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Back where we started 2by *GrummanCat

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OK, so having built the R/C Space Shuttle Enterprise glider, I have found myself in need of a 747 carrier aircraft.

A BIG 747 carrier aircraft

Length 68 inches overall. Wingspan 60 inches. To be powered by 2 brushless outrunner motors in the trailing edges of the wings. There will be a servo-activated release system to release the shuttle at a safe altitude. Then the shuttle continues its r/c glide to earth while the 747 continues to fly.

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~Scud01us Jul 21, 2011

look into high-bypass turbofans as they are available for that scale and I have seen youtube videos of 747s and other large aircraft powered by them.

~Yuxtapuestoelmono Jul 19, 2011

GUACHOOOO!

*autobotchari Jul 17, 2011 Student Digital Artist

That is an amazing build there. As an r/c pilot myself, I say that is pretty cool.
I'm curious, what kind of foam are you using in this? And does that shuttle have its own control surfaces?

*GrummanCat Jul 17, 2011

THANKS!! The vertical part of the 747 body is 2-inch rigid foam insulation from the hardware store. The horizontal part is 1-inch insulation foam. The wings of the 747 are 1-inch thick fan fold foam.

The vertical part of the space shuttle is 1/2-inch rigid foam. The wings are 3/16-inch fan fold foam. A carbon fiber rod holds the wings stiff. The shuttle does indeed have 2 servos driving 2 elevons in a delta wing configuration. No motor, it is simply a glider.

However, once the 747 has gotten some flights in, I plan to start launching my POWERED space shuttles from it, on longer flights.