Giant Scale RC de Havilland DH.88 COMET G-ACSS 'Grosvenor House' twin engine RACER

Giant Scale RC de Havilland DH.88 COMET G-ACSS 'Grosvenor House' twin engine RACER
Steve Holland flies his exceptional scratch built scale replica of the DH.88 Comet G-ACSS 'Grosvenor House' that won the famous 1934 England-Australia MacRobertson Air Race from the United Kingdom to Australia. This model is powered by 2 Zenoah 74s. and in total it cost Steve £5000 in materials to build it.
Wingspan: 22 ft
Length: 14 ft 6in
Height: 5 ft
Engines: two Zenoah Z74 twins with trumpets. Each has a 1 1/2 litre tank.
Props: Menz 26×8 turning at 6300rpm.
Weight: 150 lb
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The de Havilland DH.88 Comet is a British two-seat, twin-engined aircraft built by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. It was developed specifically to participate in the 1934 England-Australia MacRobertson Air Race from the United Kingdom to Australia.
Development of the DH.88 Comet was initiated at the behest of British aviation pioneer Geoffrey de Havilland, along with the support of de Havilland's board, being keen to garner prestige from producing the victorious aircraft as well as to gain from the research involved in producing it. The Comet was designed by A. E. Hagg around the specific requirements of the race; Hagg produced an innovative design in the form of a stressed-skin cantilever monoplane, complete with an enclosed cockpit, retractable undercarriage, landing flaps, and variable-pitch propellers.
Three Comets were produced for the race, all for private owners at the discounted price of £5,000 per aircraft. The aircraft underwent a rapid development cycle, performing its maiden flight only six weeks prior to the race. Comet G-ACSS Grosvenor House emerged as the winner. Two further examples were later built. The Comet went on to establish a multitude of aviation records, both during the race and in its aftermath, as well as participating in further races. Several examples were bought and evaluated by national governments, typically as mail planes. Two Comets, G-ACSS and G-ACSP, survived into preservation, while a number of full-scale replicas have also been constructed.
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Filmed by Dom Mitchell for the 'Essential RC' KZbin channel using the Panasonic AG-UX180 4K camcorder at Large Model Association (LMA) Cosford Show 2022. Thanks to Dave Johnson and his team for their hospitality. Details of future shows can be found at www.largemodela...
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[@larsjansen1596]

sehr guhd

[@Wonky4925]

I can recall Steve with this model 20 years ago.... beautiful

[@belperflyer7419]

Is it really that old? Time flies faster than the Comet. I also remember seeing this beautiful model flying when it was new. Great build and a very good pilot.

[@Wonky4925]

@@belperflyer7419 steve has been around the show circuit for years. I think it was steve and John palmer made some RC models for a Bond movie

[@belperflyer7419]

@@Wonky4925 Indeed. I saw Steve at Buckminster 3 weeks ago at the Warbird fly-in. He was flying a big Pup - beautifully, as you'd expect.

[@TastierBackInThe80s]

Reminds me of Micheal Caine and Battle of Britain. "We either take off or we blow up." De Havilland made some beautiful aircraft. no doubt about it. Thanks for sharing Dom.

[@jonathanstein1783]

I've seen the full-scale replica built by the late William "Bill" Turner, of Repeat Aircraft, Flabob Airport, Rubidioux, CA, fly on several occasions. It's a beautiful craft. And this model is impressive as well!

[@clintonbutton712]

Beautiful scale model, flies a nice scale looking speed. Great work

[@gryfandjane]

One of my all-time favorite aircraft designs! Very well done.

[@CliffHarveyRCPlanes]

That's cool, nice updated video 👍

[@EssentialRC]

Thanks Cliff 👍

[@RC-Flight]

Now that is one cool aircraft! Look great sounds great and looks like it flys great!

[@AwesomeRCWorld]

wow pretty amazing!! Thank you very much for sharing

[@TOSCA27]

Superb landing!!!

[@1977curt]

Great video really love these giant RC planes so impressive that they can control such large planes. Please keep these giant videos coming.

[@EssentialRC]

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[@Greghook]

The bigger, the easier and better they fly.

[@EssentialRC]

True to a degree but to fly this in a scale way takes exceptional skill.

[@lawrencewilliams1477]

WITH LANDING OF THE YEAR AWARD OUTSTANDING REAL PLANE FULL SCALE RC ⚖

[@punkworkschannel]

Fantastic! Looks Amazing! and nice landing!

[@DadsRCHangar]

Beautiful huge plane, brilliantly flown as Well. I think he was a-bit rattled and could jot wait to take off. I guess the engines would of over heated. 👍🏻

[@shamelfahmy6709]

WOW, what a giant and what a nice landing. Really nice.

[@Il-Siciliano]

Beautifully flown, wonderfully filmed!

[@lautaroperdomo]

I can Fit inside that red plane

[@andrewfarrugia6072]

Oh trust big enough even toddler could fit in it maybe cat or dog small pup

[@dariuszpluta913]

Fantastic 👍

[@roncoleman2134]

Wow just awesome 👍 well done on the sticks.

[@Tom-wl9sx]

Fantastic plane 👏

[@Gavs_rc_hobbies]

That's friggin brilliant!! 😱👍🏻

[@billyfoster3223]

Neat little plane!🔧🛠️😁

[@antoniomendozat3957]

Mucha elegancia saludos desde. Mexico

[@marcbaeten8884]

fantastic plane, great build and flight, just I think it is serious underpowered, maybe upgrade the engines and silence them a bit more to the realistic sound, but again fantastic

[@EssentialRC]

Are you seriously saying you don't think it flew well?!

[@marcbaeten8884]

@@EssentialRC not what I am saying at all.

[@kevicusfirst254]

wow would love a go at rc flying but it costs to much money ..

[@vondspatten]

Props look tiny on that airframe,,,

[@leozengy]

It dosen't look like a deHavilland Comet, the Comet is a jet

[@neilwhite2625]

You are right the DH Comet pasenger aircraft was a jet but this the DH Comet Air racer

[@leozengy]

@@neilwhite2625 Hey, yes you're correct this is a DH.88.

[@biblethumpr2161]

tune those motors they are out of sync, a deaf person can hear it.

[@EssentialRC]

'out of sync'? What does that mean? Watch the flight. Evidence enough the engines work well.

[@biblethumpr2161]

@@EssentialRC listen carefully and you can hear the difference in RPM between eines thus out of sync. or one engine is working harder than the other and may pull the plane out of straightness, critical when tuning multi cylinder engines. Instead of looking for an argument go listen again then get new batteries for your hearing aids

[@EssentialRC]

@@biblethumpr2161 Funny. Why you trying to be so offensive buddy. Did I hurt your feelings? 🤣 If the engines were that mismatched on power it would have been unflyable. Bible thumper...really?

[@neilwhite2625]

This model has been flying for well over 20 year, i think Steve know what he is doing

[@biblethumpr2161]

@@EssentialRC I don't have feelings, just an eye and ear for engines, been flying since 1982 helicopters Hirobo shuttle at first and now build 330 hp 2 stroke race engines, guess you can not hear the simple observation I made, try 1:52 on the clock you can see it. Clearly your a unwilling person to listen to others observation.

[@urineanimal]

under powered engines. but not bad for keeping costs down.

[@neilwhite2625]

It called scale flying

[@urineanimal]

@@neilwhite2625 You ever seen someone scale walking? Its pretty cool. Especially when they are obese.

[@neilwhite2625]

@@urineanimal What the hell is that supposed to mean, ive met Steve Holland and seen that model fly many many times, ive also seen the full size aircraft fly, Steve has also been featured on TV promoting model flying

[@billyfoster3223]

Neat little plane!🔧🛠️😁