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01/02/2026 5:57 pm
My goodness! 1:16 scale.
01/02/2026 7:26 pm
...not much difference between this and a small aircraft on autopilot. 😏
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01/02/2026 11:07 pm
- I totally agree. I'm also wondering what the cost of something like this is. I'm guessing it has to be somewhere between $50k and $75k. Further, the reality is that R/C planes do crash, and they do so regularly. How does someone sink that kind of money into one of these (Billionaire Tyler Perry excepted) knowing that as an R/C, its demise is close by?...not much difference between this and a small aircraft on autopilot. 😏
This post was modified 3 months ago by Marty Johnson
02/02/2026 12:16 am
OMG....this thing could take out dozens of spectators! I would LOVE to see it operated!
02/02/2026 6:54 am
They keep getting bigger. I used to watch a few of the RC aircraft channels and this is bigger than the biggest RC I have ever seen, but not by much. It almost has an AI look to it. My first thought was what Chris said; it appeared the size of a small 1:1 aircraft. Absolutely amazing - thanks Marty!!
02/02/2026 11:00 am
The engineering in that craft is mind blowing. The operation of the myriad of sub-assemblies all working in unison from that little control panel in what seemed effortless... Just amazing. I guess you're right, Marty. Something almost has to go wrong, no matter how extensive the preflight checks are and what a heart break to see it crash. This guy is not just an R/C modeler, he's an aeronautical engineer, building something that would normally take a team of hundreds to produce despite the scale.
02/02/2026 11:53 am
Thanks Marty. Absolutely amazing.
03/02/2026 11:48 am
Jumpin gee hosafat...that is just about unbelievable !!! I'd love to see it broken down for transport.
Christopher Moroni reacted
03/02/2026 1:47 pm
"I'd love to see it broken down for transport."
Before the show that day, early in the morning, I took these pics:
04/02/2026 2:08 am
It's so big you would almost like to be like Slim Pickens and ride the damned thing!
