Actually has 8 “real turbines” at about $1500 each! Took over 2 years to build. It has a wing span of about 22 feet. Takes multiple pilots, as there are so many things to control. Think they were nervous during the maiden flight? Unbelievable that someone would make this - all real turbines! $12,000 just for the engines! Check out the movie link below to see the first flight. AMAZING !! (9:02min) Video is about 29MB…but worth seeing…!
That guy must have nerves of steel. Very nice flight. Much better than the one that surface here not too long ago that showed its crash and burn… literally[:(]
Actually it is the same one that later crashed.
Steve
Here’s its last flight.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-851853419777740457&q=B-52+crash&hl=en
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5079405103560417274&q=B-52+crash&hl=en
that is rather impressive.
joshua
And deep pockets to match [;)]
Tom [C):-)]
I’d like to see some drawings are a schematic for those engines. I have troubles seeing how a gas turbine on that scale would work. What type of compressor? How many stages? etc.
A lot smaller than an RB211.
I saw this fly in September 2004 at Hucknall. It was really, really big. There was also a Vulcan as well. They sound and smell just like the real thing.
What really got me was why in the heck is he flying that thing in high winds?
I met someone this morning who lives close by and is a member of the local RC club. He told me that there has been a lot of fuss over the crash and is partly to blame for the jet meet at Hucknall being cancelled this year. The owner was thrown out by the governing body that controls these activities.