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This is hard to say...I don't know!

1) A thrust meter.

2) A rubber band puller.

3) A Ceiling hanger for static planes.

4) A slot car track alignment tool.

5) A Cox factory inside joke on everyone 40 years into the future.

The Idea Mark

I think Mark is on to something, what does it say in writing where the arrows are ? Did you get it with A lot that might have something in it whet with? getback

I changed the picture and it says launch on it and there's 2 little arrows just past where it says launch.

I'm pretty sure that "we" verified this as a stooge. This photo I saved from a CEF thread on 5-28-16.

Might it "launch" a bomb, maybe a Cox car?? We're all thinking plane but maybe not.

Stupid question time. Is there a manufacture date molded anywhere on it? If so, that may be able to give someone an idea as to what was available at that time. Just a thought.

Does the hook somehow release when it gets even with the arrows?

The Pondering Mark

Did Cox make or sell those little toy gliders? Would the spring be strong enough to launch one?

KariFS wrote:Did Cox make or sell those little toy gliders? Would the spring be strong enough to launch one?

Good thought.  Hold the little tab at the end, hook the glider on and pull back to the "launch" position, let go and away she goes.  I can't see why it has a corresponding tab on the top though.  The glider may strike it on launch.  Also, interesting how the hook is angled to one side like that.  I tried to attach a picture that Joe posted on .049 collectors but I can't currently attach any pictures.  Anyone else having trouble?
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/049Collectors/attachments/1438108282;_ylc=X3oDMTJtOGpnajM5BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzgwMTIwMjAEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDYzNTEyBHNlYwNhdHRhY2htZW50BHNsawNwaG90bwRzdGltZQMxNDY1NDUxNDYy?itemid=2012826996
I think catapult is a far more likely use than as a stooge.

I'm thinking about what Rod said about it possibly being a drop-release mechanism.. It doesn't seem to look like anything on the bottom of the dive-bombers that I know of though..

Texan..



Stuka..



The Stuka bombs show tabs that "might" fit into that slot.



Then there's the Helldiver's "Bail-Out" pilot eject.. Could that be it's use?



Something holds the pilot and his chute down inside the cockpit.. Maybe it's a canopy release controlled by a sudden jerk of "up" input on the controls?

There was also a free flight helicopter that launched a parachute at some point of the flight I think. Never seen one of those but maybe...

Re the use as a glider launcher, it could be missing a handle or something. I also thought the glider would hit the tabs plus the tabs look kinda awkward to grip to.

I am almost certain it is not from a C/L plane, nor an accessory to one, otherwise someone would have recognized it already.

Cox made model rockets too...

Perhaps an engine trust tester? Hook it to the tail or nose wheel, and check for sufficient thrust before release?

Bill

It's a launching? gismo included in the Cox Eagle II kit. It can be seen in the 1987 catalog page 4 in the instruction sheets page.

That would be it. Thanks for the comments.
Joe

Well Done Lieven! The glider uses a Hi-Start.. and that piece must be the release. This photo of the box shows the launching system.