PBConnolly

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OK – You may have seen this one , it is Mac Hodges B-29 crash in August, 2003. It’s one for everyone to analyze. I know there are many brilliant minds and some cynical too. What Happened??

Geistware

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If I remember correctly, during an inverted pass, the rudder hit the ground!
It is back up and flying unless something happened in the last couple of weeks.

cappio777

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is there a video of the flight somewhere?

JoeAirPort

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Anylize what? two pictures? Thought you had an Mpeg or something.

Joe

jhelps

Analysis: Rudder hit ground - plane broke.



JH

gabrielg74

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Take a loser look at the horizontal stabilizer on the 1st picture.
The elevator halves are going in oposite directions!

Gabriel

LearjetMech

Does it have elevons, they match directions of ailerons!

Dewey2

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NO THE PROP CUT THE ELEVATOR CONTROL WIRES FROM THE RX THATS WHY THEY ARE LIKE THAT

DeepStall

It may just be a american thing but surly a B29 shouldnt be doing inverted passes..Might just be me but i wouldnt go prophanging a mustang or slow rolling a B52. I would rather see a b29 doing nice gracefull and sweeping manuvers rather then somthing that the real aircraft couldnt do.. Is it just me?

WarbirdAirRacer

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Hmmmmmmmm wonder if the full size ever did any inverted low passes

Flyfalcons

A 707 can do a roll, why not a B-29?

A10-warthog

True. Its good enough to see such a beautiful plane do a low fly by without doing goofy things, even if it has the ability to do so. It gives that feeling of looking at a real plane. But I guess its tempting to do that little bit more when you're at the sticks.

Geistware

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Sir, you don't know Mac Hodges.
He can make that plane fly the Basic and Sportsman IMAC routines.
I don't think he can snap it, but I would not put it past him.
He is a Great person and flyer!

DeepStall

i wasnt saying anything about the SKILL of the pilot..
I was just saying i would rather see a B29 doing a nice smooth dispay rather then the pilot showing off on how he can fly a IMAC routine with a aircraft witch would never be able to do it in real life.. Also as far as a 707 being able to roll.. well yes but it would need a extensive airframe inspection afterwards lol... Also the B29 was limited to -1 G so no it wouldnt be able to do inverted passes.

just saying i think a SCALE model like this should be flown in a SCALE manner..

WarbirdAirRacer

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I pretty much have to agree with Deep on this one, I would rather see the pilot drop some fake bombs or rockets er something then make a low inverted passes. And theres a difference between inverted flight and a roll.

PLANE JIM

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THE GROUND JUMPED UP AND GRAB AIRPLANE

Rotcivv17

Analysis: The plane crashed

Dan767

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August 7, 1955 Boeing test pilot "Tex" Johnston rolled Boeings prototype 707 over Lake Washington near Seattle, WA. Originally called the 367-80, it was later called a 707, Becuase its "N" number issued by the FAA was just that...N707


Dan

cruzmissile

here is a photo of his plane at the Fall Flyin at his field in Andersonville. 2 months later...

http://studentwebs.colstate.edu/cruz..._mac_hodge.htm

http://studentwebs.colstate.edu/cruz...g_the_b-29.htm

hope they work...

JoeAirPort

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Yeah I agree. You know what the first thing that passed through my mind when I saw this post? I thought "why in the world would a guy be doing an inverted low pass with a B29 bomber?" lol
It's not just an american thing. We all like to do crazy things with our RC planes. Although with the money invested in that one, I think I'd avoid aerobatics.

Joe

ZimboRaider

Hey Cruzmissile,

I don't know if you noticed but there is a small orange vert stab sticking up near the rear of the B-25. Did Mac Hodgers maybe build a model X-21 or whatever model to carry?
(The ?X-21? was the first plane to break the sound barrier, piloted by Chuck Yeager; called glamorous glennis if i remeber right)
What engines are powering this bab.., err, giant? And are they all real? No dummies?
Sorry, just interested

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Don't ask what went wrong, it was a good day though.

DeepStall

its a X1 not a X21 and yes u can clearly see its there:P maybe just a glider or rocket powered.. ignition after drop would be quite cool

rcpro-123

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man this suck's hope he get's his bird fixed in time for JoeNall.

SilverEagle2

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It is rocket powered, and it moves fast after the drop!!!

Jason

cruzmissile

correct... it is a Bell X-1 first to break the sound barrier. it's powered by a rocket engine to simulate the launch of the aircraft. When they do this at Fly-in's Mac is flying the B-29 and I don't know the name of the other pilot who's flying the Bell, but as the X-1 comes in for a landing it flares up at an extremely high attitude and then he fires the rocket so that the bell shoots almost straight up and it's the coolest thing to see. Last Spring at his fly-in the motor broke from the mount and the rocket engine burned the interior of the X-1. Lost all radio control and crashed in the woods and caught fire. The only thing left that was recoverd was the cockpit forward. and some other burnt remenants of the plane.

in response to rcpro-123 , the photo i submitted as links are the plane 2 months after he crashed it. so yes it's flying unless he's done something to it since the October Fly-in.