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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,
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LMA CHAIRMAN DAVE JOHNSON TOOK THE BIG VICKERS UP ON SUNDAY COVERED IN OUR CAMERAS AND DIDN’T DISSAPOINT AS USUAL,
THE ONBOARD FOOTAGE WAS RECORDED ON MOBIUS HD CAMERAS RECORDING ONTO MINI SD CARDS,
FILMED AT AN RC MODEL AIRCRAFT SHOW RUN BY THE LMA ( LARGE MODEL ASSOCIATION ) AT RAF COSFORD – WOLVERHAMPTON – SHROPSHIRE / STAFFORDSHIRE – WV7 3EX ON SUNDAY 20TH JULY – 2014,
