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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: Mike Danford on January 02, 2023, 06:05:38 AM
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Really no info other than what I can gather visually.
2 cyl sparkie with improvised throttle!
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It appears to be a scale model of a Culver Cadet. One of the long-ago model companies made a kit. Maybe Consolidated or Enterprise models, right after WWII.
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Definitely a Culver Cadet. Fairly obscure aeroplane. Use DuckDuckGo and search for "Culver Cadet Images". May not be able to save the pictures to your computer, but it is what it is. I tried & no-go. D>K Steve
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Berkeley
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The Berkley kit was way too small (.045 to .099 for CL) to be the one in OP's picture, however. I'd wonder if perhaps some googling "(*) Culver Cadet" might find some info on historical kits of it. Substitute Comet, Megow, Cleveland, Enterprise, Consolidated, etc. for (*) old model kit manufacturer's name. AMA's museum staff might even be interested enough to help. D>K Steve
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Steve.
Maybe some of the other companies. But I know for a fact that Consolidated did not kit it.
This is the model in the picture that was posted.
PQ-14
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Steve.
Maybe some of the other companies. But I know for a fact that Consolidated did not kit it.
The PQ-14 is the model in the picture that was posted.
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From what I can see, the engine is a Viking Twin. 2 cylinder 60. I had one for a while. Cool engine but not much power.
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I didn't think a Culver Cadet had a bubble canopy as shown in OP?
All the ones I've see have a faired in canopy......ie turtle back.
Methinks a hacked kit or an original design......
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Registration on it shows as NX821. "X" means it was experimental. I don't know if the registration is fictitious, or existed. That may help to explain it may not be a Culver Cadet, although it may resemble one.
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The stab and elevator look like they were robbed off a Fireball.
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The stab and elevator look like they were robbed off a Fireball.
The tail looked weird to me too but I couldn't place it, but yeah, shapes are kind of like a Fireball. The rest sort of looks like a Culver but this thing could just be some scratchbuilt job.
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Thanks! Agree it’s really close to the Culver. The bubble canopy and NX registration give me pause though.
There were plenty of homebuilts that robbed from existing planes. I have not been able to reverse engineer the registration number through FAA websites.
Thanks for help with the motor too.
Tools
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Here’s a better look at the engine
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Mike, that is a unique ignition engine, looks like it may be a 2 cylinder boxer, never seen one like it before. Any idea on the make, model and displacement? You definitely have a collector.
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Unfortunately no, got nothing on this. Was given to my father, 80 now, a year or two ago? By an old timer, HIS standards!
I haven’t even removed the cowl yet.
Noticed that spring and discovered a third pull wire and what seems improvised throttle with a possibly (even likely) home brewed butterfly plate in the Venturi.
Thanks for the replies. I’ll post more pics as I get into it a little.
While not installed in the photo, I have the other gear leg, has operating struts!
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Thanks! Agree it’s really close to the Culver. The bubble canopy and NX registration give me pause though.
There were plenty of homebuilts that robbed from existing planes. I have not been able to reverse engineer the registration number through FAA websites.
Thanks for help with the motor too.
Tools
It could be a kit bashed model of something the original builder saw or built back in the day. The "NX" designation meant "N" means it was a US registration and "X" means "experimental". That's what makes me think it represents a home built or modified production aircraft of some kind. It's almost a caricature of a Piper Skycycle with the bubble canopy. Clean it up and fix it up and it will look nice hanging from the ceiling.
Type at you later,
Dan McEntee
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After seeing more of the engine it is definitely not a Viking. It is a Micro Models 60 Wasp Twin. I have never seen one before.
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On the back cover of MAN in the fifties the ad showed a young teenager surrounded by model planes, paint, tools, glue, maybe a Coke in his hand. An unusual, large airplane was shown that had a very large canopy. It vaguely resembled this mystery plane.
dg