Joe Budge (W29)
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http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1593449/c_17_globemaster_1_9_scale/
Good grief, this model is half the size of a Cub!
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Joe
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Ralph Jones
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And about $12K just in engines...
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Jeremy Gratrix
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Ralph,
>>R/C model control<<
Do these things need more than one person to control them?
Here in Reno the R/C people have a fairly large demonstration out at Stead each year just before the Air Races, and many years ago they had a colossal piston engine model of some kind, four engines I think, and I seem to remember it took at least two people to operate it.
The remarkable thing was that as soon as it lifted off, scale was lost and it no longer seemed to be a model.
Jeremy
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Ralph Jones
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Do these things need more than one person to control them?
Yes, the largest multi-engine models usually have a flight engineer.
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many years ago they had a colossal piston engine model of some kind, four engines I think, and I seem to remember it took at least two people to operate it.
Most likely this B-29, wingspan over 20 feet:
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The remarkable thing was that as soon as it lifted off, scale was lost and it no longer seemed to be a model.
Possibly not entirely...
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B. Butler (PAMR)
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Ralph,
The remarkable thing was that as soon as it lifted off, scale was lost and it no longer seemed to be a model.
Jeremy
I'd have been more impressed if the gear retracted...although the opening ramp was pretty cool.
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Ralph Jones
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I'd have been more impressed if the gear retracted...although the opening ramp was pretty cool.
I'm surprised it didn't...retractable gear is taken for granted in RC scale modeling.
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B. Butler (PAMR)
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I'd have been more impressed if the gear retracted...although the opening ramp was pretty cool.
I'm surprised it didn't...retractable gear is taken for granted in RC scale modeling.
Flight engineer forgot the pins. [edit] ...needs some little tiny red streamers!
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Edited by B. Butler (PAMR) (03/01/10 04:34 PM)
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