Author Topic: Now THIS is overboard.. (Read 1268 times)

XrightyX · « **Reply #15 on:** May 16, 2005, 12:50:13 AM »

Ultimate practical joke at an Al Queda party...

StarOfAfrica2 · « **Reply #16 on:** May 16, 2005, 12:56:57 AM »

I think somebody said the engines alone on that thing cost around 3k each.

mechanic · « **Reply #17 on:** May 16, 2005, 01:11:43 AM »

whoops

Enduro · « **Reply #18 on:** May 16, 2005, 01:17:45 AM »

absolutely wonderful to see that thing fly.

anyone have the video of the crash? if so, please post it.

jetb123 · « **Reply #19 on:** May 16, 2005, 01:31:10 AM »

click the link to the photo. and it will show a page.

Enduro · « **Reply #20 on:** May 16, 2005, 01:41:53 AM »

Ah, thank you...

was a very windy day. just wondering if that somehow contributed to the crash.

paulobrien6969 · « **Reply #21 on:** May 16, 2005, 03:51:06 AM »

lmao
click for crash

Schutt · « **Reply #22 on:** May 16, 2005, 06:03:44 AM »

I dont think i would want to ride in it... looks like the flight safety is a bit lacking.

Overlag · « **Reply #23 on:** May 16, 2005, 06:13:23 AM »

Quote

Originally posted by Enduro
Ah, thank you...

was a very windy day. just wondering if that somehow contributed to the crash.

he should have never taken that thing up on a day that windy.

that crash is almost the exact same as a REAL B52 crash ive seen. Ie once it rolls too far, the alierons dont have any effect.......

HavocTM · « **Reply #24 on:** May 16, 2005, 09:32:05 AM »

I think I saw the vid of the real 52 crash. Some pilot was showing off for a general and did a steep turn at ground level and the wing tip hit.

not pretty

Enduro · « **Reply #25 on:** May 16, 2005, 09:38:44 AM »

Havoc,
I think Overlag was talking about this crash...

4th video down at this site:
http://www.rapp.org/archives/2004/09/aircraft_crash_videos/

HavocTM · « **Reply #26 on:** May 16, 2005, 09:43:18 AM »

yep that's the one.... scary

Starbird · « **Reply #27 on:** May 16, 2005, 11:43:38 AM »

Turbines are becoming pretty popular. The smaller turbines (44 and 54mm ) can power small aircraft and don't require quite as much of an investment as the larger turbines or twins. They can be flown off of grass fields without too much trouble.

http://www.hobbyclub.com/l39albatros.htm
http://aeneas.ps.uci.edu/edf/mirrors/jet_mix.wmv (60meg)

There is talk on RCUniverse that the 2nd b52 has crashed on its maiden, and the builder isn't being allowed to build a third. There are a lot of questions about why nothing was changed between the first and 2nd aircraft to rectify control and structural problems. Not to mention telemetry, which would be my first thought for something this large.

HavocTM · « **Reply #28 on:** May 16, 2005, 12:54:58 PM »

Did it seem like the empennage from the wing root back was a little short compared to an actual B-52? I wonder if that affected it?