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Engine basics => Engine set up tips => Topic started by: dennis lipsett on December 23, 2006, 06:53:55 PM
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I was up in an old trunk of motors that I had stashed away, a lot of stuff from my 'youth' and came across my old Cameron 15. As I remember it was a hard starting anemic thing that really didn't give me a lot of flying pleasure. Some say they were really good but this one was really difficult. It looks good and isn't beat up and has decent compression so I guess I'll give it another try on the bench and see if my years of experience have improved my ability to start it.
Cameron is a motor that seems to have not existed even though they made motors till I believe 1970 and I bought an ignition 23 that was a clone of the O&R 23 but ran better.
Are there any on the forum that actually ran one of these and what was your experience with them
Dennis
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I wore out a ringed Cameron 19 learning to fly CL in 1953 (slow learner). A friend had a Cameron 15 on a Jr. Magician with a 9 x 3 prop and thought it flew wonderful. I have several of the 19's, both ringed and lapped. I flew a Mackey Profile with a lapped Cameron 19 in classic at the VSC in 1998. Made it through the pattern, even though three flights later the event was called because of wind. I later replaced the Cameron with a McCoy 19, which I thought was a little more powerful.
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Cameron made a .19 engine for Cox to use in their Thimbledrone race cars.
Had 4 headbolts and a ring---S?
I had one and it ran very well.
I never will forget ;Tom Dean had a C/L Scale model that had was just super!
You had to see the outside as well as inside building detail .
He won at Nats one yearand then another time,lost because he couldn,t get it started.
It was powered by a Cameron .19.
Cameron built a race car (hot rod roadster) called the Rodsy.It was a greatl looking little car.
Never got to see one run. ::)
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Were these the ones advertised for about $4.95 in the 60's? I always wanted to order one, but never did. Maybe it was for the best.
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I picked up one of those $5.00 Cameron 19's in 1951. It was a real nice runner, powered a Dragon style but smaller (36" span) looking stunt ship nicely, also powered several Stearmans of 32" span. These would do the old time pattern. (It was the only pattern then.) I can't recall any problems starting or running them. Still have it but it is in pieces right now. Not a powerhouse but pretty good for it's day and cost.
Don
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in the seventy's in high school we had a model aeronautics class . $7.00 for wood and you built a plane . we all used Cameron.15. as the guy that built them was just down the road. cost for the motor was $12.00. i always liked my Cameron's and what a great class fly everyday during school after you got your plane built.if any one has a Cameron .15 they want to part with let me know.
mark.