Cox Curtis Pusher

Bob, I really love that plane. I had one as a kid but my dad enjoyed it equally. He flew it and I watched. Although, he asked me a few times to give it a try, he said it was a bit herky jerky so use caution. I didn't take his offer as I was probably not skilled enough at the time to recover it in the event of a emergency. He had all of our planes, slot cars, models, etc. in a storage locker. The storage locker was broken into and away went all the fun toys. We had 2 Baja Bugs, he painted one pink for my sister and we had a ball with them. I still have a prop for the Curtis Pusher.

      Pusher planes at least for me offer a lot of excitement. It's the unusual that just makes one want to see it fly. My buddy Dan built a large Farman pusher with a LA .46. Snoopy was in the cockpit.  I watched the day it went in and it was heartbreaking. Dan machined a special bearing driveline with a rag joint for this plane. The engine was inverted in the very front of the plane and the tank was specially designed with a tunnel in it for the shaft to pass through.  The Mustang on the ground was built by my buddy Neil a New York fire fighter who was at 9/11.

                           This was scary to start and launch. One needed to know the procedure and hand clearances.