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Just wondering what is biggest known model jet to have actually flown???
I found this pic. on the web of a Galaxie that is flying in Europe, although its got props she flys... Is this the record holder?

Lets see some bigguns, show us your pics! : )

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:eek: GREAT CESAR'S GHOST :eek:

Now that's a molly whopper.



David Hudson

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Geez, you could probably take some for a ride on that thing!

More Galaxy pics.
 

more biggins...

Gallaxy
 

again

AND
 

more

REAL?
 

Not so big....

LAST ONE
 

Landing

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Man...that is one NFA (not fooling :D around) model. Kinda makes me want to hum our national anthem to myself. Very impressive.

Bob

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what are the powerplants ? any idea ?

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Here's a very big Sabre from Germany. Sorry no other info.

how about this?
 

Handley Page Victor

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GALAXY:
seems to be the plane of a fellow modeller from my neighborhood.
pilot and modeller is Karl Lechner from Austria, Neunkirchen.
the plane is 1:10
WSP 8 meters
lenght 8.3 meters
height 1.94 meters
2x50ccm King innerside
2x35ccm Webra on the outside

a tragedy happened to this pretty guy last fall: he stood in front of the plane, from what I have heard started the engines or did some adjustments, due to pilot error (servo reverse of the throttle servos on the transmitter) the engines suddenly run at full power. karl tried to stop the plane but came in contact with one of the props loosing three fingers of the right hand.
thanks god, I have seen him flying again on the airshow at Mollram.

http://www.msk.at/kl62.jpg
http://www.msk.at/kl61.jpg
http://www.msk.at/kl59.jpg

mec

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These people are sick and need to seek help. Where do you draw the line? Why build a R/C plane the size of one you can fly in? I guess to each his own, but reality is missing somewhere here.

I sure as hell know if I wanted something this size I wouldent be using a TX, I would be flying it myself.

Someone who has built something this size please fill me in on why you dont just do EAA stuff. It has to cost as much or more than a full size aircraft.

That airplane must have 50 servos in it to have adequit power, did he build his own system?

I feel deeply for the gentleman who lost his fingers, as that is a terrible thing to happen!!!

It just astounds me that someone would build a "light aircraft"and control it with R/C.

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BUMMER!!!!! :(

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> these people are sick......<

you have the right to think so.
as have these people to think the full size guys are sick.

mec

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Neat stuff!

Man...there is a HUGE difference between building a model and building a full scale and climbing into it. A UNIVERSE of difference.

It's that whole "death" thing with the full scale plane. You know, the part where when the aircraft crashes, you DIE? As opposed to just bringing your model home in a trashbag?



Apples and oranges, totally.

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That one may take more than one trashbag.


You certainly have the right to think that way but this is after all a hobby, for some of us the thrill of flying is building our airplanes and watching them fly from the ground. If that makes me sick I guess I'll just have to be sick. Some could say it is sick to hide behind a sig line and never sign your name too!

David Reid

Oh yeah.....cool airplane!

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"That one may take more than one trashbag."

Not if you use the RIGHT trashbag. The new Bob Violet Ultimate Trash Bag. The "UTB". All new BVM aircraft will have a UTB built into the tail section just in case of the need. Prices will be going up by $112 for sportjets, and $205 for the "two bagger" Phantom and F100.

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I can assure you that when you trash a Phantom (through bleachers anyway) it will fit into one small trashbag.

DR

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To the guy that reckons this mammoth planes' owner is sick........

keep in mind that this model is 1/10. There are hundreds of models flying that are 1/8 or bigger.
This model maker just happened to decide to base his scale bird on one that was already as big as you can get.

There must therefore be a lot of reallllly sick guys out there, as scale for scale, their planes are a lot bigger. :)

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Well men, I am speechless...

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Yeah...that thing would need a dumpster! ;)

Bob

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Just pickin' on ya' Woody, but EEEEEEHHHH, WRONG! :p

The Antonov An-124 Ruslan is larger than the C5, and the the six-engine An-225, originally built to carry the Russian Space Shuttle and now in cargo service with Antonov Airlines, is much bigger than both. Wouldn't that be something to see in 1/10 scale! :eek:

Bob

ps. Just saw a program about the Antonovs on the Discovery Wings Channel - that's how I know. I love cable TV!

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Spruce Goose, 10% longer wingspan that An-225

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How about if I had said ' ABOUT, as big as you can get'. Thats what I meant.
I wasn't going to go and check stats or anything. :stupid:

I really miss the discovery channel. I don't get it any more, :( . Too many good programs and not enough time to watch them all. I found it too frustrating. :p

Anyway, its a massive plane any way you look at it. How the hell does he get it to the field? Does he use an artic lorry?

I reckon the guy deserves all the respect in the world for going ahead with a monster like that, and for obviously succeding in getting it in the air.

I know I'll never have the skill/money/time/facilities to make anything like that, so well done to him. Wish I could see it fly in the flesh, but that will probably never happen either. :(

Ps. No fighting allowed as to which is bigger for real, as this guy looks like he has the biggest flying R/C plane whatever the scale.

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Oh right, I missed that one! I know its bigger than the 747, but is it really bigger than the 225? Maybe we should say "largest aircraft to have flown over 200' high" :)

Bob

200 feet?!?
 

Try 20 feet :-)

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To the Sabre:

The F-86 is build by Henri Wild from Switzerland. It was shown at La Fetre big-scale-meeting, but did not fly there. He is waiting for his 500N-turbine :D

He builds his big-scalers in a small flat, I think on the 10th floor... His last jet was a big 747-400 with four JPX-gas-turbines.

You must have seen the guys flying all the big modells. It is a big show. D.H. Racing Comet in 50%, a big B-29 with four 160ccm twins, a big 50% Staggerwing..... If someone of you comes to europe, go to the event in La Ferte, near Paris.

David

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It saddens me to witness so many of the threads on RCU degenerate into slanging matches, I begin to feel I have better things to do than waste my time reading all this negativity
Mick

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What are you talking about?

I love to see how big people are making the jets, or any plane for that matter, big models are really impressive.

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I wonder if whenever he landed, the thing broke down and needed engine repairs. Every C-5 I EVER flew on, broke down EVERY time we landed. (and needed major repair only in Hawaii - go figure) I have spent nearly two days straight in one of those things and let me tell you....NO FUN!!! Awesome technical achievement though, a real monster of a workhorse. Cool model too, I guess it is true, that bigger flies better. Mike Lavergne

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Henri Wild is a good guy, and live too close to France to have done that <g>....It was an Airbus-400.....And he has a wonderfull wife, who actually BUILD and do a lot of the fiberglass work with him. They are a great team, and participate to a lot of meetings. Nice to see his Sabre, I had heard about it, but never saw it.

Bernard

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I am sorry. But it has four turbine right? :D

And he tried to destroy a police-departement with his first Airliner :)

Greets, David

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yes, David, 4 JPX. Am not sure where it crashed, but you might be right....

Bernard