FA-18 Hornet

[dannym]

Radio controlled model of the F18. This was one beautiful airplane. Photo was taken at an annual gathering of enthusiasts in South Carolina, USA.

[C.S.I.]

He actually flies that? Id be afraid to put that in my truck much less let it off the ground.....

[insomnia]

Cool plane! I could never get into ducted fan models, I'd be too scared of crashing to fly it :lol:

[dannym]

Yep' it flies. Not sure but I think he owns the company that makes these. He had many more kinds there also. I'll try to find one in the air and post it as a follow up.
Danny

[dlove]

Nice shot

If he owns the company, it probably has one or two of the new miniature turbine (jet) engines. Those things cost way more than I would want to chance with a crash.

[sparker1]

Beautiful plane, but huge. Is it a good idea for such large planes to be flown RC? Seems too many things can go wrong, and this sucker could cause major damage.

[Jackal]

Sexy plane. Don't like the paintjob though...

Beautiful plane, but huge. Is it a good idea for such large planes to be flown RC? Seems too many things can go wrong, and this sucker could cause major damage.

http://www.largemodelassociation.com/images/b52_2.jpg
http://www.largemodelassociation.com/images/c17_3.jpg
heh.......

[C.S.I.]

NO WAY!!!!!! THose fly as well????????

[dlove]

I read of one RC buff that built a scale C-5 with a wingspan around 23 ft. I think the article said it took two people to fly it, using two radios. This was a while ago though, before the new 10 channel jobs. I wouldn't want to be around when it flew though. I've experienced too much radio interferance flying and crashing my small ones to chance gettint hit by something the size of a small private airplane

[insomnia]

NO WAY!!!!!! THose fly as well????????


Yes, there are a few videos of the B-52 flying around the net, and one of it crashing :(

[mr.photoguy]

Yesh ...

I want to get a remote control helicopter though.

[dannym]

Jackal,
Great photo's of the giants! Do you know what power they use, ducted fan or turbine? I'll have to stick with my .46 & .60 size gas or my electrics. Just don't have the budget or the talent to fly the expensive stuff.

Thanks to all for the comments and sharing. Couldn't find a photo of the jet in the air, sorry.
Danny

[C.S.I.]

Found the crash...... sad ..... :( apparently the thing was worth $35,000


http://www.wspromotion.com/b52crash2.wmv

[dannym]

That "is" sad. Can you imagine? I've seen a lot of crashes but that was the worst.

[Jackal]

Jackal,
Great photo's of the giants! Do you know what power they use, ducted fan or turbine?

Tnanks but I didn't take those pictures (not sure if you were thinking that).

I'm not sure what type of engines they used. All I know is that the engines on that B52 cost them around $2,000 each or more....If I'm not mistaken.

Here's one I wouldn't mind having. ME262!
http://www.largemodelassociation.com/images/me262-3complete.jpg
http://www.largemodelassociation.com/images/me262-3assembly.jpg
That's one awesome plane. (Though I'd take a 109-G6 A/S over it)

Other massive ones:
http://www.largemodelassociation.com/featured_aircraft.htm (and also pick gallery at top)

[Dante King]

Found the crash...... sad ..... :( apparently the thing was worth $35,000


http://www.wspromotion.com/b52crash2.wmv

What a bummer. huge scale models can get quite pricy. I fly 1/4 scale wwii warbirds that run 4-7k all ready to fly. Have crashed a few, but thats the nature of the hobby. Just looking at that b52 crash ans wondering what when wrong. Looks like pilot error. Seems that this plane was a handful for takeoff and would dread landing that sucker. Still what a shame. Any info on what caused the crash. Man those turbines make a smoking hole just like the full sized ones. There is a saying in the hobby, "frequent flyers make frequent buyers"

[Dante King]

Hey jackal! I know I am seriously overdue with my plane pics! Sorry.