This model is amazing and some of the maneuvers it does are quite impressive. The videographer does a great job following it throughout the flight.

WOW !!! Awesome !!!! Thank you for sharing. I bet that RC model has more than enough power to have a real human passenger in it. God Bless


PS: I also noticed that this model did not tilt its nose up like the real Concorde during flight, but kept it tilted the whole time.

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Originally posted by VBVAGUY:PS: I also noticed that this model did not tilt its nose up like the real Concorde during flight, but kept it tilted the whole time.

You can clearly see it raised in flight mode @2:01.

Looks like the nose cone might raise when the landing gear is retracted. That would be simpler than adding another radio signal for the nose cone.

Oh, and tacfoley - congratulations on reaching 20 years on the forum.

RC modeling get more impressive each year. It would really be cool if there was a camera in the cockpit.

WOW, thats cool thank you for posting this.
I can only imaging how much that must have cost to build and maintain.

When I was a kid (back in the 70s) my father had the old cable controlled planes. Back then all you could do was stand in one place controlling the plane with a cable and go in circles, how technology has changed.

Pretty amazing
Always wanted to get into RC planes, but man I can't imagine the heartache if you put it wrong on one like this.

I was on a college team, DBF (design, build, fly), where we had to develop a plane for a 'mission'
I was a freshman, so I was just assembly & grunt work, but it was a fun experience.
We built 2 planes & crashed them both [1 of them twice].

But can it go Mach 1? No? Color me unimpressed.

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When I was a kid (back in the 70s) my father had the old cable controlled planes. Back then all you could do was stand in one place controlling the plane with a cable and go in circles, how technology has changed.

It's funny you should mention that. Running across this video brought back memories of building a Ringmaster control-line kit back in the day. I spent hours gluing lead weights to one side of the wing ribs and spars and even more doping the fabric and trying to keep everything even and tight. Positively primitive compared to these guys.

Classic example of the difference between men and boys would be the price of their toys........... drill sgt.

Terrific-thanks for sharing! I wonder if they hav veto carry heavy insurance? Cheers!

Cool video, thanks for sharing.

Years ago our next-door neighbor was an RC plane enthusiast. He build and flew a 1:6 scale German Storch (about an 8-foot windspan). He wanted to build something significantly bigger (a B25 Mitchell, I think) but he said he wouldn’t be able to transport anything much bigger at that scale on his trailer.

Edit: Meant to add, these guys would need a tractor trailer to haul this one around.

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Originally posted by FiveFiveSixFan:

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Originally posted by 71 TRUCK:

When I was a kid (back in the 70s) my father had the old cable controlled planes. Back then all you could do was stand in one place controlling the plane with a cable and go in circles, how technology has changed.

It's funny you should mention that. Running across this video brought back memories of building a Ringmaster control-line kit back in the day. I spent hours gluing lead weights to one side of the wing ribs and spars and even more doping the fabric and trying to keep everything even and tight. Positively primitive compared to these guys.

I have several control line airplanes up in the rafters of my garage. Have not flown them for years. Have an old oil can case box full of motors too. I loved scratch building them the best. One design I made was the best stunter I ever saw

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Originally posted by SigSAC:
Looks like the nose cone might raise when the landing gear is retracted. That would be simpler than adding another radio signal for the nose cone.

Oh, and tacfoley - congratulations on reaching 20 years on the forum.

Thank you, Sir! It's people like you that keep me here!

Take care, all there.

tac & Mrs tac

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Originally posted by FiveFiveSixFan:

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Originally posted by 71 TRUCK:

When I was a kid (back in the 70s) my father had the old cable controlled planes. Back then all you could do was stand in one place controlling the plane with a cable and go in circles, how technology has changed.

It's funny you should mention that. Running across this video brought back memories of building a Ringmaster control-line kit back in the day. I spent hours gluing lead weights to one side of the wing ribs and spars and even more doping the fabric and trying to keep everything even and tight. Positively primitive compared to these guys.

I have several control line airplanes up in the rafters of my garage. Have not flown them for years. Have an old oil can case box full of motors too. I loved scratch building them the best. One design I made was the best stunter I ever saw

Yea I used to fly those control line planes. It was a LOT of fun. The trick was to do a loop and fly inverted in the opposite direction. I broke a lot of planes trying to master that. The other thing we did was lock arms with another flyer, and try to take our your opponent. Yea, I broke and repaired lots of times - crash, rinse, repeat. That was serious fun.

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Originally posted by VBVAGUY:PS: I also noticed that this model did not tilt its nose up like the real Concorde during flight, but kept it tilted the whole time.

You can clearly see it raised in flight mode @2:01.

Thanks !!! Some how I must have missed that. God Bless

Have to ask, if anyone can guess-a-mate…. What would something like this cost?

Google says the engines are $5,000 each plus tax and shipping.

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But can it go Mach 1? No? Color me unimpressed.

Maybe proportionately.

Cool. The real deal was the LOUDEST damn plane I've ever heard on a fly by.