And sometimes...you just got to eat some crow...My Ebay PT-19

John Goddard wrote:Very Nice Kim
Do we know what year?

cribbs74 wrote:Shame on you Kim. I used to think you were so cool.

I mean c'mon you flew your Rivets!

lousyflyer wrote:That little hole in the leg on the crancase is for a throttle sleeve return spring used on three line systems. Never saw a PT 19 with a throttle sleeve. I'm thinking the engine was swapped.

Very nice plane.

Kim wrote:

cribbs74 wrote:Shame on you Kim. I used to think you were so cool.

I mean c'mon you flew your Rivets!

Yep...it can be a tough time when our heroes fall....

Mudhen wrote:That's a 1966 QZ PT-19. It was started along with the QZ Corvette for the new "Quiet Zone" line of models. Eventually the QZ - Stuka, P-51, SB2C Helldiver, and Chaparral were added.
The rudder on your model is incorrect. (It looks like the rudder from the all white PT-19 from the late 70's.) You need a red rudder. (If you like I can send you one.) Although the engine is the correct vintage, it's not correct for the airplane. You need a cat. # 450 .049 which had a muffler, twin ported cylinder, and high compression head. I may have one of these that I can give you as well...I just need to fish around a bit. The engine you have looks like a 350-2 Babe Bee with speed control, albeit sans throttle spring.
That's a nice looking model, Kim. To me the fading sort of gives it a cool vintage appearance. Kinda like a '59 Les Paul.
Mud