One Third Scale Flying B-17

[MIflyer]

Amazing!

 

[T Bolt]

That is amazing!

 

[space dodo]

thats amazing, does anyone have the specs on it?

 

[MIflyer]

You know, I recall an article in Air Progress back in the early 1970's in which they suggested some fun "What Ifs." One was a giant J-3 Cub powered by a 600 HP R-1340 and with room for a dozen or so passengers. Another was a scaled down B-17. They had hoped to power it with four Lawrence radials, which was a small engine used as an APU on B-29's, but they figured out that would not work, not enough power. So they suggested four VW flat fours, which is pretty close to what is in that one.

 

[wuzak]

Shorts built a 1/2 scale Stirling to test the aerodynamics. It was designated the S.31 and was powered by 4 100hp Pobjoy Niagara radials.

Short S.31 aircraft

Shorts built in 1938 a 1/2-scale prototype at its own expense. Powered by four 90hp Pobjoy Niagara III engines, this Short S.31 was mostly of wooden construction apart from a semi-monocoque fuselage, and seated two in tandem. In overall silver finish and marked M4, the Short S.31 flew on...

ww2aircraft.net

 

[Gnomey]

Cool!

 

[Col Campbell]

That is so amazing!! Being the son of a B-17 crewman, this just makes my day. Congratulations, Mr. Bally.

Just as a note, the 'triangle B' tail marking is from the 92nd Bombardment Group, which was the first group to fly non-stop from Gander, Newfoundland to Prestwick, Scotland, in August 1942.

Jim