...🤔😀🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
I got my first model plane in 1959. U/C, 049 powered. I got into building, first flat wing then build-up. Moved up to the 35 powered Ukie ships. In 1975 started flying Radio, been flying R/C ever since. 049 powered, 2 channel, 30 in wing span, build-up wing, fuse and tail. Can fly all afternoon on a Quart of fuel. Yes, I do fly bigger planes, 46-56 powered 60 WS. Been working on Blended Lifting Body type of flying wing. WS 48, Length 36. OS .25, 4 channels. Very fast, fully acrobatic. Out flying on a sunny afternoon, is the most fun you can have with your pants on. A good 2 channel, 049 powered plane is just fun to yank around the sky.
Yeah man, these things are great. Also good to hear about the lifting body flight. I've got an O.S. .10-powered "Thing", built from plans in Model Aviation years ago. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IX0GexET-6E.html Love the "weird stuff"!!! Thank you for your post! Kim
I got the first engine shown -- a COX RR1 ( rear rotary valve inside the fuel tank ) in 1962 via Dad's cousin in Minnesota. He placed an order from a New York mail order hobby shop and it arrived -surface mail to Australia 4 months later along with a McCoy 35 and a P40 c/l Berkeley stunt kit. I still have both motors . The RR1 is rare a brief production run- for it was superceded by the TD049. Note run on 15 percent nitro methane 20 percent castor oil (note no synthetic oil) 65 percent methanol for good performance but not stressing the motor. A 5x4 propeller is where this little monster really screams . Mine has had a new piston and cylinder fitted. I wore out the originals flying a 95 mph control line plane on 25 foot lines. I never got dizzy turning around fast as a teenager . Now last summer with 71 turns around the sun I fell over after just 4 turns on a weaker motor - 15,000rpm not the RR1 21,000+ and it was a bigger slower plane.
I had a QT when I was first starting out learning to fly r/c planes in 1978 or '79. I loved that airplane, it was so simple to build, cover and fly. Once I got a little more proficient I wanted a new airplane but my mom wouldn't buy me one so I invented one. I took the old 049 off and put a TeeDee .09 on it. That turned it into a whole different airplane! Needless to say I eventually crashed it, totaling the fuselage. I kept the wing and ended up putting it on a Wanderer sailplane. I use a high start to get it up in the air and for a few minutes I had a fast aircraft
I hope that you do! There are several sources for engines and parts. I'd recommend first checking out the Cox Engine Forum for all-around info: www.coxengineforum.com/ Ex Model Engines: www.exmodelengines.com/ Willy Nillies has lots of retro-type kits that are basically intended for E power (with complete power systems), but can also be converted to Glo. willynillies.com/ If you search my channel for "S.M.A.L.L. Fly-Ins" you'll find lots of both R/C and Control Line flying.
Thank you Martin! I was gifted the little Q-Tee by my Uncle Wayne. It was originally built in the 1980's by my late cousin Bill, and needed a bit of work to get it back to flying status. During the rebuild, I had the idea of making easily removable engine mounts to exercise my collection of little castor-slingers. I think Cousin Bill would get a kick to know it's STILL flying after all these decades. Thank You Again for Your Comment!
i built one of these in the lates 90's as a young teen. I split my thumb in half with a razor trying to get a wing spar loose that I had glued in wrong. I got it all built and it only needed paint and wing covering. I had it hung on the wall in my room, and not thinking about it I let my pet cockatiel out to fly around. I came back in the room to find he chewed the whole nose off the fuselage. It sucked so bad.
Thank you! Yes, back n the 1980's, our little group of flyers had a BUNCH of these flying around. They lent themselves to being modified fairly easily...some had extended wings and such...and of course, the color schemes were all over the place. Thank you for your comment! Kim
The instant I heard the engine I swear I could smell the nitro and castor! I built the same plane but busted it up real bad after about 8 seconds into the first flight. It was my first attempt at RC. I'm quite an accomplished flier now. Sure would like to give the Q. Tee a go with electric!
Thank You Michael! The little engines DO have their moments, thought they can be cranky at times. The smell, and racket can cause real flash-backs to those who ran them back in the day. A sweet-running engine is a joy in itself, and getting to put them in the air is just more icing on the cake. My late Cousin Bill built this Q-Tee WAY back in the 1980's, and it was gifted to me by my Uncle Wayne. I had to do some work on its internals, but got it back to flying status, and have several more engines for it to sample. "Willie Nilles" offers a slightly smaller version, along with a bunch of other "New/Old" classics, designed for electric power, and are great supporters of our hobby: willynillies.com/ Thank You for Your Comment! Kim
It's always fun to remember those days. Our little "Non-Club" would assemble every Sunday at the local airport, with Q-Tees and Centurions as thick as flies. This Q-Tee is a survivor from those times, having been built by my late Cousin Bill in the early 1980's. When the Cox Sportavia's came along, it was a bit more expensive, but the guys would save up for them. This video has footage of rather rough Sport (6:31), owned by a good friend in those days, who has also passed away. Having earned all of it's lumps, it flies again over the same ramp where all the fun happened way back then. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZAyZCLvn6CE.html
I did just receive some quarts of 25% Sig fuel that was delivered so fast it kinda shocked me, so they apparently have it stocked and ready if you want to get a few quarts.
Hey Gerald, On small planes, I'm still using some small key fob cameras I've had for a while. They can be scotch-taped directly to the wing or fuse, or for a cooler angle, mounted on a "selfie stick" . I use 1" x 3/8" balsa sticks, with a square of gray foam between the camera and balsa (be sure to always put a loop of tape on both sides of the foam. I position the camera by "squishing" it into the foam and locking it in place with the tape (takes a little practice). The sticks are usually held in place with rubber bands. Finally, BEFORE you fly, you MUST make sure that the plane is back to it's original CG---laterally and longitudinally!! I've had guys actually argue that they should be able to trim the plane after launch rather than balance it. One thing for sure, you'll get some exciting video as you try to keep the plane from killing gophers! It may take a few attempts to get clear, mostly vibration free footage, which depends on the length of the stick and the engine's vibration (prop balancing is VERY important). These two videos show some of the camera installations I've tried: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-quC_bRTre1o.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2jgeDMRvTJU.html Also, I HIGHLY recommend your checking out the "Cox Engine Forum"...a great bunch of guys, and ton of good info on engines AND planes. Thank You for your comment!
Thanks for sharing! I had an Airtronics version from about '83-'84 withe a two channel Cox/Sanwa radio. Many Black Widows were hung on the nose. That airplane taught me things that I still use today flying full scale. I have an electric Q-Tee now and pull it out for the special evenings.
Airtronics Q-Tee, my second RC plane and my first Balsa RC kit way back in 1981. VERY stable flyer. Flew mine on a simple Baby Bee. Unfortunately the only portable video recording hardware back then was movie film cameras, far too big for our models and probably heavier than the Q-Tee, so no vintage aerial footage from me. ;-) We've come a long way. Happy flying!
You're welcome and thank you for your comment! These two videos show the typical (super simple) camera set-up I use on the Q-Tee in the first. The second shows some "fancier" installations on larger planes that can handle the weight of extra gadgetry. Thanks again for your comment. Kim ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-quC_bRTre1o.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2jgeDMRvTJU.html
One of my first airplanes. It taught me my first lesson about preflight checks. I tossed it once for a flight and it was in a slight left turn. I moved the stick right a little but it stayed in the left turn. That's when I realized I hadn't switched on the receiver. Ooops.. Had to run about a 1/4 of a mile watching it turn lazy left circles. ;)
Oh Man! Glad you got it back! I fly a lot of two-channel rudder and elevator types, and my nightmare is getting caught up with mounting cameras and stuff, then forgetting to turn on the radio! So far, knock on wood, that hasn't happened, but it's a constant threat, and I try to ALWAYS do a control check before I chuck anything into the sky. Yes, the Q-Tee was REAL popular back in the day with my buds. I think it's one of the best 1/2A types for a newbie as far as ease to build and fly. Later kits are being sold, so it's possible to do it all again. Thank you for your post!
One of my favorite planes was a Jr. Falcon with a Cox 049 on it. One day I forgot to switch the plane receiver on and it flew out of site. A year later I got a call from someone the it, over 6 miles away as the crow flies.
Glad you got it back! Hope it was in fairly good shape. If you got to 1:28 on the video below, you'll see Tony flying his Junior Falcon at the S.M.A.L.L. Fly-In a few years ago. He controls it with one servo, set up with a torque rod to control the rudder just like the original. Thank you for your comment! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-U1AQwk6tISI.html
Ok, this is your falt. Lol. I've watched this video so many times after being hooked the first time that ive ordered a short kit and planning to build this little fellow this spring when I'm finished with my present build. I hope to use transparent covering but not 100 percent sure about the power system yet. I have a few cox motors to look at . Gonna be so great. Thanks for sharing this.
I remember stuffing my Q-Tee into the ground in 1979 thinking I could learn to fly on it. I had it in the air for about a couple laps and dumb-thumb pilot error wrecked it. It flew again when I was in college, same thing happened. It took me a summer of flying an RC glider (Olympic II) before I became good enough to fly power. Now it's like riding a bike...I wish I'd kept the plans.
The Olympic was/is a beautiful sailplane! You can still get a repro kit from willynillies.com/ thought I think it's a slightly smaller version. Thank you for your post!
Yeah man! We had a 'swarm' of them in our little group back in the day...straight builds, crazy mods, and and wild color schemes! Thank You for your post!
