An American with his B-52(I was shocked)
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Thorlifter
Captain
I have seen these large scale B-52's fly before and they are quite impressive. Way too much $$$$$ for my taste just to watch it, some day, crash.
Colin1
Senior Master Sergeant
That B-52 is amazing. Almost big enough for a pilot to sit in it (although he'd have to be very thin). Same with the B29.
Makes you wonder, could you put 4 Rotac Engines in a bird designed as a B29 and fly it as an individual aircraft under the Sport Aircraft or Experimental Aircraft Rules?
Not that I'm planning on doing it. Neither rich or crazy enough to do that!
Makes you wonder, could you put 4 Rotac Engines in a bird designed as a B29 and fly it as an individual aircraft under the Sport Aircraft or Experimental Aircraft Rules?
Not that I'm planning on doing it. Neither rich or crazy enough to do that!
Matt308
Glock Perfection
Yeah, been posted before. And they do crash. Rumour has it that it is about $50k. Now that would make me cry.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGB8CyrQqn4
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGB8CyrQqn4
Lucky13
Forum Mascot
D*mn! Electronics maybe?
It is an amazing model. There has been a couple of vids of them flying and crashing posted on here over the years.
Matt308
Glock Perfection
Some of those RC builds are so big and have multiple engines (8 for the B-52) that they require multiple ground controllers. Who knows what happened there, but it sure looked like the wind gusts were pretty high and it exceeded its bank angle and maybe just lost lift. Characteristic of the B-52 and many have been lost in real life for exactly that.
Lucky13
Forum Mascot
I soooo wouldn't have flown that day, I feel for the guy(s)!
He lost it. Having been heavily involved in RC as a builder I've seen many RC pilots put them down for failing to follow standard pre-flight checks. Usually the most common is relying on old batteries or batteries of questionable integrity. Ni-Cad batteries require special cycling to ensure they perform up to their amp-hour capacity and the receiver (airborne) battery is almost always the cause of losses. The other (less frequent) reason losses occur is when two pilots share the same frequency on their radios and the non-flyer turns his radio on to do some ground checks. That immediately cancels command of the airborne plane and it usually goes down. I've seen fist fights because of that.
A good RC flying field/club observes the rules of the IMAA (International Miniature Aircraft Association) and all fliers waiting their turn to fly must impound their radios to a central collection holding area to prevent frequency conflicts with airborne planes. But, it doesn't always go that way. These days the newer radios are near fail-safe as they are made to constantly interrogate their frequencies for interference and automatically select an alternate open (safe) frequency when a conflict is encountered.
My guess is this airplane was lost due to a failed receiver battery. I built a 1/4 scale P-40 and P-47 for a couple people that went down due to bad receiver batteries. Hey, I got paid but it hurt to see it happen. It comes down to pilot error in not replacing those old batteries with new, properly charged batteries, i.e., bone heads.
wheelsup_cavu
1st Sergeant
When will you post some pics ??
I wouldn't mind watching your progress with the build.
Wheelsup
airboiy
Airman 1st Class
Not always the battery problem, Sweb. I've built some RC planes myself and the problems I've encountered are caused by a faulty diode or a premature engine start, both due to mishandling and/or pilot error.
I think the bomber was improperly balanced. That is sometimes the main culprit but I agree with Matt308 on his explanation. But, it's all part of the fun!
Thats a very impressive bit of kit...
I'm a member of this forum...have a look at this guy's toy. Cockpitfest and ICC :: View topic - B-52 Cockpit Rig
I'm in shock !.
Check out the second article on the forum and see what he's done with it.
I'm a member of this forum...have a look at this guy's toy. Cockpitfest and ICC :: View topic - B-52 Cockpit Rig
I'm in shock !.
Check out the second article on the forum and see what he's done with it.
Soundbreaker Welch?
Tech Sergeant
I think your right. It's sobering, because on Youtube you can see a real B-52 that crashes almost the same way at an air show. It goes into a turn, it starts to turn too tight, it noses over on the same wing and crashes. Only difference is, there were crew members aboard.
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GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
I bet that's the video of Lt. Col. Holland barn-storming his buff at Fairchild AFB. The crash was a long time in coming, unfortunately.
