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Giant C-17
Now here is a real model airplane !
The four builders are shown in the image above. Colin Straus, the owner,
is at the nose of the aircraft.This 1/9th scale radio-controlled C-17 model
was built in the United Kingdom. It was built as the centerpiece of a 15
program television series produced in the U.K. for the Home and Leisure satellite
TV channel. Built with the aid of three friends, it took one year to build
and is powered with 4 Jetcat P-120 turbines with a total thrust of 108 lbs.
The model weighs over 250 lbs fueled, and carries 12.5 liters (3.3 US gallons)
of 95% kerosene and 5% turbine oil fuel. Other details include 5 Futaba PCM
receivers, 16 battery packs (93 cells), 20 Futaba servos, on board air compressor,
electro/pneumatic retracts, etc. Wingspan is 20 feet 8 inches, and the top
of the fin is 74 inches (6 feet 2 inches) above! the ground. Takeoff weight
is 264 lbs. The rear cargo doors open and they drop an r/c jeep on a pallet,
as well as 2 free-fall r/c parachutists. The model! also h as smoke systems
both of the inboard turbines, and uses a 2.4 GHz data link to provide real-time
data to a laptop computer on the ground while in flight. This data includes
airspeed, turbine RPM, EGT, fuel consumption, etc. Built mainly from balsa
and ply, with many glass and carbon fiber moldings to reduce weight. It is
covered in fiberglass and epoxy resin. This C-17 Globe Master III is one
of the largest jet models in the world today!Complete with retractable landing
gear and pneumatically operated flaps.
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