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Title: R/c B-52
Post by: beau32 on August 18, 2007, 09:07:29 AM

I know this isnt WW2, but check out this B-52 R/C model with 8 jet engines in it. I so want one!

http://www.alexisparkinn.com/photogallery/Videos/B52_RC_Test_flight2.wmv

Title: R/c B-52
Post by: Kaw1000 on August 18, 2007, 09:22:41 AM

Wish I could find it, but I had a video of this thing crashing......lots of smoke!!

Title: R/c B-52
Post by: Bosco123 on August 18, 2007, 09:38:00 AM

that crashed in the second flight, it did a stall and he could not get it out

Title: R/c B-52
Post by: beau32 on August 18, 2007, 09:41:28 AM

yep, especially considering that each engine is about 2 grand a piece. Crazy.

Title: R/c B-52
Post by: Pro1973 on August 18, 2007, 09:43:14 AM

i think it had 8 wren turbines.  i read that they made another one but it crashed on the test flight.

Title: R/c B-52
Post by: beau32 on August 18, 2007, 10:34:54 AM

i think they were wrens. what happened, from what I read, was that the plane was at low airspeed, and the wings lost lift. On this plane and on a real B-52, they have no ailerons, but spoilers on top of the wings. and it works by extending the spoilers into the airstream, and it pushes the wings down. Here is a little more on the B-52 wings.

The wing of the B-52 has a sweepback angle at the quarter chord of 35°, an aspect ratio of 8.56, and airfoil thickness ratios that vary from 14 percent at the root to 8 percent at the tip (these thickness ratios are only approximate). Fowler-type single-slotted flaps for lift augmentation are located at the trailing edge of the wing. Hydraulically actuated spoilers are used for lateral control and, in the symmetrically deployed configuration, assist in flight-path control during landing approach and braking during rollout. On the A through F models of the aircraft, lateral control was provided by the spoilers working in conjunction with conventional ailerons. Wing area of the B-52 is 4000 square feet, nearly three times larger than that of the B-47.

Title: R/c B-52
Post by: Pro1973 on August 18, 2007, 12:15:48 PM

wasnt there a pilot that lost a b-52 while showing off with a general onboard? all souls where lost i think.

Title: R/c B-52
Post by: beau32 on August 18, 2007, 04:01:29 PM

http://s92270093.onlinehome.us/CRM-Devel/resources/paper/darkblue/darkblue.htm

Yep, here is a link to a annalyist of the crash.

Title: R/c B-52
Post by: Avaro on August 18, 2007, 04:53:24 PM

Old news.. :lol

Title: R/c B-52
Post by: A8TOOL on September 27, 2007, 09:50:28 PM

WOW!!  Now that was cool.



Thanks Beau

Title: R/c B-52
Post by: Gwjr2 on September 27, 2007, 10:35:36 PM

 RC B52 crash   (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSuawMl4lOo)

here ya go sad really thing just banks and falls.

:cry

Video of real 52 impact not a cool thing to watch (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSB-EqorBno)