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Post by thunderchief on Aug 19, 2011 21:07:00 GMT 9
Just finished my latest model. Its a 1/10 scale 106 with a BeeII turbine in it. I have not flown it yet Glenn Attachments:
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Post by thunderchief on Aug 19, 2011 21:09:40 GMT 9
New picture. The plane came from an Air Force mold that was originally used for static display models. One is shown on one of the sites web pages Glenn Attachments:
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Post by Mark O on Aug 20, 2011 1:02:44 GMT 9
Nice work! My dad was into RC years ago, but never did any jets. He still has an unbuilt T-28 from the 70's but every time I ask him for it he refuses. Says he will build it someday! Yea, right!
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Post by MOW on Aug 20, 2011 7:47:46 GMT 9
Very nice Glenn :2thumbsup can't wait to see the video's of when you fly her... you WILL video it right  Have you got a site with more pics? |
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Post by shadowgunner on Aug 20, 2011 11:14:02 GMT 9
:2thumbsup Excellent work. Very realistic.
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Post by lindel on Aug 20, 2011 21:36:31 GMT 9
That is absolutely beautiful! And as the Master of Web said, take some videos for us!
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Post by Jim on Aug 21, 2011 1:38:14 GMT 9
Sure hope you have a lot of RC experience before you launch that beauty.. The Old Sarge
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Post by thunderchief on Aug 21, 2011 6:46:43 GMT 9
Guys I hope to fly it in the next week or two. I will take a video. Also if it flies well I hope to put a video camera {fly cam one 3} in place of the pilots figure and we should have some video from inside a 106. I have been flying for about 40 years so I should be able to handle it. Here are a couple of other pics. Glenn Attachments:
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Post by Jim on Aug 21, 2011 9:12:31 GMT 9
Guys I hope to fly it in the next week or two. I will take a video. Also if it flies well I hope to put a video camera {fly cam one 3} in place of the pilots figure and we should have some video from inside a 106. I have been flying for about 40 years so I should be able to handle it. Here are a couple of other pics. Glenn Sounds great, to help you fly it, I'll get nervous for you.. BTW what is a DCC?  Most of the time the assistant c/c was lucky to get his name on the plane |
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Post by Mark O on Aug 21, 2011 12:24:47 GMT 9
DCC = Dedicated Crew Chief. It's been in use every since I've been in, but rarely used more than just a name on a white board in the bosses office. In AMC we weren't even allowed to put our names on the outside of the plane. (KC-135 in my case, but I saw it on C-130s too.) I was the DCC of one KC-135T before I became a flight engineer. The thing is, when you showed up to work for your shift you worked on whatever plane needed work. The whole program really didn't mean anything. Even when it showed up on your EPR, it was just filler like everything else. Of course, that's active duty AMC. During my time in the ANG it actually meant something. Oh well. Here's a shot of my plane. Believe it or not it was the Wing CC's official plane. Just like everything else, that was only on paper. Just an excuse to paint some art, and a name on one of the planes. I had the pitot covers custom made at a local sew shop -- paid for out of my own pocket -- because I really thought being a DCC meant something! Not many people even noticed. (P.S. KC-135T's were originally built as KC-135Q's to refuel SR-71s. When they re-engined them, they were designated "T" because they actually had two different fuel systems still. Remember the SR-71 used JP-7, and the KC-135Q used JP-4.)   |
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Have you got a site with more pics?
