Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Remote Control B-52 UAV (Huge jet powered model aircraft - with Videos)
Balsa Busters ^ | April 2, 2004 | Gordon Nichols

Posted on 02/22/2005 2:12:20 AM PST by Eagle9

VIDEOS: (Windows Media Format)
- First Test taxi - VIDEO1(3.4MB)

- First Video of Takeoff - VIDEO2 (2.1MB)
- Long video of flying - VIDEO3 (29.2MB)
- Video of the Crash - VIDEO4 (4.6MB)

B-52 Specs:
Builder: Gordon Nichols

Contributing Team Members:
Lance Bell (Co-constuctor, plans)
Neil Dare (Undercarriage systems design and build)
Dave Biddington (Engine pod design and moulding)

Bob Everitt (Tail cone and rear armament construction)

Wingspan: 23'
Length: 23'
Speed:
Range:

Dry Weight: 297 lbs
Fueled Weight: 330lbs (inside the CAA 150kg limit)
Fuel Capacity: 22 litres Jet A1
Kit Manufacturer: N/A
Kit Availability: N/A
Servo/Usage List: N/A


Engine Specs:
Make: Wren
Model: MW54
Thrust: 12Lbs

Sponsor List:

Inwood Models (Balsa, wheels, etc)
SM Services (Electronics and avionic controls)
Jersey Modeler Fuel Can Systems

Radio: Futaba PCM

Contact Info: Neil.Dare@uwe.ac.uk

http://mcgirt.net/index_RC.html



TOPICS: Technical
KEYWORDS: b52; hobbies; miltech; modelplane; rc; remotecontrol; uav
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-52 last
To: Eagle9
The first thing that comes to mind is
The difference between men and boys is the size of their toys
41 posted on 02/22/2005 8:12:08 AM PST by al baby (Dick Trickle is not just a medical condition)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: HighWheeler

Link to video of this crash

http://www.itsvideos.com/viewmedia1075.html


42 posted on 02/22/2005 8:39:31 AM PST by Walkingfeather (q)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 27 | View Replies]

To: Eagle9

We basically use to do the same thing in the bar with toilet paper. You would insert the toilet paper and light it and then start to dance. Whoever put their fire out first had to by the drinks. The name of the dance was the DOFA which stood for Dance of the Flaming A#$@ole.


43 posted on 02/22/2005 8:59:30 AM PST by U S Army EOD (John Kerry, the mother of all flip floppers.I)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 38 | View Replies]

To: Eagle9

BTTT


44 posted on 02/22/2005 9:16:16 AM PST by spodefly (Yo, homey ... Is that my briefcase?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Walkingfeather

Here is the video itself stripped out of the web page, just right click and "save target as":

http://216.69.173.57/wmv1/military/B52Crash.wmv


45 posted on 02/22/2005 8:42:12 PM PST by HighWheeler ("The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." Plato)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 42 | View Replies]

To: Fury

I saw a show like 60 Minutes talking about that idiot's past record of abuse and stupidity while flying. He should have been clipped long before this happened.


46 posted on 02/22/2005 8:44:06 PM PST by HighWheeler ("The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." Plato)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 39 | View Replies]

To: Grut
That Fairchild crash was sickeningly stupid

Was quite the dark day for Eastern Washington State and Spokane and Fairchild in particular.

On the slightly lighter subject of model airplanes crashing, I see the B-52 model had foam core wings, but probably not EPP foam. Amazingly, the EPP models can sometimes do a nose-in crash at 50-60 mph, bounce several feet in the air and go back flying again. Occasionally the foam will fail but often it doesn't. Some of the EPP wing modelers kick their plane from the back to get it into the air -- not something you would normally do with a balsa and spruce model.

47 posted on 02/22/2005 8:57:43 PM PST by steve86
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 35 | View Replies]

To: TheBattman
Reminds me of the large scale B-17 flying fortress RC plane I saw several years ago. That thing was amazing with 4 engines and a wingspan of about 12 feet.

There's several photos of that B-17 before and after the crash, with photos on many other RC aircraft that were flying that same day, located at the following link. Click the photos to enlarge.

http://balsabusters2.warp0.com/CMACDAY.html

48 posted on 02/23/2005 10:31:44 AM PST by Eagle9
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 31 | View Replies]

To: Grut

At that bank angle the BUFF is not going to get any lift anyhow. The pilot of that BUFF had a reputation of being a bit of a "hot dog". High crew turnover with that pilot as aircraft commander. And the picture shows where it got him. "There are old pilots, and there are bold pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots" (Chuck Yeager I believe).


49 posted on 02/23/2005 10:47:38 AM PST by Fred Hayek
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 35 | View Replies]

To: Fred Hayek

IIRC, the immediate cause of the crash was that at such a high angle of bank, airflow through the engines was disrupted and they (or several of them) flamed out. And you're right about the pilot being a notorious hot dog... and, unfortunately, golden boy, so that nothing was done about him.


50 posted on 02/23/2005 12:42:46 PM PST by Grut
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 49 | View Replies]

To: Jet Jaguar; Aeronaut
There is a .wmv file (25 MB) of a Remote Control model of the Airbus 380 at the following link. Has bigger, more powerful engines than this B-52. See the View/Add Comments link below the link to download the video for more info.

http://www.funmansion.com/html/Airbus-Remote-Control-Plane.html


51 posted on 12/18/2005 11:44:42 PM PST by Eagle9
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: al baby
The difference between men and boys is the size price of their toys.

Fixed... :)

52 posted on 12/18/2005 11:49:54 PM PST by Keith in Iowa (Happy Holidays? No thanks. I'm having a Merry Christmas instead.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 41 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-52 last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson