Huge scratch-built SU-25 bomber from Norway
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Huge scratch-built SU-25 bomber from Norway
This model was built by my friend here in Norway, it has 2x30 kg turbines and weighs in at approx 140 kg or
about 300 lb. The main wheels are gocart wheels and it flies like the real thing! He is now in the process of
fitting scale details and painting it, it is an amazing feat!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cp55UvTfe34&feature=youtu.be Here you see him taxiing in an unusual configuration!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xNIug2mCWs
about 300 lb. The main wheels are gocart wheels and it flies like the real thing! He is now in the process of
fitting scale details and painting it, it is an amazing feat!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cp55UvTfe34&feature=youtu.be Here you see him taxiing in an unusual configuration!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xNIug2mCWs
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Amazing!!
Yes it's very impressive in the air!! The go cart wheels make it look a little cartoonish on the ground but I can totally understand how hard it would be to find wheels and tires in that size.
is he planning to make some ordinance for it?
thanks
dave
Yes it's very impressive in the air!! The go cart wheels make it look a little cartoonish on the ground but I can totally understand how hard it would be to find wheels and tires in that size.
is he planning to make some ordinance for it?
thanks
dave
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Pretty cool, but 300lbs!!!
Bricklayer or not, has someone checked it isn't full of bricks?! It's not really THAT big. If I saw it sat at an event I'd guess 60-70 odd pounds based upon models of similar size!
Bricklayer or not, has someone checked it isn't full of bricks?! It's not really THAT big. If I saw it sat at an event I'd guess 60-70 odd pounds based upon models of similar size!
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Well - in the builders own words: "I am not a model builder - I'm a brick layer!"
We have all seen models that fly 'heavy' but that flight did not look that way to me.
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I think it flys great - *much* better than those 1/3 or 1/2 scale models that weigh 70-80 lbs and fly like kites!
+1, .. nothing against giant "kites" but this is nicer in my opinion.. and about safety concerns I am sure that how much this model weights is irrelevant as this kind of models are always flown in a proper and safe place.
Fantastic model.. very nice to watch it fly.