Thread: Awesome model Airbus A380 video

Even better still - how about a B52 model with 8 Wren model turbines? Listening to this thing spool-up is incredible and it's well-worth downloading the video even though it's 29Mb:

http://www.mcgirt.net/RC/VIDEOS/Gian...52_flight2.wmv (29Mb)


Wingspan: 23'
Length: 23'
Speed:
Range:
Dry Weight: 297 lbs
Fueled Weight: 330lbs (inside the CAA 150kg limit)
Fuel Capacity: 22 litres Jet A1
Kit Manufacturer: N/A
Kit Availability: N/A
Servo/Usage List: N/A

Engine Specs:
Make: Wren
Model: MW54

Originally Posted by Omaroo

Even better still - how about a B52 model with 8 Wren model turbines? Listening to this thing spool-up is incredible and it's well-worth downloading the video even though it's 29Mb:

http://www.mcgirt.net/RC/VIDEOS/Gian...52_flight2.wmv (29Mb)


Wingspan: 23'
Length: 23'
Speed:
Range:
Dry Weight: 297 lbs
Fueled Weight: 330lbs (inside the CAA 150kg limit)
Fuel Capacity: 22 litres Jet A1
Kit Manufacturer: N/A
Kit Availability: N/A
Servo/Usage List: N/A

Engine Specs:
Make: Wren
Model: MW54

That's a great link. My BB has been copping a flogging

Unfortunately it even looks real when it crashes


http://www.alexisparkinn.com/photoga...RCb52crash.wmv


Plenty of great aviation videos on this site
http://www.alexisparkinn.com/aviation_videos.htm



Martyn

Originally Posted by Bushie

Unfortunately it even looks real when it crashes


http://www.alexisparkinn.com/photoga...RCb52crash.wmv


Plenty of great aviation videos on this site
http://www.alexisparkinn.com/aviation_videos.htm



Martyn

It's such a shame. There are literally hundreds if not thousands of hours (without even mentioning the money) that go into these aircraft. Those turbines alone are around the US$5,000 each, so by 8 that's US$40,000 worth of engines alone gone. Damn radio glitches

It is such a shame but the clearly the weather conditions were such that the model was flying outside its performance envelope. When going down wind I suspect its indicated airspeed fell below stall and the plane stalled in - certainly dropped one wing and entered the early stages of a spin before hitting the ground.

Unfortunately pilots of real planes have the same problems when turning and going down wind in high wind blustery conditions.

Bottom line is the plane should not have been flying that day. - like a real pilot, the guy flying it probably did'nt want to disappoint the crowd and took off anyway.

Apparently the R/C model suffered from the same characteristics of the real B52

A note regarding this awful video, provided by a former B-52 pilot: "The B-52 in a steep turn at low airspeed loses roll control, resulting in a natural over-banking tendency. The small rudder authority is unable keep the nose from dropping, nor can it pick up the lower wing. B-52s do not have conventional ailerons, but spoilers on the upper wing surface similar to the MU-2.

The video referred to

http://www.alexisparkinn.com/photoga...bomber%202.wmv

Martyn

Originally Posted by Bushie

Apparently the R/C model suffered from the same characteristics of the real B52


The video referred to

http://www.alexisparkinn.com/photoga...bomber%202.wmv

Martyn

That was horrible to watch. Maybe there's something true in what was said. I remember that even the model flies (in true scale form) with a biased nose-down attitude. No ailerons? Jeez - that'd be difficult to control the rolling moment with. Spoilers break lift, so controlling roll with those would be like slowing your top fuel dragster with your sand shoe dragging on the road.

Ok, I would love to see ALL of the clip but my mac-crap will not play the whole clip and for the matter will never play any clips all the way through, it starts and then part the way through, the clip stops.

Any ideas or solutions, PLEASE.

Cheers.