RC taken to the extreme

[Stewart Kissel]

http://www.mcgirt.net/RC/VIDEOS/Giant_B52/

Not a sailplane, but some dedicated builders.

[Stewart Kissel]

http://gallery.colofinder.net/albums/b52-model/B_52_d_001.jpg

I appreciate aviation in it's many forms, look at the
size of this thing! Anybody venture to guess how
much this might have cost?, those mini-turbines cannot
be cheap.





At 15:54 17 July 2004, Stewart Kissel wrote:
>http://www.mcgirt.net/RC/VIDEOS/Giant_B52/
>
>Not a sailplane, but some dedicated builders.
>
>
>
>

[F.L. Whiteley]

Taking a cheap return fare to the UK in January might allow one taking in
the London Model Engineering Exhibition. It was formerly held after
Christmas through New Year's, but this year is was in late January.

Boats (like large R/C submarine that fires powered self propelled torpedos),
planes, steam, dioramas, tools, competition.

Here's a link about the 1998 event (100th).
http://www.wppltd.demon.co.uk/Misc/Model_Engineering_Exhibition/model_engineering_exhibition.html

Great way to spend a day or three in January.

Frank Whiteley

"Stewart Kissel" > wrote in
message ...
> http://gallery.colofinder.net/albums/b52-model/B_52_d_001.jpg
>
> I appreciate aviation in it's many forms, look at the
> size of this thing! Anybody venture to guess how
> much this might have cost?, those mini-turbines cannot
> be cheap.
>
>
>
>
>
> At 15:54 17 July 2004, Stewart Kissel wrote:
> >http://www.mcgirt.net/RC/VIDEOS/Giant_B52/
> >
> >Not a sailplane, but some dedicated builders.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>

[Andreas Maurer]

On 17 Jul 2004 15:37:42 GMT, Stewart Kissel
> wrote:

>http://www.mcgirt.net/RC/VIDEOS/Giant_B52/

Not impressed.


Check this instead:

http://users.pandora.be/laurent.dejonghe/


Bye
Andreas

[G. Blake Oliver]

Try this for a giant C-17

http://homepage.eircom.net/~skycam/c17construction-1.htm

Blake Oliver





"Stewart Kissel"
> wrote in message
...
> http://www.mcgirt.net/RC/VIDEOS/Giant_B52/
>
> Not a sailplane, but some dedicated builders.
>
>
>

[Tom Serkowski]

Stewart Kissel > wrote in message >...
> http://gallery.colofinder.net/albums/b52-model/B_52_d_001.jpg
>
> I appreciate aviation in it's many forms, look at the
> size of this thing! Anybody venture to guess how
> much this might have cost?, those mini-turbines cannot
> be cheap.
>

About a year ago they were $4-5K each. So around $40,000 just for the
propulsion system!

-Tom

[Ralph Jones]

On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 10:23:54 -0600, "F.L. Whiteley"
> wrote:

>Taking a cheap return fare to the UK in January might allow one taking in
>the London Model Engineering Exhibition. It was formerly held after
>Christmas through New Year's, but this year is was in late January.
>
>Boats (like large R/C submarine that fires powered self propelled torpedos),
>planes, steam, dioramas, tools, competition.
>
>Here's a link about the 1998 event (100th).
>http://www.wppltd.demon.co.uk/Misc/Model_Engineering_Exhibition/model_engineering_exhibition.html
>
>Great way to spend a day or three in January.
>
The model machine work the Brits can do is astounding...ever read
Nevil Shute's "Trustee From the Toolroom"?

rj

[Buck Wild]

Andreas Maurer > wrote in message >...
> On 17 Jul 2004 15:37:42 GMT, Stewart Kissel
> > wrote:
>
> >http://www.mcgirt.net/RC/VIDEOS/Giant_B52/
>
> Not impressed.
>
>
> Check this instead:
>
> http://users.pandora.be/laurent.dejonghe/
>
>
> Bye
> Andreas

That's truly disturbing. Same amount of work as building full scale,
but you gotta stand on the ground and watch it. I like big RC, but
never understood putting so much into a model, when the same work
could produce something one could actually fly IN.
Amazing.

-Dan

[Stewart Kissel]

They might say the same about us :)



At 18:54 18 July 2004, Buck Wild wrote:
>Andreas Maurer wrote in message news:...
>> On 17 Jul 2004 15:37:42 GMT, Stewart Kissel
>> wrote:
>>
>> >http://www.mcgirt.net/RC/VIDEOS/Giant_B52/
>>
>> Not impressed.
>>
>>
>> Check this instead:
>>
>> http://users.pandora.be/laurent.dejonghe/
>>
>>
>> Bye
>> Andreas
>
>That's truly disturbing. Same amount of work as building
>full scale,
>but you gotta stand on the ground and watch it. I like
>big RC, but
>never understood putting so much into a model, when
>the same work
>could produce something one could actually fly IN.
>Amazing.
>
>-Dan
>

[F.L. Whiteley]

"Buck Wild" > wrote in message
om...
> Andreas Maurer > wrote in message
>...
> > On 17 Jul 2004 15:37:42 GMT, Stewart Kissel
> > > wrote:
> >
> > >http://www.mcgirt.net/RC/VIDEOS/Giant_B52/
> >
> > Not impressed.
> >
> >
> > Check this instead:
> >
> > http://users.pandora.be/laurent.dejonghe/
> >
> >
> > Bye
> > Andreas
>
> That's truly disturbing. Same amount of work as building full scale,
> but you gotta stand on the ground and watch it. I like big RC, but
> never understood putting so much into a model, when the same work
> could produce something one could actually fly IN.
> Amazing.
>
> -Dan

We have a club nearby that flies large scale RC (we also have a large scale
rocketry group around too according to the occasional NOTAM). Most of those
I've spoken with would rather stay on the ground, despite the fact that it
would be cheaper to learn to fly gliders than fly RC at those scales.
Perhaps their learning phase was more agonizing or traumatic, having
witnessed an impact or two and being thankful they weren't aboard. One such
recently joined our club and completed his license, so there's hope.

Frank

[F.L. Whiteley]

"Ralph Jones" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 10:23:54 -0600, "F.L. Whiteley"
> > wrote:
>
> >Taking a cheap return fare to the UK in January might allow one taking in
> >the London Model Engineering Exhibition. It was formerly held after
> >Christmas through New Year's, but this year is was in late January.
> >
> >Boats (like large R/C submarine that fires powered self propelled
torpedos),
> >planes, steam, dioramas, tools, competition.
> >
> >Here's a link about the 1998 event (100th).
>
>http://www.wppltd.demon.co.uk/Misc/Model_Engineering_Exhibition/model_engin
eering_exhibition.html
> >
> >Great way to spend a day or three in January.
> >
> The model machine work the Brits can do is astounding...ever read
> Nevil Shute's "Trustee From the Toolroom"?
>
> rj
No, but thanks for the suggestion Ralph.

Frank

[Vince C]

More to the point for this group try this C-17 Glider

http://rcgroups.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=7393&sort=1&size=medium&cat=507


> Try this for a giant C-17
>
> http://homepage.eircom.net/~skycam/c17construction-1.htm
>
> Blake Oliver
>
>
>
>
>
> "Stewart Kissel"
> > wrote in message
> ...
> > http://www.mcgirt.net/RC/VIDEOS/Giant_B52/
> >
> > Not a sailplane, but some dedicated builders.
> >
> >
> >

[Mark James Boyd]

I recently flew with a student (who was transitioning from power)
in good thermals, After an hour, we had to land because both of us
were woozy from his use (?) of rudder. In the Blanik it was
fine. In the 2-33 (with a forward C.G.),
he slipped a lot (not enough rudder during
high roll rates or vs. overbanking).

At the end of that hour, RC looked like a pretty good option to me!

F.L. Whiteley > wrote:
>
>We have a club nearby that flies large scale RC (we also have a large scale
>rocketry group around too according to the occasional NOTAM). Most of those
>I've spoken with would rather stay on the ground, despite the fact that it
>would be cheaper to learn to fly gliders than fly RC at those scales.
>Perhaps their learning phase was more agonizing or traumatic, having
>witnessed an impact or two and being thankful they weren't aboard. One such
>recently joined our club and completed his license, so there's hope.
--

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Mark Boyd
Avenal, California, USA