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RC taken to the extreme
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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"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 |
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