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STEVE THE OWNER / PILOT SENT THIS INFO OVER ON THE COMET –
THE MODEL HAS A WING SPAN OF AROUND 15 FT AND WEIGHS AROUND 120 ILBS INC 2 GALLONS OF KEROSINE,
SHE IS 1:7.2 SCALE AND IS POWERED BY TWO JETCAT P-120`s,
STEVE USES FUTABA RADIO GEAR ALL AROUND AND THE MODEL HAS UNITRACT RETRACTS FITTED,
SHE IS A TRDITIONAL BUILD FROM BALSA & PLY & CYPARIS, SHE IS SKINNED IN GLASS CLOTH & EPOXY, THE PAINT USED IS JAPLAC FROM BRAND Q,
TERRY MASON THE OWNER / BUILDER SENT THIS INFO ON THE MODEL – SHE IS A VICKERS ARMSTRONG VC-10 K3 RAF TANKER MODELED ON AIRCRAFT ZA147,
SHE HAS A WING SPAN OF 4.9 MTRS AND A LENGTH OF 5.75 MTRS,
SHE WEIGHS IN AT 63 KGS AND IS POWERED BY FOUR WREN SUPER SPORT TURBINES OF 18 KG THRUST EACH !
SHE WAS DESIGNED FROM BRITISH AEROSPACE DRAWINGS AND CONSTRUCTED FROM BALSA & PLY & COVERED IN FIBERGLASS CLOTH COATED WITH EPOXY RESIN,
TERRY USES ALL FUTABA RADIO WITH FOUR RECEIVERS PROVIDING CONTROL REDUNDANCY,
SHE FIRST FLEW ON 25th JULY 2012 AT WOODFORD AIRFIELD,
FILMED AT AN RC MODEL AIRCRAFT SHOW RUN BY THE LMA ( LARGE MODEL ASSOCIATION ) AT RAF COSFORD – WOLVERHAMPTON – SHROPSHIRE / STAFFORDSHIRE – WV7 3EX OVER THE WEEKEND OF 20th & 21st JULY – 2013,
