Vintage Engine Help?
11-08-2012, 09:00 PM
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Vintage Engine Help?
Hello, Just inherited several old control line motors. I can't seem to find information on several of the engines. I was hoping by my discriptions someone could help me. The first engine has the name HOPE 19 . The second one just says atom on the motor. The third one says spirtzy with the number 6 on it. The fourth one says nothing on it but has a indian with a head dress on it. Looks to be about 30 to 40 size. I also have a vivell 35. Anyway, the engine with the indian really interest me because there is no name. thanks craig
11-09-2012, 02:27 AM
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Hello, Just inherited several old control line motors. I can't seem to find information on several of the engines. I was hoping by my discriptions someone could help me. The first engine has the name HOPE 19 . The second one just says atom on the motor. The third one says spirtzy with the number 6 on it. The fourth one says nothing on it but has a indian with a head dress on it. Looks to be about 30 to 40 size. I also have a vivell 35. Anyway, the engine with the indian really interest me because there is no name. thanks craig
Hello, Just inherited several old control line motors. I can't seem to find information on several of the engines. I was hoping by my discriptions someone could help me. The first engine has the name HOPE 19 . The second one just says atom on the motor. The third one says spirtzy with the number 6 on it. The fourth one says nothing on it but has a indian with a head dress on it. Looks to be about 30 to 40 size. I also have a vivell 35. Anyway, the engine with the indian really interest me because there is no name. thanks craig
See: http://www.modelenginenews.org/ad/hope_p4.html
for the Hope 19 engines.
Ray
11-09-2012, 08:04 AM
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RE: Vintage Engine Help?
Does your "Spirtzy" engine look like these two? They are Anderson Spitzy .045's. The one with the spinner was My first model engine that I purchased in the early fifties.
Hmm the Hope engine I certainly never heard of but it is a Lovely engine in the link posted by qazimoto.
John
Hmm the Hope engine I certainly never heard of but it is a Lovely engine in the link posted by qazimoto.
John
11-09-2012, 08:32 AM
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Hello, Just inherited several old control line motors. I can't seem to find information on several of the engines. I was hoping by my discriptions someone could help me. The first engine has the name HOPE 19 . The second one just says atom on the motor. The third one says spirtzy with the number 6 on it. The fourth one says nothing on it but has a indian with a head dress on it. Looks to be about 30 to 40 size. I also have a vivell 35. Anyway, the engine with the indian really interest me because there is no name. thanks craig
Hello, Just inherited several old control line motors. I can't seem to find information on several of the engines. I was hoping by my discriptions someone could help me. The first engine has the name HOPE 19 . The second one just says atom on the motor. The third one says spirtzy with the number 6 on it. The fourth one says nothing on it but has a indian with a head dress on it. Looks to be about 30 to 40 size. I also have a vivell 35. Anyway, the engine with the indian really interest me because there is no name. thanks craig
Hello Craig, I just googled each of those engine names and got plenty of info
including photos. Next time, try Google; it can be berry berry good to you!
Tony
11-09-2012, 12:56 PM
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Thanks Guys, The engines are all in good shape with nothing missing. Ive flown RC for years. I had several cox and testors control line planes when i was younger. Now i see them selling for crazy prices on ebay. Anyway, If i will try to post some pics later of the engines.Craig
11-09-2012, 02:05 PM
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And possibly this for the Atom.
http://modelenginenews.org/cardfile/atom.html
http://www.rojobcn.com/technic/avion...SCO3732mod.jpg
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...m#post22259206 (a really nice one
).
http://modelenginenews.org/cardfile/atom.html
http://www.rojobcn.com/technic/avion...SCO3732mod.jpg
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...m#post22259206 (a really nice one
).
12-20-2012, 10:05 AM
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RE: Vintage Engine Help?
Those Spitzy's were nice little engines.
John Brodbeck, president of K&B engines once told me that K&B made some of the Spitzy engines for Mel Anderson.
He said there was a fire in the Spitfire factory and Mel brought him the moulds and parts needed to make them. John said K&B had a much simpler backplate than the original machined type Mel used and he thought they made the tank a little longer.
John also said it puzzled him when he saw different numbers on the front of each tank/engine casting and asked Mel why?
Mel said it was to confuse the competition so they couldn't tell how many batches of engines he had made.
John Brodbeck, president of K&B engines once told me that K&B made some of the Spitzy engines for Mel Anderson.
He said there was a fire in the Spitfire factory and Mel brought him the moulds and parts needed to make them. John said K&B had a much simpler backplate than the original machined type Mel used and he thought they made the tank a little longer.
John also said it puzzled him when he saw different numbers on the front of each tank/engine casting and asked Mel why?
Mel said it was to confuse the competition so they couldn't tell how many batches of engines he had made.
