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1/3 Scale B-17 - Single Pilot


Seth

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Check this out:

 

1/3 scale B-17 with a single pilot - 34 foot wingspan - about the size of a cessna 140 (single pilot).  If you check the 2013 pictures you'll see how good she looks.  The've been buliding this from scratch since 1999.

 

My grandfather flew B-17s so I perosnally have a connection to pretty much any B-17 out there - love them.

 

http://theballybomber.com/index.html

 

-Seth

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Awesome.  I’d be afraid to fly it just for fear of destroying the hours of time invested.  Truly a labor of love here.  It should be flown at least once and then put in a museum.  The WWII museum in New Orleans would be a good spot and there are plenty of other museums that it would be worthy of having this work of art and passion.

 

I’d love to see it fly.

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Evidently there's a lot of plubing, avionics, and electrical work still to complete.  The last 5% of a build takes forever evidently.

 

The video of the first flight will go viral through the avaition community.  He says he expects it to handle like a four engined . . . cub.

 

-Seth

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You know, companies are making kit cars and replica Cobras and so forth...why not a full scale B-17?  I know there are some 3/4 scale P-51s and such that have amazing performance.  I think full scale replicas with modern engines and avionics of some of these relics would be pretty cool actually.

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You know, companies are making kit cars and replica Cobras and so forth...why not a full scale B-17?  I know there are some 3/4 scale P-51s and such that have amazing performance.  I think full scale replicas with modern engines and avionics of some of these relics would be pretty cool actually.

 

But what would you do with a full sized B-17?  Its too late to invade Europe.

 

Now a P51- that's cool.  There's a really nice looking P51-mini on ebay lately called the Thunder Mustang.  Uses some kind of V12.  It actually outperforms the original for speed and climb - 300mph and 6000fpm.  

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