In the Words of Aretha Franklin: "Oh! Happy Day!" 1952 Cox "Space Bug" !

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Hi Mud,

Good to see you posting! So when was the 'acorn nut' style venturi screen discontinued?

Also, I can't remember asking...Did the Strato Bug ever have the aluminum 'acorn nut' or was that just on the art work only...I've never seen one, but that don't mean its so.

Thanks,

Mark

Thank You Guys!

This IS interesting information! It does have a screened intake, and domed piston...and the glowhead IS the smaller version. I'm gonna look for an extra glowhead, so if anyone has an example they'll part with, please let me know.

Also, do drawings exist of it's internals?

WHo gave Jacob a "-" ?
Well that is a nice engine Kim.
Do you think you will be running it?

nitroairplane wrote:WHo gave Jacob a "-" ?
Well that is a nice engine Kim.
Do you think you will be running it?

Thanks Nitro!

Not me...at least not intentionally...thought I gave him a + !!!! Who can track and reset it !

Yeah, want to get it going...would like to track down a spare glowplug! While my Building Schedule is backed up past my funeral...I DO think it'd be cool to put this thing on an appropriate R/C assist vintage free-flighter. Maybe do a retro RTF!

Well, I got it half-way fixed...

A very minor point but wasn't "Oh Happy Day" derived from Gospel music rather than "The Fifth Dimension"?

(I'm a big time fan of music of all types EXCEPT "rap" crap)

OK...My Mistake...Now Better...

SuperDave wrote:A very minor point but wasn't "Oh Happy Day" derived from Gospel music rather than "The Fifth Dimension"?

(I'm a big time fan of music of all types EXCEPT "rap" crap)

I like some rap.
But those who dont sometimes call it "r'tards attempting poetry"
However i dot like the word retard unless used in its proper for :to slow down or stop"!

Oh yeah Kim maybe this would look good on a David Bodington mini Tyro.
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=david+bodington+mini+tyro&um=1&hl=en&client=safari&sa=N&rls=en&biw=1280&bih=609&tbm=isch&tbnid=i2Qt2-w3DBJHmM:&imgrefurl=http://www.modelflying.co.uk/forums/postings.asp%3Fth%3D55896&docid=sXbRkCC4zOeNuM&imgurl=http://www.modelflying.co.uk/sites/3/images/member_albums/15008/ab2.jpg&w=1024&h=802&ei=kojCTre_O8qi8gP_l92GBA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=342&vpy=139&dur=328&hovh=199&hovw=254&tx=140&ty=124&sig=115502270860744655789&page=1&tbnh=119&tbnw=155&start=0&ndsp=19&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0
wow that is a mega link!
I also have plans for this model so if you like it i have no problem sending them to you!

Kim:

The reason that I made the small point was that I recently heard the song performed at a Black Gospel concert in Nashville. Further it doesn't fit the profile of "Fifth Dimension" music. "Oh Happy Day" is lively spritual and well befitting a Gospel show performance.

OK, so I am a picayune but an observant picayne.

I also note that you changed from "The Fifth Dimension to Aretha Franklin. The song is MUCH older than Aretha dating back to the post-Civil War era and the Freedmen (former slaves).

But, AS I indicated, music is my "thing" especially music of historical significance.

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Kim wrote:Thank You Guys!

This IS interesting information! It does have a screened intake, and domed piston...and the glowhead IS the smaller version. I'm gonna look for an extra glowhead, so if anyone has an example they'll part with, please let me know.

Also, do drawings exist of it's internals?

How about a pic of the internals? ...sorry. I tried to add a pic several times and failed. Oh well

Thank You Mud,

GREATLY appreciated. I'll take a shot at cleaning the reeds, and include photos of the attempt!!

Hey Nitro ! Thank you for the plan offer, but I'm gonna have to either put it in one I have or maybe an ARF...I've got a bunch of projects started and GOT to finish something eventually !

It would be great if you could post a video of it running, never actually seen one or heard one.

cribbs74 wrote:It would be great if you could post a video of it running, never actually seen one or heard one.

Will give it a shot...should have time tomorrow...we'll see how I and my video program get along !

Yeah, it would be great to get a video of it to put on YouTube. I think you'll be the first to upload a Space Bug running to YouTube!

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"Come to think of it. If you're going to run the engine, then you won't need both reeds. In the engine I ran I had only the thick reed installed."
Mud

OK...at this point I don't know what the innards of this thing look like...guess I'll find out this afternoon. Got myself some phone wire so I can take my laptop (and you guys) out to my shop as a security blanket !

Admin wrote:Yeah, it would be great to get a video of it to put on YouTube. I think you'll be the first to upload a Space Bug running to YouTube!

Well then...the Pressure is ON ! I'll try shooting it with one of my little "Flip" cameras !


Man! 8-tracks!!!! What great times THOSE were! Funny..the 5th Dimension's music always makes me think of hauling hay with my cousin Bobby! We had a severely beat-up Sears radio that was the height of our teenage entertainment technology (and budget) at the time. With a kinked antenna and missing buttons, it was always packed along, and turned up so loud against the tractor's racket that you could barely recognize the songs.

Guess now, I'm gonna have to get myself a 5th Dimension CD.................."Can You Surrey" ?

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Do you want a mp3 of that 8 track? I just need to replace the pressure pad and the foil splice. I just have to hook the deck up to my usb turntable and start the recording.

Fantastic --- I've never seen the internals of a Space Bug and didn't know about the double reed until I read the posts here. Thanks for the pic.

andrew