"CWO4 Dave Mann" wrote in message
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The Raven wrote:
"Blondie" wrote in message
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Hello All,

Downloaded these pics and was wondering if this aircraft actually
existed.
By the looks of its' mammoth size I think it is actually a very detailed
drawing. It looks like it has a wingspan wider than the Spruce Goose!
If this were an actual aircraft that had been constructed I am sure it
would have been in many TV documentaries.


The B&W pic looks like it could be real but the rest appear to be scaled
up CGI representations (with extra engines).

Would make for an exciting R/C aircraft, assuming someone could afford
all those engines.



Yes indeed now that you mention it. The b&w photo looks like some Italian
creation from the late 1930's.

On an r/c would you be able to use those high torque electric motors?

The latest modern brushless outrunner electrics make as much power as glow
fueled engined.

In reality you'd probably only use a few motors/engines and dummy up the
rest, 18 is a tad too many.

The power out of some of the newer engines is phenomenal but a plane like
this would be best suited (as in sounds best) with a bunch of 4 stroke
motors.

I know zip about modern r/c building and other stuff. My sole experience
with any kind of model airplane was back around 1956. I think it had a
fox engine and made a hell of a lot of noise, and I flew it with these
nylon lines attached to a handle. I met it's demise one day when my best
buddy Roger Craft was flying it and it went into the back of his dad's new
car. Now that wasn't pretty ...

I could imagine.....perhaps I shouldn't.


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