Personal B-52

Chad Irby wrote:
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"HECTOP" wrote:

Oh, BUFF!

http://www.scalerchelis.com/forum/in...&f=17&t=2382&s

Damn.

You know you're into the edges when your "scale model" plane is heavier
than some legal *piloted* flying machines.

(Some guy built a C-130 on about the same scale, which would do LAPES or
paradrops...)

Very nice. My only question is... will it drop anything?
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"Marc Reeve" wrote in message
Very nice. My only question is... will it drop anything?

I'm sure it'll scare the hell out of Vietcong midgets

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In article ,
(Marc Reeve) wrote:

Chad Irby wrote:
In article ,
"HECTOP" wrote:

Oh, BUFF!

http://www.scalerchelis.com/forum/in...&f=17&t=2382&s

Damn.

You know you're into the edges when your "scale model" plane is heavier
than some legal *piloted* flying machines.

(Some guy built a C-130 on about the same scale, which would do LAPES or
paradrops...)

Very nice. My only question is... will it drop anything?

The dump mechanism in the back would toss out pretty much anything up to
a shoebox size (they had a dummy package with a parachute extractor
attached), and the "paratroop" dropper would push out whatever fit in
the conveyor belt (toy paratroops, of course).

*Way* cool.

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Slam on brakes accordingly.

"Marc Reeve" wrote in message
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Chad Irby wrote:
In article ,
"HECTOP" wrote:

Oh, BUFF!

http://www.scalerchelis.com/forum/in...&f=17&t=2382&s

Damn.

You know you're into the edges when your "scale model" plane is heavier
than some legal *piloted* flying machines.

(Some guy built a C-130 on about the same scale, which would do LAPES or
paradrops...)

Very nice. My only question is... will it drop anything?

If you tell me their next project is a scale MOAB, I'm going to be scared.

William W. Plummer wrote:
"Marc Reeve" wrote in message
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Chad Irby wrote:
In article ,
"HECTOP" wrote:

Oh, BUFF!

http://www.scalerchelis.com/forum/in...&f=17&t=2382&s

Damn.

You know you're into the edges when your "scale model" plane is heavier
than some legal *piloted* flying machines.

(Some guy built a C-130 on about the same scale, which would do LAPES or
paradrops...)

Very nice. My only question is... will it drop anything?

If you tell me their next project is a scale MOAB, I'm going to be scared.

MOAB's too big for a BUFF's bomb bay, isn't it?

Some friends of mine have, for years, been holding an informal "Siege
Engine Competition" to see how far one may propel a standard
twelve-ounce beer can. I idly suggested once that one ought to build a
tenth-scale B-52 and load it with a couple cases. Not being much of a
mathemetician, I have no idea what the payload of a tenth-scale BUFF
would be, though.

Instead of an "Arc Light" strike, it'd be "Bud Light"...
--
Marc Reeve
actual email address after removal of 4s & spaces is
c4m4r4a4m4a4n a4t c4r4u4z4i4o d4o4t c4o4m

"Marc Reeve" wrote in message
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William W. Plummer wrote:
"Marc Reeve" wrote in message
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Chad Irby wrote:
In article ,
"HECTOP" wrote:

Oh, BUFF!

http://www.scalerchelis.com/forum/in...&f=17&t=2382&s

Damn.

You know you're into the edges when your "scale model" plane is
heavier
than some legal *piloted* flying machines.

(Some guy built a C-130 on about the same scale, which would do
LAPES or
paradrops...)

Very nice. My only question is... will it drop anything?

If you tell me their next project is a scale MOAB, I'm going to be
scared.

MOAB's too big for a BUFF's bomb bay, isn't it?

I suspect so, however, one can be slung under the wing pylon.

John Keeney wrote:





MOAB's too big for a BUFF's bomb bay, isn't it?


At Wri-Pat they have a BUFF and a mockup MOAB on display.

1. I'm not sure about W&B, but the bomb bays of the BUFF will easily
fit 4 MOAB's. Remember, BUFF was designed in the early 50's to
accommodate the early H-bombs. And they were HUGH.

2. MOAB is designed for pallet extraction. Cannot be hung on
bomb racks.

"Buff5200" wrote in message
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1. I'm not sure about W&B, but the bomb bays of the BUFF will easily
fit 4 MOAB's. Remember, BUFF was designed in the early 50's to
accommodate the early H-bombs. And they were HUGH.


I'm familiar with BUFF, MOAB, and W&B, but what is HUGH?

In a previous article, "Steven P. McNicoll" said:
"Buff5200" wrote in message
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1. I'm not sure about W&B, but the bomb bays of the BUFF will easily
fit 4 MOAB's. Remember, BUFF was designed in the early 50's to
accommodate the early H-bombs. And they were HUGH.
I'm familiar with BUFF, MOAB, and W&B, but what is HUGH?

He was that Borg who got an identity, remember?


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"Buff5200" wrote in message
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At Wri-Pat they have a BUFF and a mockup MOAB on display.

1. I'm not sure about W&B, but the bomb bays of the BUFF will easily
fit 4 MOAB's. Remember, BUFF was designed in the early 50's to
accommodate the early H-bombs. And they were HUGH.

2. MOAB is designed for pallet extraction. Cannot be hung on
bomb racks.

What I could quickly find calls the MOAB 30 feet long
http://www.af.mil/mediacenter/pressr...prID=123006812
and the BUFF bomb bay 28 feet long
http://www.vectorsite.net/avb52_1.html