Thanks, Larry, for the history lesson. Sorry to hear of your fall out with the last of the "Cox" management. When I worked in aerospace, I saw a few of those type managers, who had little respect for their lead persons, also in other jobs.
Back in the late 1980's, I was kind of under the impression that Cox was on its way out. They really cheapened up on the CL RTF's.
I hope I am not stepping on toes. Brought out the .074 Queen Bee engine, which appeared to be a huge mistake from the get go. With Tee Dee like performance with smaller props, as laid out it is very heavy, which is not good for any engine. The A.C. Gilberts were similar in weight, their downfall.
Perhaps I'm a dreamer, but when first discussed prior to release, thought if reed valve, would be a lighter weight but larger 290 engine, which would make sense, use a lighter weight exhaust throttle, more powerful than a .049 reed valve. The engine is also extra long, which is a drawback. It has remained a shelf item.
However, really liked the .049 R/C Bee when it first came out. It was a very sweet running engine, nice, lightweight with an extended tank. But it was short lived. Don't know if true but rumor-mill had it that the silicon cover muffler was a patent violation.