PRE-SHOW TEST FLIGHT ! GIANT B-17 Flying Fortress Bomber

[@nuchbutter]

Wow! That was a gutsy flight in gusty conditions. Well done, sir.

[@stevekilbon8395]

Thank you

[@garyk8558]

The B-17 was an amazing plane. My dad flew 35 missions to Germany and back machine gunner and radio operator. He was a member of the lucky bastards club. That is one beautiful model rest in peace dad I miss you.

[@roadking99jokerst60]

My own Father was also inducted into the Lucky Bastards club.Ball turret. He was in the 487bg. 839 bs. Sheldon crew. Near Lavenham

[@garyk8558]

@@roadking99jokerst60 God Bless Your Dad and his service to our country he was from The Great Gereration like my dad

[@rogerdixon3700]

Wonderful airman ship, a kiss my hand hand landing in challenging conditions AND no bloody music!!!!!!!

[@stevekilbon8395]

Thank you

[@LICobra]

Outstanding flight and landing in strong winds.

[@dragonmeddler2152]

Proof a superior design will fly best. Boeing's nearly perfect bomber often made it home when lesser aircraft couldn't. What a beautiful flight! At scale, the gusty winds were near hurricane strength to the model.

[@chuckcawthon3370]

Excellent model and flight demonstration. He is one with his machine. Well Done Sir.

[@techlinker]

Great tribute to the 909 and the seven soles lost on October 2, 2019.

[@klassyedward9718]

What a beauty of a model B-17!

[@graemejohnson4388]

Gusty!! I reckon it was gutsy to take that beautiful model up in that wind. 👏👏👏.

[@wayneandrus240]

Absolutely fantastic. great aero modeling and great flying too!

[@meanstreetsuk]

Legend has it, this Bird was picked up on Heathrow airport radar.... Clear for landing, pilot with the red hair. 😃👍

[@stevekilbon8395]

lol

[@stevereid8486]

Well done guys, brilliant work!

[@dw.7655]

Beautiful, excellent, that was great to watch even with the strong winds. Congratulations on a fine flight. May you have many more as you fly that beautiful B-17. From the USA

[@DadsRCHangar]

Wow what an epic Bird, even with four engine, you could see the wind fighting her all the way, great pilot. Great footage Dom 👍🏻

[@marvinBrown-y4f]

Man I know how tough it is landing in high winds,nice job with that big ole 17!!!

[@jamesschmehl5972]

That landing was well done. KUDOS!!!

[@stevekilbon8395]

Thank you

[@AndrewJarvis-hn7cc]

Mastery of the air- in miniature!

[@fandangofandango2022]

Lots of Love Here.

[@frederickgrassie3383]

I don’t fly but if I did I’d never fly that much money in that kind of wind! Great flying video!😊

[@rondypollard8845]

Hey! That was a great! Video I enjoyed every minute of it and I'm sure you enjoy it everytime you fly it fly free and enjoy every minute of it.

[@stevekilbon8395]

Thank you

[@stevesmolik24]

I love these XXL planes. They look so real. Beautiful plane, and thank you for sharing your videos.

[@manueltubens535]

Excellent flight. Great landing considering the weather condition.

[@noelmccormack1862]

This is the coolest thing I have ever seen. Apart from that dude who build a miniature one that he can sit in and fly himself.

[@billweston6579]

Beautiful aircraft piloted by a very skilled man.

[@leonardkrauss8257]

Beautiful landing in that much wind! Well performed!

[@orcaloca5733]

IT'S AWESOME. THANKS "RED BARON"

[@ChrisStrasbourg-p8r]

Nicely flown! Dude is a stud RC pilot!

[@robertnolan8240]

9 o 9...made me choke up at first... Beautiful lads

[@rolacook222]

WOW?! What a GREAT LANDING in the wind!!!!👍🏻

[@EssentialRC]

Yes indeed!

[@terrygrotefeld4814]

Superb, congratulations to the film maker and to the builder of the B17,the views of the B17 against those lovely clouds were just like the real thing. Having followed the progress of "our B17 Sally B" I since she first flew all those years ago the model looked so real and what a super landing ,well done.

[@disseminationnetwork]

Wow! Great pilot and plane!

[@EssentialRC]

Indeed!

[@enriquecancino7519]

Fantastic flight in very difficult circumstances! Bravo!!!

[@Wyatt-x2z]

Well that was a true test of the planes capability and the pilots. Nice flight.

[@billuricoli5267]

So freaking cool sounds just like the real thing

[@JimMcDonald-k2h]

All I can say is, WOW, WOW!!

[@Nel33147]

Beautiful landing !

[@dennispatrick4999]

Flying Art. How fantastic.

[@williamb.9110]

The wind is your friend :-) Gorgeous model!

[@DanielMigneault]

An ace!

[@derrickgreen9020]

That would look fabulous on a calmer day..

[@andrewhull7296]

That is awesome!

[@Kickinpony66]

What a gusty day! I do love the sound of petrol engines, on an RC aircraft. I dislike electric with a passion. Real jet turbines are very cool as well! Man, he pulled a Greaser, when he landed! Well done!

[@jimwhitsett4736]

Great job!!

[@Larry-jv6he]

awsome.what a beauty.

[@theflash0815]

Bravo!!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@andrewchristian1052]

Beautiful

[@chuckhoward3626]

Wow!

[@TedB1800]

Very nice!

[@RB-xj5zv]

Excellent job

[@ToddReed-p2x]

Totally cool. Would really be neet to somehow rig it up to drop some kind of smoke bomb or m80 or even those kids snap bombs.

[@scaleplanes]

Its a Flying Fortress so it can also operate in windy conditions with a good captain, have a Good Day !

[@00fluxone]

fpv ball turret for a ride along would be sweet

[@carmelonold1090]

Ut would be cool if you could offer some data as weight, span, motors details and aprox building time. Anyhow nice video and plane. 👍💯

[@rolfagten857]

Usethem in the wideshots for "Mastersof the Air"

[@rcthailandbasic9734]

👍👍🤘

[@j.munodemarte217]

👏👏👏

[@stevem7868-y4l]

The Ariel support Mustangs were absent this day, as they couldn't keep up!

[@MrParputt]

2-bladed props?

[@enedenedubedene4811]

Die originale 909 lebt ja nicht mehr.😰😰😰😰 Viele Grüße aus Warthausen bei Biberach an der Riß

[@backyardmechs2839]

Bird that size should be able to hide the rudder servo better

[@EssentialRC]

Sheesh. Some folks so hard to please 🤣

[@patpby]

May I ask please, and I'm not an RC enthusiast, but why the two bladed props? All this incredible effort to create such a beautiful machine and replica then it's finished off with incorrect style props. I'm sure there must be a technical reason.

[@EssentialRC]

Yeah...it's optimum propeller for the engine being used. If it was 4 blade the diameter would need to be a lot less and it probably wouldn't be as efficient.

[@fandangofandango2022]

Maginifnet

[@felipemunoz8105]

Por qué razón tiene dos palas en cada motor? El b17 tiene 3.

[@stevekilbon8395]

2 blades are more efficient with model engines.

[@felipemunoz8105]

​@@stevekilbon8395entiendo, gracias.

[@richardyates4577]

Why not four propellor blades ?

[@EssentialRC]

Because 2 blade propellers of that size are optimum for running those engines. If he used 4 blade propellers they would need to be stupidly small for the engine to reach max RPM.

[@Robert-g2i]

Why did you push the plane out after you got the engines running, you could have let the plane drive itself to where you will be taking off from.

[@EssentialRC]

Because safety is priority and that's the rule. It has to be restrained until it gets to the edge of the runway. Generally that's the rule at every model flying club, show and event.

[@franciscosilva1672]

Gostaria de saber qual é a escala deste aeromodelo é se tem plans pra vender.

[@steve92219]

Needs 4 blades not 2!!!

[@Gusst210]

Très beau B17. Très beau vol Elle est très solide ......!!''' Heureusement car le pilote lui tire beaucoup sur la gueule.....💥 et il se pourrait bien qu'elle finisse par un crash .... a cause d',une rupture de structure .... Et cela serait dommage BRAVO