Worlds Largest Model RC Planes

longam · 11-08-08, 05:45 PM

I want to work at NASA, they have all the fun.
http://gizmodo.com/372838/x+48b-vide...lane-in-action

This was the king of RC planes before the X-48B
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/big-toy/v...ght-299836.php

And this is just cool

Blacklight · 11-08-08, 06:01 PM

I remember going to a model airplane show and there was a guy there with a plane that looked like a freakin lawn mower. The thing actually flew too. I'll see if i can find some pictures of it to post.
I used to fly model planes and go to shows all the time and I've seen some HUGE model planes. I think the biggest I ever saw was a Boeing 747 model that was bigger than my car.

*edit*
Here's a link about the flying lawn mower. There's a link to a video of it in flight on the page too.
http://www.rc-airplane-world.com/flying-lawn-mower.html

longam · 11-08-08, 06:48 PM

That's one way to mow your grass... I like how he used the handle bars as tail fins.

I have an RC field close to me and seen some really nice WWII fighter planes flown the by some good pilots. But the best was a large bell helicopter, this thing was 4' long. He almost took us out with it (the side line crowd) and lost control in the end and broke the tail off.

I stopped going when all the small box planes were out, these thing flew off the prop and really didn't need wings.

Digital_Trucker · 11-08-08, 07:10 PM

It's been years ago (too many years), but I once saw pictures of a guy who flew his 4 year old daughter around in a very large RC plane.

I certainly am glad he was a better RC pilot than I was:rotfl:

Sailor Steve · 11-08-08, 07:26 PM

Not a model:

longam · 11-08-08, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Not a model:

That was some advanced technology for that day and age.

Schöneboom · 11-08-08, 08:08 PM

Great videos... this reminds me of my childhood fantasy to re-enact the Battle of Britain with R/C planes. Imagine the skies filled with Heinkels, Messerschmitts, Stukas, Hurricanes & Spitfires! Using an BB tommy-gun at an amusement park got me thinking -- Yeah, shoot 'em down, too! The R/C pilots & gunners would have to follow them in helicopters... Neeeooow, PLONK!

Hylander_1314 · 11-10-08, 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Not a model:

Joe Kennedy Jr. was killed flying these things.

Hylander_1314 · 11-10-08, 10:10 PM

It would be cool to build a Focke Wulf 190 A-8 for this engine. And maybe a 109 E-4 for the other engine.

11-08-08, 05:45 PM	#1
longam Admiral Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,014 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Worlds Largest Model RC Planes I want to work at NASA, they have all the fun. http://gizmodo.com/372838/x+48b-vide...lane-in-action This was the king of RC planes before the X-48B http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/big-toy/v...ght-299836.php And this is just cool Last edited by longam; 11-08-08 at 05:59 PM.

11-08-08, 06:01 PM	#2
Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	I remember going to a model airplane show and there was a guy there with a plane that looked like a freakin lawn mower. The thing actually flew too. I'll see if i can find some pictures of it to post. I used to fly model planes and go to shows all the time and I've seen some HUGE model planes. I think the biggest I ever saw was a Boeing 747 model that was bigger than my car. edit Here's a link about the flying lawn mower. There's a link to a video of it in flight on the page too. http://www.rc-airplane-world.com/flying-lawn-mower.html __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !" Last edited by Blacklight; 11-08-08 at 06:05 PM.

11-08-08, 07:10 PM	#4
Digital_Trucker Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Peach State Posts: 4,171 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 10	It's been years ago (too many years), but I once saw pictures of a guy who flew his 4 year old daughter around in a very large RC plane. I certainly am glad he was a better RC pilot than I was:rotfl: __________________ RSM-GIEP-Killflags-LV Tribute-Playable Elco __Peace be with you, Dave.

11-08-08, 07:26 PM	#5
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Not a model: __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

11-08-08, 08:08 PM	#7
Schöneboom Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 651 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	Great videos... this reminds me of my childhood fantasy to re-enact the Battle of Britain with R/C planes. Imagine the skies filled with Heinkels, Messerschmitts, Stukas, Hurricanes & Spitfires! Using an BB tommy-gun at an amusement park got me thinking -- Yeah, shoot 'em down, too! The R/C pilots & gunners would have to follow them in helicopters... Neeeooow, PLONK! __________________ Dietrich Schöneboom, U-431 "Es wird klappen, Herr Kaleun. Ganz sicher." Last edited by Schöneboom; 11-08-08 at 08:09 PM.

11-08-08, 06:48 PM	#3
longam Admiral Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,014 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	That's one way to mow your grass... I like how he used the handle bars as tail fins. I have an RC field close to me and seen some really nice WWII fighter planes flown the by some good pilots. But the best was a large bell helicopter, this thing was 4' long. He almost took us out with it (the side line crowd) and lost control in the end and broke the tail off. I stopped going when all the small box planes were out, these thing flew off the prop and really didn't need wings.

11-10-08, 10:10 PM	#9
Hylander_1314 Sea Lord Join Date: May 2006 Location: 5 Miles Inland West Of Lake Huron Posts: 1,936 Downloads: 139 Uploads: 0	It would be cool to build a Focke Wulf 190 A-8 for this engine. And maybe a 109 E-4 for the other engine. __________________ A legislative act contrary to the Constitution is not law. -John Marshall Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ---------------------