A remote control replica of the EAA's Aluminum Overcast B-17

[gray eagle]

Erstflug / Maiden 2013-04-20 MFC St.Margarethen (Austria)
Pictures of how to built: http://www.flickr.com/photos/80143796...
Pilot: Peter Pfeffer "Peda"
Maßstab - Scale: 1:5.6
Spw - Wingspan: 5,70m (19 feet)
Länge - Lenght: 4.15m (14 feet)
Höhe - Hight: 1,06m (41.7")
Plan - Sketch: cdscaledesigns (paperwork ca. 60m ca. 15kg)
Motore - Engine: Armin DeVries 4x Vt 42 4T
RC control: Weatronic
Heckfahrwerk - Rear Gear: Wabo
Hauptfahrwerk - Main Gear: Eigenbau - selfmade
Gewicht - Weight: 85 Kg (187 pounds)
Project start: End of 2010

Looks like the right inboard engine was feathered.

 

[Roger]

Thanks, I really enjoyed that

 

[n4gix]

I enjoyed watching that. I note they lost #3 shortly after takeoff. I also watched the second video that was linked to, where the B17 now has new engines and 3-bladed props.

They also were flying with eight (well, seven actually) other fighter aircraft models. Sadly, one of them crashed just after takeoff and was destroyed.

A couple of the fighter's even had "smoke generators" installed. My goodness, it looked like a "war movie" with all those planes screaming around the sky. Even the engines sounded good!