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highflyer353535

04-12-2002 12:09 AM

C-130 Hercules Blue Angels Fat Albert

HI,, I AM BUILDING SKIPS C-130 AND AM THINKING OF DOING THE FAT ALBERT PAINT SCHEME,, ANYBODY KNOW OF ANY LINKS ON THIS C-130.. FOR CLOSE UP SHOTS ? THANKS

Mike James

04-12-2002 12:37 AM

Yes!

Here's the Blue Angels' home page.

htp://www.blueangels.navy.mil

KC10Chief

04-12-2002 03:07 PM

C-130 Hercules Blue Angels Fat Albert

Don't know about that, but what size motors does the Skip's C-130 take? Is it a kit, or plans? Is there a website? Thanks for any info! Matt

Mike James

04-12-2002 05:00 PM

C-130

Hi Matt,

I don't remember all the details on Skip's kit, but I believe the engines were fairly small... maybe 4 .40's or less.

There's another scratch-built C-130 in the Julyy 1999 issue of RC Modeler, by Joe Grable, with a lot of photos. His was done is the Coast Guard paint scheme, and used 4 Saito .91 engines.

There's also a kit at http://www.ucrcs.com/QualityCatalog.htm and you probably are aware of the one on Jet Hangar Hobbies' site, at http://www.jethangar.com/

I found a page for you called the "C-130 Headquarters", with lots of photos and info on the actual aircraft, at http://www.spectrumwd.com/c130/

Hope this helps a little.

simsrc89

04-22-2002 01:50 AM

Fat Albert

If I were you , I wouldn't do the "Fat Albert" paint job at all. It works for the Navy! I'm an Air Force Brat, so what can I say? Just find a true-blue Air Force paint job.

SimsRc89

SDCrashmaster

04-23-2002 06:39 AM

C-130 Hercules Blue Angels Fat Albert

Fat Albert. I have a C-130 slated 1 or 2 scale projects down the line. Dan Palmer plans, 84"span I believe (haven't started on it yet). Jet Assisted Take Off (JATO) rockets included. Courtesy of Estes.
Will be a precision scale project right after Mike James and I finish the B-200 project. Hurry up with the production Turboprops all you crazy mfr's (err...mnfr's). And make sure their cheap enough to buy four. :-)

Bruce L Prater

04-24-2002 11:47 AM

C-130 Hercules Blue Angels Fat Albert

There are two versions of Fat Albert, the older versions was bright colors, like on the Angels planes, the newer is the subdued colors. Fat albert is flown by the Marines.

NicholasT

08-27-2002 06:12 AM

C-130 Hercules Blue Angels Fat Albert

Any detail on the SKIP's C-130 ?
where to buy that plane ?
Thanks a lot in advance n brg,
NICK

F86_SABRE

08-27-2002 08:44 PM

Skip Mast's C-130

Hi,

I believe that Skip's C-130 plan is available from MAN magazine.

With regards to the Dan Palmer's C-130, I have seen the recent enlarged version of his C-130 plan. Not quite happy with the design of the cockpit area and the weights he was quoting in his plan were, in my opinion, a bit under-weight otherwise it was a nice plan.

I have not seen the JHH C-130 fly except for a write-up of this kit on RCM (if not mistaken) and that plane really looks impressive.
I believe that JHH plan calls for 4x90 size engines whilst the Dan Palmer one (which I believe the enlarged version is of the same approximate size of the JHH) requires 4 x 0.40 sized engine (with tuned pipe each). In my opinion there is too much discrepancy in the overall weights.

Reuben Saliba
Malta (Europe)

skyhawk6508k

10-14-2002 01:27 AM

C-130 Hercules Blue Angels Fat Albert

I have many pictures of fat albert in the old blue/white paint scheme when f/a was aircraft 49806 serial number. I built a smaller version using os 10 fsr engines using the f/a paint scheme. Skips used k&b 3.5 (.21) engines which are no longer available. Skip Mast is a good friend of mine and lives near by.
If you are interested, I will copy the pictures for the cost of duplication and freight.

Dave Nellis
[email protected]

ProfLooney

10-14-2002 08:17 AM

Fat Albert

Fat albert is one of the schemes I am gonna do But I am also going to do an AC-130 Gunship nothing will look cooler than it sitting there with all those miniguns and cannons poking out all over the left side. only thing I am not sure of is if they had anything on the right side. I know they turned left circling and firing but dunno if they had a couple guns on the right for defense. Anyone familiar with this version of the 130?

Joe

PS I have the 88" palmer plans coming but will be enlarging them to the 136" ws version he has

MRLEE

10-27-2002 07:13 PM

Fat Albert

I have built from Skip Masts C-130 plans and the plane flys great. I used four os 40 fps running 11 X 4 apc props, my plane weighed 23 lbs when it was done. I covered the wing with monoquote and fuse with fiberglass and paint. I found out by accident my plane can fly on three engines even on takeoff at a 30 degree climbout. Unfortunetaley I had a radio failure after about 20 flights and that was the end of that one. I have been busy working on a new and improved design based off of skips plans it should be ready for the 2003 flying season, it seems to weigh in at about 20 lbs so far with a wing area of 1200 sq/in. As for anyone wanting links I just used the following keywords in a search engine "blues angels fat albert" Its great to see others fliers who are interested in multi-engined planes.

mulligan

10-28-2002 09:12 PM

C-130 Hercules Blue Angels Fat Albert

Little help, please...

As a ex- Air Force man, "Fat Albert" to me means a C-5A Galaxy. Does the Navy call the Blue Angels support C-130 "Fat Albert"?

- George

MRLEE

10-28-2002 10:19 PM

C-130 Hercules Blue Angels Fat Albert

I believe that the navy calls their C-130 Fat Albert

cr8on

01-19-2008 02:37 AM