Thought it time to post a new thread.....
This model has been 4-years in the making although I would say more off than on...but in the last four months I've been making a real effort to crack this one and get her ready for this year's LMA season. As you can see from the pictures she not finshed (colour wise) but all rigged up and ready for the final inspection.
The B-50 is a variant of the B-29 Super fortress and was one of the last great piston engined bombers of the 20th Centry extending operations well into the 1970s
The model has a span approaching 19' and the AUW is 75lbs so far.
Each electric motor gererated 3kW of power so 12kW in total will be availiable from a payload of up to 144 nimh cells (Yes a model of this size still suits the Nimh)
All the retracts, oleo legs and wheels, are bespoke (thanks to Keith Unwin of the Hastings Club)
As with my 12' Lancaster, the B-50 will have an on-board engine sound syste. Thomas Benedini has mixed a 4-engined Pratt & Whittney true sound and it sounds superb....The sound will be amplifier by two 200watt power amplifier driving six 50-watt so some serious but true scale noise will be heard.
Not sure if this is the largest electric model but scanning the internet I cant find another larger (or person silly enough to do this)
Happy days
Tony
