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

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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!

Blacklight · 11-08-08, 11:45 PM

I never used to do RC. I DID used to fly control line model planes. In the competitions, I used to fly a thing called Combat where a paper streamer would be tied to the back of the plane and the object was to stand back to back with your opponent and try to clip the streamer off the tail of his plane without the two of you getting your lines tangled. You sometimes had to do some interesting gymnastics while competing to keep the other guys line from catching and wrapping around your line or you.

I also used to fly in a competition called Carrier where you would have a scale control line controlled model warplane, take it off from a ramp, make it fly around in a circle as fast as possible for several turns, then make it go around as slow as you possibly could so it was just hanging in the air for so many turns and then you had to land it back on the ramp. I STILL have my old Carrier plane and one of my old Combat planes but they havn't flown in years.

XabbaRus · 11-09-08, 06:00 AM

I have seen a video of a jet powered B-52 R/C model some guy over here built. So big it needed CAA approval. Anyway he crashed it on first flight. There was an investigation and everything.

He reuilt it and recrashed it...

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a60_1173662099

Jimbuna · 11-09-08, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by XabbaRus

I have seen a video of a jet powered B-52 R/C model some guy over here built. So big it needed CAA approval. Anyway he crashed it on first flight. There was an investigation and everything.

He reuilt it and recrashed it...

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a60_1173662099

I remember that.....poor sod

mookiemookie · 11-09-08, 09:10 AM

This guy was out at the air show this year. Giant sized replicas of Nazi tanks:

McBeck · 11-10-08, 08:42 AM

Good videos!

However...this is THE coolest RC "airplane" I have yet to see!!

SteamWake · 11-10-08, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by McBeck

Good videos!

However...this is THE coolest RC "airplane" I have yet to see!!

Losen ! Losen ! :p :p

Blacklight · 11-10-08, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Quote:
Originally Posted by McBeck
Good videos!

However...this is THE coolest RC "airplane" I have yet to see!!

Why doesn't my local hobby shop carry those ?

FIREWALL · 11-10-08, 04:02 PM

Modeling taken to a whole nuther level.

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.

11-08-08, 11:45 PM	#8
Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	I never used to do RC. I DID used to fly control line model planes. In the competitions, I used to fly a thing called Combat where a paper streamer would be tied to the back of the plane and the object was to stand back to back with your opponent and try to clip the streamer off the tail of his plane without the two of you getting your lines tangled. You sometimes had to do some interesting gymnastics while competing to keep the other guys line from catching and wrapping around your line or you. I also used to fly in a competition called Carrier where you would have a scale control line controlled model warplane, take it off from a ramp, make it fly around in a circle as fast as possible for several turns, then make it go around as slow as you possibly could so it was just hanging in the air for so many turns and then you had to land it back on the ramp. I STILL have my old Carrier plane and one of my old Combat planes but they havn't flown in years. __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"

11-09-08, 06:00 AM	#9
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I have seen a video of a jet powered B-52 R/C model some guy over here built. So big it needed CAA approval. Anyway he crashed it on first flight. There was an investigation and everything. He reuilt it and recrashed it... http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a60_1173662099 __________________ Last edited by XabbaRus; 11-09-08 at 06:03 AM.

11-09-08, 09:10 AM	#11
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	This guy was out at the air show this year. Giant sized replicas of Nazi tanks: __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

11-10-08, 08:42 AM	#12
McBeck Admiral Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,027 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Good videos! However...this is THE coolest RC "airplane" I have yet to see!! __________________ "I like subcommanders...they dont have time for bull**!" Proud member of the Subsim army of zombies Becks website

11-10-08, 04:02 PM	#15
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Modeling taken to a whole nuther level. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???