On Tue, 29 Dec 2015 10:26:53 -0800, Califbill billnews wrote:

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On Monday, December 28, 2015 at 9:26:14 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Mon, 28 Dec 2015 18:06:16 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Monday, December 28, 2015 at 1:00:43 PM UTC-5, Califbill wrote:
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http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/101/3212-full.html?ET=avweb:e3212:323843a:&st=email#225438


Declared biggest RC model. But local pilot has a single engine airplane
that was originally an RC controlled drone for towing targets for the USAF.
Not a model, but real airplane. I think is a Cessna, but not sure.

And there are larger "real" airplanes than a Cessna that have been
converted to remote control. So what? This claim is for a *model*
airplane that was never designed or meant to carry a pilot or
passengers. It was hand-built by a hobbyist in his workshop, modeled
from a real plane but just scaled down. As such, it has the current
standing of the largest RC model airplane.

Joe Kennedy jr, the oldest Kennedy kid died in a B24 "drone" before we
had that name. It was going to be a flying bomb in response to the V
weapons. It couldn't take off under RC control so he was supposed to
get to operational altitude and bail out ... after he armed the bomb
on board. The bomb exploded when he armed it.

Nobody knows or was willing to admit who screwed up.

They also built other successful RC planes after the war for various
uses, usually as AA targets.

Absolutely agree, those are what I'm talking about. Purpose built,
usually by a contractor for the military. They are a far cry from a *model* RC airplane.

BTW, the model in the video uses 4 turbine engines, each with 30 lbs of
thrust. Each engine cost $3800! The build took ~2000 hours. That was
over 20 grand in the air.


You want a big remote controlled airplane crash?
http://youtu.be/vVyZeSgxmsw


I'm thinking the fuel additive wasn't very effective.
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