Some time ago, I had been mulling over fixing my Cox PT-19 enough to fly it. As clunky as they were, the thrill I got as a kid in the 70s when I first cut my teeth on C/L flying is still a vivid memory. The last time i flew it was probably 10 years ago. The problem we have is that plane can run between 100 and 300 dollars depending on condition. And paying that much for a plastic mediocre at best performer is, well, crazy. So after much thought, I began taking measurements, and drawing. In a few weeks time I have a prototype to build.

After a month, I had a working model and now have made over 48 full kits for fellow flyers.. all in the last 30 days.

Designed around the same look and flight -feel of the plastic original, the “PT Clone” flies much faster with a baby bee so much that 45’ lines are necessary unless you want to fall down dizzy. LOL

i am happy to offer these kits to interested flyers who want to capture that PT thrill without dumping a ton of money into a plastic plane. It is an easy build and can be done in one evening. I even painted it with Rustoleum Protective Gloss enamel and after a few weeks of curing it was still fuel proof.

You can find the kit at VintagePlaneKits.com. Because of the demand, please allow a few weeks for delivery. It’s not like I do this for a living.

For those who have facebook, here is a video link of the maiden voyage (not me flying)

https://fb.watch/sviKPE_VdR/

Very nice , I hope it gets some young people interested in the sport .

It's awesome to see you bringing back those nostalgic flying memories without breaking the bank.

Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all. If you want my P19 Cox Clone (they make great Christmas gifts btw) before the end of the year, you need to reach out before December 15th as I will be playing hookey for the holidays until mid January.

Pete
PM me direct
or www.VintagePlaneKits.com

CL - the one activity that relies on “circle logic”

Happy to see this - nice step to take. While the PT-19 was, or may have been, directly important to many of us, I don't think that the importance is directly tied to the physical model itself. I think it's more tied to the experiences and achievements that we encountered at the time.

Recently I found the files for the 3D models that was created in the early 2000's when Estes-Cox re-tooled the design to re-release it. It crossed my mind that with the prevalence of 3D printers, there's a good opportunity to create parts for the models that exist. Just a thought.

I recently picked up a Cox PT-19 on eBay, but the original wire pushrod was missing. Would someone pleas provide the measurements for the pushrod so that I can bend one up? At a minimum, I would like to have the dimension between the Z bends at each end. Thank you very much.

Neal

Wow what a blast from the past. I had one of these when I was a kid. Nice project 👍

Hello! Some time ago, I found on the Internet the drawings from a 're-engineered' cox PT 19 made with pastic material. I actually don't remember exactly where I saw them. Just in case of interest.

Hey Hye was looking at your PT 19 clone, my neighbor had one and we flue it several times until the fuel tank developed a leak. Only way to fix it was to buy another Fuselage. Tank was made in the and was part of the fuselage. The PX at Fort Lewis Washington sold lots of UC stuff and was loaded with parts. The kid that had the PT gave it to me. But I liked the P-40 and got one from my Christmas I think in 62. It did not last long. When I crash it it blew into 1000 pieces. My Step Dad bought a CAP cub. And our first try it would not run. We took it home and realized the glow plug was dead. Took the glow plug out of the PT and it finally ran. Went to the ball park and Pop wanted to fly it. I was assisting. And let it go ROG. Straight up went limp and straight down. This time it was a million pieces. Pop was pissed. I thought I made a mistake. We just left the plane their, and went home to get some rubarb pie. My next plane was a ringmaster?

Any updates on trying to 3D print from these CAD files? I recently got into 3D printing and have been hunting for a PT-19 model to try this with.

Any updates on trying to 3D print from these CAD files? I recently got into 3D printing and have been hunting for a PT-19 model to try this with.

I know it is a late reply… but been printing in PTEG (I think thats what its called) and it held up just fine to the .049 fuel… and I have a bambu labs x1c which means the bed it too small to print fuse or wing in piece piece. Also, the PETG might weight more than the original injected plastic model… but still willing to get to that point if possible.