Thought I'd share my Cox Sportsman .15 ......

Ken Cook wrote:         Do you have the Cox  8x4 prop? I have a few if them if you would like one. Ken

WV. FLYGUY wrote:

Ken Cook wrote:         Do you have the Cox  8x4 prop? I have a few if them if you would like one. Ken

Yes Ken. But thank you very nuch for the offer. It was just to long to put in the display box. I have the original.. Thanks for the offer again Sir.

Ken Cook wrote:         Terry, that is the period correct prop. I have the later competition grey version. Not as old, but similar blades.

Kim wrote:Good Looking Engine!

dckrsn wrote:The prop looks like the 6x6 one that came on the Piper Comanche with the Sportsman engine.
If you look closely, on one of the blades you might see 6dx6p. Beautiful engine WV. Wish mine looked so good.
The 8-4 Ken mentioned, is a great prop for the Sportsman.
Bob

WV. FLYGUY wrote:

dckrsn wrote:The prop looks like the 6x6 one that came on the Piper Comanche with the Sportsman engine.
If you look closely, on one of the blades you might see 6dx6p. Beautiful engine WV. Wish mine looked so good.
The 8-4 Ken mentioned, is a great prop for the Sportsman.
Bob

Bob I did just looked at real closely with a magnifying glass and you are correct its marked... Thimble Drome on one blade and 6D-6P on the other blade. Very good eye my friend. So does this engine supposed to have a 8X4 originally?

Jason_WI wrote:That Sportsman .15 is out of a Comanche as it has the long needle valve. Nice engine. If you need to reset the piston ball socket sign up for the .15 reset tool loaner. I believe the tool is back in the states.  

steve thornton wrote:I got one of these for my 9th birthday, over many decades ago, and put it on a Ringmaster Jr.  It made 2 laps and started to run backwards!  I still loved it and last year I sent it to Bernie and he gave it a good cleaning and I hope to try it next spring on an AkroMaster...or some other really cool plane.  
Beautiful motor Jason!

dckrsn wrote:

WV. FLYGUY wrote:

dckrsn wrote:The prop looks like the 6x6 one that came on the Piper Comanche with the Sportsman engine.
If you look closely, on one of the blades you might see 6dx6p. Beautiful engine WV. Wish mine looked so good.
The 8-4 Ken mentioned, is a great prop for the Sportsman.
Bob

Bob I did just looked at real closely with a magnifying glass and you are correct its marked... Thimble Drome on one blade and 6D-6P on the other blade. Very good eye my friend. So does this engine supposed to have a 8X4 originally?

Not necessarily Terry, the 6-6 on the Comanche was for a somewhat scale appearance.
If I recall correctly, the prop range for the Sportsman was 6 to 8 diameter, and 3.5 to 6
on the pitch. That makes for several dia-pitch combinations. Depends on the craft you
mount the engine on. Unchartered waters call for some trial and error I guess.
Bob

steve thornton wrote:I got one of these for my 9th birthday, over many decades ago, and put it on a Ringmaster Jr.  It made 2 laps and started to run backwards!  I still loved it and last year I sent it to Bernie and he gave it a good cleaning and I hope to try it next spring on an AkroMaster...or some other really cool plane.  
Beautiful motor Jason!

WV. FLYGUY wrote:While taking pictures of the Rocket engine that I had a question with for the forum over in the other engines posts thought I'd take a few pictures of one of my favorite Cox engines in my collection. Thanks for looking.

MauricioB wrote:

WV. FLYGUY wrote:While taking pictures of the Rocket engine that I had a question with for the forum over in the other engines posts thought I'd take a few pictures of one of my favorite Cox engines in my collection. Thanks for looking.

You have a beautiful engine, here I could enjoy radio control, thanks to the help of 1/2 Nut, which indicated how to vary the speed of the engine and after doing the work, the result was great, I leave some videos, I hope you enjoy them, regards!

WV. FLYGUY wrote:

WOW .... Very nice I really enjoyed that for sure. Thanks very much for sharing this with me.. Maybe some day I can get mine running that good... Thanks again my friend....

RknRusty wrote:Good flying, and I love the throaty grrrowwl from the Sportsman.
Rusty

MauricioB wrote:

WV. FLYGUY wrote:

WOW .... Very nice I really enjoyed that for sure. Thanks very much for sharing this with me.. Maybe some day I can get mine running that good... Thanks again my friend....

If you can  friend! ... I repeat you have a beautiful engine and not everyone (I think) has enjoyed it in radio control, has a very even and stable gear, it is very safe and without bad surprises.
I think I should try at some point and that engine will make you smile for a long time!

RknRusty wrote:Good flying, and I love the throaty grrrowwl from the Sportsman.
Rusty