"Jay Honeck" wrote

Actually, those were both very large R/C models, according to Air & Space
magazine.

We're talking in the hundreds of pounds. (And the Spruce Goose model was
supposedly ELECTRIC powered, which I thought was interesting...)
--
Jay Honeck

Can you imagine trying to start 8 engines, and keep them running? Electric
makes multi's much easier.

I often wonder if the Spruce Goose was capable of flying out of ground
effect, with the engines that were on it. Has anyone ever done a modern
aero analysis on it?
--
Jim in NC