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Remco's Flying Fox: A Big Toy with All the Flashing Lights
Remco was never known for scrimping on its toys, and the Flying Fox continued in that grand tradition. The actual plane – part of the fleet of fictional Flying Fox Airlines – measures 17-inches from nose to tail and boasts of a wingspan of 18 ½ -inches. Various decals, including the plane’s identification number (5N216), adorn the fuselage, wings and vertical stabilizer. After a while, these decals tended to lose their adhesion and drop off, so missing “paper” is not unusual with this toy.

Once the plane was mounted on the flying cabinet via a large center screw and the four “D” size batteries installed on the console’s bottom, the fun began. The airliner’s four Japanese-made motor engines could then be started by pushing the left and right throttles forward, with the pilot controlling air speed ranging from 50 to 500. A set of three red levers at the bottom of the control panel were used to operate the port (left) and starboard (right) wing lights. The center lever, when pressed down, would make the lights blink as required for take offs and landings. A landing gear lever at the back of the plane could be pushed forward to lower the plane’s three sets of wheels.

The youngster piloting the Flying Fox could make the plane bank left or right via the two dual control half-wheels. In order to ensure a smooth and safe “flight,” various gauges and dials were located on the control panel, including ones for turns, banking, altitude, fuel, climbing and auto-pilot.

Remco's Flying Fox Packaging
The Flying Fox, Style No.711, came in a large orange, white, blue and black box. Printed on the box was the big plastic toy’s suggested retail price of $15.00, which was quite an outlay of cash in 1959. Included was a single illustrated instruction sheet, which advised owners “For best service do not return to your dealer as he is not equipped to repair this toy. Return to factory and send $2.00 under separate cover for handling to REMCO INDUSTRIES, INC….” Because of high acidity in the paper, the instruction sheet tends to brown and grow brittle as the years pass.