Big RC A-10

[Georgeconna]

Just been flying this baby today, Its second flight. All EPO Foam. 6 Channel, 125mm Wing span (just gets into the Car) Twin Brushless EDF,3300MA Battery and it flies and sounds like the real deal along with a Fantastic Performance. Bring on the Next good day!!!

 

[Broithe]

Lovely looking Albatross, too.

[Sulzer201]

Great looking machine Georgeconna, Isn't that the American aircraft that was nicknamed 'Tankbuster'? I think it was used to deadly effect against ground targets in the first gulf war? Great stuff there she must be a joy to fly.

[Weshty]

How about this for a large model. Eight jet engines. €50k worth of model that went up in smoke when it banked too sharply causing sheer and lack of lift.

 

[Broithe]

How about this for a large model. Eight jet engines. €50k worth of model that went up in smoke when it banked too sharply causing sheer and lack of lift.

 

Rather like the Fairchild crash - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Fairchild_Air_Force_Base_B-52_crash .

[Weshty]

Rather like the Fairchild crash - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Fairchild_Air_Force_Base_B-52_crash .

 

Very weird. The model 52 crashed as the result of a similiar maneuver.....mad!

[heirflick]

Great looking machine Georgeconna, Isn't that the American aircraft that was nicknamed 'Tankbuster'? I think it was used to deadly effect against ground targets in the first gulf war? Great stuff there she must be a joy to fly.

 

also know as the 'WARTHOG' fantastic aircraft...great choice there george! i can see you in this vid...

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WigToyhO7Fo&feature=player_detailpage

[Georgeconna]

There Vs on that Fairchild crash: The Pilot was known to be reckless according to the Crash report. Same a the C-17 crash

 

That 50K would be a bit of a downer after all that work..Looks lovely too

 

 

Seem the how similar they were on the Vid here

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[Broithe]

They 'lost' a real A-10 for a while back in the '90s - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_D._Button - never fully explained.

 

The A-10 design team were required to read Hans-Ulrich Rudel's Stuka Pilot autobiography. Well worth a read, it is, too...