this was sent to me by a fellow member of the hinterland model aeroclub. a huge scale c17
the details:
The four builders are shown in the image above. Colin Straus, the owner, is at the nose of the aircraft.
This 1/9th scale radio-controlled C-17 model was built in theUnited Kingdom. It was built as the centerpiece of a 15 program television series produced in the U.K. for the Home and Leisure satellite TV channel.
Built with the aid of three friends, it took one year to build and is powered with 4 Jetcat P-120 turbines with a total thrust of 108 lbs. The model weighs over 250 lbs fueled, and carries 12.5 liters (3.3 US gallons) of 95% kerosene and 5% turbine oil fuel. Other details include 5 Futaba PCM receivers, 16 battery packs (93 cells), 20 Futaba servos, on board air compressor, electro/pneumatic retracts, etc. Wingspan is 20 feet 8 inches, and the top of the fin is 74 inches (6 feet 2 inches) above the ground. Takeoff weight is 264 lbs.
The rear cargo doors open and they drop an r/c jeep on a pallet, as well as 2 free-fall r/c parachutists.
The model also has smoke systems both of the inboard turbines, and uses a 2.4 GHz dat a link to provide real-time data to a laptop computer on the ground while in flight. This data includes airspeed, turbine RPM, EGT, fuel consumption, etc. Built mainly from balsa and ply, with many glass and carbon fiber moldings to reduce weight. It is covered in fiberglass and epoxy resin. Complete with retractable landing gear and pneumatically operated flaps.
This C-17 Globe Master III is one of the largest jet models in the world today!
Far canal!
Can't imagine that thing taking off on the mown grass strip we had at the R/C club back home.
I wonder if there are regulations for something that huge... it would make a mess of anything it hit.
Ive seen this B4 in a RCME mag , very nice !
even with all the gadgets and gidgemawhatzitzzzs it has on board they still couldnt manage a level take off
windsurfing RC nerds . . . i thought i was alone
Thats awsome!!
There are alot of r/c movies on UTUBE .There's one jet that has a big stack resulting in a mushroom cloud[}:)]$$$$$.
I play a bit of IL2 (ww2 flight sim) on my pc ...havn't got an r/c yet.. soon i think soon I'm such a nerd
I used to have R/C helicopters many years ago. If you want a good cheap R/C simulator check out this one: www.rcflightsim.com/help.html
It is quite life-like for helis so I assume it would be for planes to, not that I've ever flown a powered one. You just need a cheap gamepad.
Flying is cool but no no no get a car!!!
I used to race 1/8 scale buggies (4WD, offroad) and they rock. Anything that does 0-100 in 2sec and idles at 3000rpm with a 38,000rpm redline is way cool
1/8th nitro buggies are cool dont get me wrong,
but if u wanna spend more time racing and less time cleaning and rebuiding and tuning and cleaning more castor oil and more tuning and starting ect ect , then you should get a electric buggy .
i have a 1/18 scale electric buggy with LiPo batteries and 5.4 KV brushless motor .
absolutely rips , and the battery lasts about an hour or so going pretty much flat out the whole time . its a 4x4 but it still monos and spins all the wheels on the road for about 2 meters top speed is about 45kmh but with taller gearing it could go about 80.
They are the 2nd best set of rims I've ever seen on a dog, Have you considered racing it at the greyhounds? I used to do gas planes but have now turned to LiPo's, no cleaning required. Just gone EDF.
I was considering going electric with this 1/8th buggy, but I don't have a charger that will do LiPos, so I would have had to shell out for that as well. Plus, there's just something about the smell of a nitro engine
Damn it, who's been posting under my name! It wasn't me Stribo, honest, IT WASN'T MEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!.
I thought LiPo's was something fat chicks get .