Cyclicscooby Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 How many times have you seen (or owned) a huge model plane, and thought "I reckon I could fit in that and fly it..! "... ?? Cant be just me..?! Well this bloke HADN'T seen a huge model plane, but thought he could fit anyway.. !! I reckon its no more than a 50-66% scale MODEL jet with a super-size canopy.. He flies it like a model too... !! Luv Chrisie.. xx Edited By Cyclicscooby on 29/02/2012 15:05:35 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 As he taxiid back you could see they had been breeding!! two more passed in the foreground. With the exhausts terminating alongside the cockpit I think the ear defenders were an absolute must! Seems to fly well though Cheers Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 The CriCri (Cricket) design has been around for donkeys years (I remember marvelling at one at Cranfield in the early 80s) and they have been used by aerobatic display teams on many occasions. There's at least one gas turbine powered one with a pair of Olympus engines (AMT not RR) and there's even been an EP version for the bearded sandal wearers.. Edited By Martin Harris on 29/02/2012 15:29:20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETER BRUCE - Eastchurch Gap Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Looks very neat indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myron Beaumont Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 How much? OOh .Roll on birthday ! MyronYO13 dream on dept Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reno Racer Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 easy to transport like a model too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly boy3 Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Nice one Scooby. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 I think you'd need to be a little careful passing telegraph poles and tall pedestrians, with a 16 foot span! Edited By Martin Harris on 02/03/2012 22:46:55 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myron Beaumont Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Christian Glad I saw the picture ! Guess what ,I have a Pajero ! Well ,it's a start isn't it .Next stop is a hefty roof rack and a word or two with 'er indoors for the rest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Harris Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 And if you are scared of flying you can always purchase one, throw a couple of jet cats on the front and convert it to RC! Could this be 1:1 scale? looks pretty close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Not sure I'd feel comfortable standing that close to the burst plane of those engines at 160 000 rpm or similar! Is there any thought given to containment in model turbine design? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclicscooby Posted March 3, 2012 Author Share Posted March 3, 2012 I saw the one that been converted to RC, which confused the issue somewhat.. Chicken and Egg scenario.. Was it an RC plane made real, or a real plane made RC... !?!?! I remember seeing a plane take off from a shogun way back when I was a kid, maybe on Noel Edmunds show?.. Didn't realise it was the same thing.. ! Luv Chrisie.. xx Edited By Cyclicscooby on 03/03/2012 04:01:25 Edited By Cyclicscooby on 03/03/2012 04:02:22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 as the real one is only some 16ft in span......some years ago-a one was built for a large model show etc...and to qualify as a model-they had to shorten the wings by a couple of inches...also there was a one in france that would be flown in to the air shows-the pilot would land-get out c/w a TX....do a radio controlled display and then land- wave to the crowd-climb back in-take off and away....the one in the photo(shogun)...i saw at elvington...a few years ago---i was talking to the pilot(tim)...he was telling me when the shogun got up to 60 mph..they would release him......all good stuff.... ken anderson ne..1 cri-cri dept.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 The World's smallest plane is the Stitts Baby Bird. This aircraft has a wing span of 6 ft 3 inches and was only flown once. I design a model of it to quarter scale (18 3/4" span) but I couldn't get it to take off. I tried to find it on You Tube but no film of any of the Stits aircraft could be found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Intriguing! According to the present owner's website it actually flew 35 times! From the figures on the site, with the assumption of a 3 foot wing chord, the wing loading would be in the region of 22 lbs/sq ft which is a lot less than I'd have guessed so what seemed impossible on first sight makes a little more sense... What a shame yours didn't fly - have you ever thought of trying again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 When I said that it ponly flew once I was going by the film of the aircraft making its first flight. I have thought about trying again but I think that 1/3rd scale might be more practical. all of 2 feet 1" span. Do you think it would be elligible for the LMA? By the way, any one who want to try a Baby Bird, my 3 view scale drawings are available from SAMs models. This thread has made me wonder aboiut Stitts first "world's Smallest" built in the very ealry 50s or possibly late 40s. I must look into that. I did a couple of control line versions that flew OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Harris Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Peter, There is a clip of it flying on this video, from 35 secs. Well I think its the one as the fin is a different shape to yours? Nope they are calling it the Sky Baby. And its a Bipe! durrr Rich Edited By Richard Harris on 03/03/2012 11:41:30 Edited By Richard Harris on 03/03/2012 11:42:15 Edited By Richard Harris on 03/03/2012 11:43:45 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Not the Baby Bird which is a monoplane and is much smaller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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