Hey all, I am new to the board and to the R/C airplane world. My uncle started many years ago (in 1990) working and completed the construction of a Fairchild 24 nitro r/c airplane. It is a Cox brand and it has a .049 engine. However, I am having issues with it. It has never been flown before, due to extuniating circumstances he has never messed with it after building it. Last he knew it had an engine problem and he could not get it to start. I have a lot of questions!! I NEED HELP! LOL Okay I will only list a few.
1st) Has anybody have any idea what R/c I am talking about?
2nd) HOw can I find out what kind of Nitro fuel it needs?? I have finished cleaning everything up, but I need fuel, and ogt overwhelmed when looking on the internet for what type of fuel to get.
3rd) If I post a picture can someone tell me exactly what model engine it is? What I am thinking about doing is buying a used one so I can tear it apart and learn my way around it. No where in the manual does it have information on what type of engine it is, the type of fuel used, nothing. All it says is that it came with a .049 engine.
4th) Does anyone know what kind of run time this thing has?
5th) I dont mean to seem really dumb, but how do I get the propeller off the front of the engine?

I have done some checking, and I now know that the servos all work. I have tested that out, and now have the motor mounted to the front.
Any information/input would be VERY much appreciated. You can reply on the board or email me at: [email protected] or get me on AIM at: dudeman385 or Yahoo at: Ibslick16. If I did not include enough information please let me know.
Oh yeah, almost forgot, I have been doing some research on Yahoo and on Ebay, I think I have rounded the type of engine down to being either a Cox .049 Black Widow Engine, or a Drome .049 W/ New Style Backplate. If I post a picture could anybody verify this information? Those dont look EXACTLY like it, but look VERY close.
Please help!! Thanks Josh from Goochland, VA