RC taken to the extreme

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

Not a sailplane, but some dedicated builders.

http://gallery.colofinder.net/albums...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.

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/M...xhibition.html

Great way to spend a day or three in January.

Frank Whiteley

"Stewart Kissel" wrote in
message ...
http://gallery.colofinder.net/albums...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.

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

Try this for a giant C-17

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

Blake Oliver





"Stewart Kissel"
wrote in message
...
http://www.mcgirt.net/RC/VIDEOS/Giant_B52/

Not a sailplane, but some dedicated builders.

Stewart Kissel wrote in message ...
http://gallery.colofinder.net/albums...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

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/M...xhibition.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

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

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

"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