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Biggest RC plane - 9/1/2007 6:59:14 PM   
ponchoyo



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Status: offline 		Whats the biggest remote control plane that someone made? I've seen a B29 that has 20 feet wing span. I ask because I am very interested in building a 1/2 scale fighter sometime in the future.

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RE: Biggest RC plane - 9/1/2007 8:01:48 PM   
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Status: offline 		There were some guys in the UK about 2 yrs ago that did a B-52 Fortress and it was even bigger with 8 actual jet engines. I think it flew about a half dozen times until it went in

Herer are the specs

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1348459/posts

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RE: Biggest RC plane - 9/1/2007 8:17:09 PM   
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Now here's a large RC Pitts S1 This thing is huge

http://www.flixxy.com/pitts-s1-rc-airplane.htm

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RE: Biggest RC plane - 9/1/2007 9:15:46 PM   
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ORIGINAL: bubbagates

I just got this with the newsletter from Troybuilt models

Now here's a large RC Pitts S1 This thing is huge

http://www.flixxy.com/pitts-s1-rc-airplane.htm





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RE: Biggest RC plane - 9/1/2007 11:38:44 PM   
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I'd like to know them as well. I'll see if I can dig them up somewhere and post back in here if I do find them

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RE: Biggest RC plane - 9/2/2007 12:00:37 AM   
Richard D Bahmann aka/Wrongway



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ORIGINAL: gboulton


quote:

ORIGINAL: bubbagates

I just got this with the newsletter from Troybuilt models

Now here's a large RC Pitts S1 This thing is huge

http://www.flixxy.com/pitts-s1-rc-airplane.htm





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Specs:

Wingspan= Big
Wing area = Big
Engine = Big
Prop= Big
Dingle Balls= Big
Wallet= Big




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RE: Biggest RC plane - 9/2/2007 12:58:32 AM   
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Specs:

Wallet= Big



Not any more!

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RE: Biggest RC plane - 9/2/2007 2:02:39 PM   
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RE: Biggest RC plane - 9/3/2007 3:42:32 AM   
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Status: offline 		I think this honor belongs to the Northrup Gruman folks and there Global Hawk. At over 130 foot wing span that has got to be tough to beat
http://www.is.northropgrumman.com/systems/ghrq4b.html

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RE: Biggest RC plane - 9/3/2007 5:20:14 AM   
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RE: Biggest RC plane - 9/4/2007 1:25:31 AM   
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RE: Biggest RC plane - 9/4/2007 1:27:12 AM   
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RE: Biggest RC plane - 9/5/2007 8:29:16 AM   
Lins


 

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RE: Biggest RC plane - 9/5/2007 11:24:00 AM   
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look here, a building report of a 30% Skyraider with 180" wingspan:

http://www.warbirdforum.de/forum/thread.php?threadid=9801&sid=6cc50a5d7ce2e1d0e1cf03c750d7abd0&threadview=0&hilight=&hilightuser=0&page=1


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RE: Biggest RC plane - 9/6/2007 12:05:30 AM   
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Status: offline 		Here's a contender for ya...

http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=25058

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RE: Biggest RC plane - 9/6/2007 5:09:38 PM