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Does anyone have a tank assy. or parts for the Cox .049 Dragonfly engine? I have checked e-bay etc. Called Estes/Cox and learned that no parts for any Cox engines exist nor will any parts or engines ever be manufactured again Period!!! Out of the Horse's mouth. Thanks Terry J.
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RE: Dragonfly Parts
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Does anyone have a tank assy. or parts for the Cox .049 Dragonfly engine? I have checked e-bay etc. Called Estes/Cox and learned that no parts for any Cox engines exist nor will any parts or engines ever be manufactured again Period!!! Out of the Horse's mouth. Thanks Terry J.
Does anyone have a tank assy. or parts for the Cox .049 Dragonfly engine? I have checked e-bay etc. Called Estes/Cox and learned that no parts for any Cox engines exist nor will any parts or engines ever be manufactured again Period!!! Out of the Horse's mouth. Thanks Terry J.
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I have several Cox Dragonflys. I always took the clunk tank off and put on a normal product back such as with the Sure Starts. Then I used an external tank with its' own clunk. This was usually easier to mount and allowed the use of larger tanks. With a Sullivan 2oz tank, flights of 18+ minutes were possible, depending on throttle usage.
Would take Randy Randolph's Nickel and tool by at slow speed with hardly any noise. The starter spring would rattle and you could hear it clearly above the well muffled engine noise. Then repeat the pass at "WOT". Great fun. Once I timed the glide after ran out of fuel at high altitude, and it was 1 minute 50 odd seconds. It was way up. Still have the wing and the remains of the fuse. Dragonfly was a key part of this and I think I wore out 2 dragonflys before the fuse fell apart.
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I have several Cox Dragonflys. I always took the clunk tank off and put on a normal product back such as with the Sure Starts. Then I used an external tank with its' own clunk. This was usually easier to mount and allowed the use of larger tanks. With a Sullivan 2oz tank, flights of 18+ minutes were possible, depending on throttle usage.
Would take Randy Randolph's Nickel and tool by at slow speed with hardly any noise. The starter spring would rattle and you could hear it clearly above the well muffled engine noise. Then repeat the pass at "WOT". Great fun. Once I timed the glide after ran out of fuel at high altitude, and it was 1 minute 50 odd seconds. It was way up. Still have the wing and the remains of the fuse. Dragonfly was a key part of this and I think I wore out 2 dragonflys before the fuse fell apart.
Jim H
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RE: Dragonfly Parts
I flew a Dragonfly 15 years ago. That big red tank was so heavy....I took it off and used a one ounce tank from somewhere... but now the Film Can tank is lighter and better... it's longer and allows the clunk to move correctly. I suppose one reason for the big red heavy tank was that so many little planes are so Tail Heavy that you have to add some nose weight anyways, but I prefer to use as little weight as possible. Guess that means I'll be buying a Berg Rx....
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Terry is a great guy! I offered to send the tank gratis and he asked if I needed anything in exchange. I said I could use an 8cc BW or Texaco tank. A complete engine showed up today! Thanks Terry