This is the prototype of Lance Campbell’s 1/8 scale SR-71. He has since built a second one with scale landing gear and many other scale features. It has true turbine jets in both nacelles, rather than the single one in the fuselage like that popular youtube of the guy in Germany.
This is Lance’s web site for the “Sled” and his 9 YEAR odyssey of design, construction and test flights.
http://www.mmrca.org/lance/sledframe.html
Darwin, O.F. [aln]
OMG… that is an incredibly ambitious project. Thanks for the link, what an impressive aircraft.
When it’s done the next edition of Webster’s Dictionary should have the link to that under DEDICATION.
Any superlatives that HAVEN’T been used for this project? Holy cow…
If he isn’t single he soon will be.
Dave Berry said it best - "There is a very fine line between ‘hobby’ and ‘mental illness.’ "
I know (usually) which side lif that line I’m on …
I bet that thing cost WAY more than $229