Personal B-52

On Mon, 31 May 2004 at 00:26:26 in message
, Mike Bandor
wrote:
David,

The links are the navigation at the top of the page. However, per your
request I've pasted the complete URL: http://www.wren-turbines.com/news.htm

Thanks that is an awesome model. I know the site where they fly, I have
been to occasional meets there - but not for some time.

I did mange to see one video and the first take off was obviously from a
full sized airfield. The taxi did seem to be at the model airfield,
which does have a tarmac runway.
--
David CL Francis

"HECTOP" wrote in message
.. .
Oh, BUFF!

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


HECTOP
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Some of you may remember a specialty RC manufacturer named "Byron
Originals?"

They brought out some of the first (and finest) large/very large ducted fan
jets (F16/F15) and some fabulous warbirds as well.

They once built a demonstrator model of a B29 with, IIRC, a 30' wingspan
which weighed in excess of 400lbs.

It flew on 4 100cc engines and needed 3 people to control it:

1 for primary flight surfaces
1 for engine management
1 for "bells and whistles" (retracts, bomb bay, etc...)

I have videotape of it being flown at one of the last "fly ins" that Byron's
hosted prior to their going out of business a few years ago.

FWIW...

Jay Beckman
Student Pilot - KCHD
21.1 Hrs ... Nowhere to go but up!

On Mon, 31 May 2004 17:41:55 -0700, "J Beckman"
wrote:

... Some of you may remember a specialty RC manufacturer named "Byron
Originals?"

They once built a demonstrator model of a B29 with, IIRC, a 30' wingspan
which weighed in excess of 400lbs. ...

This site says 500 pounds--with at least two crashes:
http://www.rcwarbirds.com/videospage.htm

Marty

"Martin X. Moleski, SJ" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 31 May 2004 17:41:55 -0700, "J Beckman"
wrote:

... Some of you may remember a specialty RC manufacturer named "Byron
Originals?"

They once built a demonstrator model of a B29 with, IIRC, a 30' wingspan
which weighed in excess of 400lbs. ...

This site says 500 pounds--with at least two crashes:
http://www.rcwarbirds.com/videospage.htm

Marty

That would be the one...

Thanks for clarifying.

Jay B

(Paul Tomblin) wrote:

(Robert M. Gary) said:

Could anyone see the videos? It looks like they were removed from the server.

They were slashdotted yesterday. Have a look at
http://freecache.org/http://www.wren.../B52_Test1.wmv
http://freecache.org/http://www.wren.../B52%20008.wmv
http://freecache.org/http://www.wren.../B52%20006.wmv

There is a mirror of the viddies here --

http://www.readingfordummies.com/Permanent/mirrors/b52/

I'm downloading right now.


Billy

http://www.two--four.net/weblog.php

Billy Beck wrote:

There is a mirror of the viddies here --

http://www.readingfordummies.com/Permanent/mirrors/b52/

I'm downloading right now.

Holy *Christ*. That's just sensational.

I do love a kook. God bless those people.


Billy

http://www.two--four.net/weblog.php

In article ,
Billy Beck wrote:

Billy Beck wrote:

There is a mirror of the viddies here --

http://www.readingfordummies.com/Permanent/mirrors/b52/

I'm downloading right now.

Holy *Christ*. That's just sensational.

I do love a kook. God bless those people.

Here's a *large* scale-model Hornet:

http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Cockpit/8634/hornet2.htm

*cough*

--
cirby at cfl.rr.com

Remember: Objects in rearview mirror may be hallucinations.
Slam on brakes accordingly.

On Fri, 28 May 2004 11:45:37 -0700, (Marc Reeve)
wrote:

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"...

I think it's a war crime to use Bud Light. Something about chemical
warfare maybe.

Mary

--
Mary Shafer Retired aerospace research engineer