unknown cox
 

can anyone tell me what cox this is?doh,it's not a cox is it?:D

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Well it's not Cox that's all I know. The only beam mounted engines Cox made are the Space Hoppers and TD/Medallions. It does seem to use a Cox cylinder and head though. Most likely a home cast case from the looks of it. Oddly enough though it looks alot like the drawing I made a year ago for an idea I had about getting some cases cast for me right down to the webs on the front of the case. Is that moss growing on it:D

Later,
Tim

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the cylinder and head threw me,i don't know if that is moss as i have not bought it yet!

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Is it possible that it's some old form of product engine? The white nylon prop and spinner may be original and suggestive of such a use.

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It sort of looks like an Aurora with a different cyl and backplate.

Maybe it's a BSB .049
There is a drawing here about half way down the page. http://www.mh-aerotools.de/airfoils/cox_wanted.htm

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I don't know, the webs on the front of the case are to long for a K&B. Plus check out the lug mounts???? It would be easy for someone with the right tools to make a Cox look alike cylinder. I wonder if it's a reed intake or what it has going on there in the rear. BigChap is this engine over there in the UK?

later,
Tim

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yes,it is here in the uk,i am as baffled as all of you!;)

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That engine is a Keil-Kraft "Cobra" .049 made in Hornchurch, Essex, England sometime in the 1960's.

I don't know how many they made but it was not up to Cox standards for performance so it is probably fairly rare and valuable today.

A lot of engines that don't measure-up have a tendancy to fall by the wayside...which means there are fewer around.

Clean it up and show it off.

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many thanks

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The wealth of knowledge on this site never seasesto amaze me. :)

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Was that the engine for teh Kiel Kraft Silver Hurricane?

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I've always heard it referred to as the Kiel-Kraft .049 or Cobra .049.

Don't know about the Silver Hurricane.