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"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? 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 ...

Cheers,

Dave

Oooof. That sounds like a crash leading up to a crash. :-(

Peter

Peter Dohm wrote:
"CWO4 Dave Mann" wrote in message
. ..
The Raven wrote:
"Blondie" wrote in message
news 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? 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 ...

Cheers,

Dave

Oooof. That sounds like a crash leading up to a crash. :-(

Peter




Let's just say that it was Memorable. Now the events following the day
Roger and I took a joy-ride in his dad's new Buick convertible a few
years later was .... "remarkable and unforgettable". I think I
developed my love of flying from heading down Madison avenue in San
Diego, CA in the Buick.

Cheers,

Dave
CWO4 USA (Ret)