R/C A380

[andyA700]

Must be a fair bit of stress hoping you don't prang it on the first go.

[Simpo Two]

Was that a kit? Impressive, but a pity it (presumably) can't fly at scale speed. It stopped quickly - reverse thrust or wheel brakes?

[Equus]

Simpo Two said:

...a pity it (presumably) can't fly at scale speed.

For that reason, I always think that the indoor ultra-light airliner models ( EXAMPLE)actually look much more impressive.

[Volant]

Equus said:

Simpo Two said:

...a pity it (presumably) can't fly at scale speed.

For that reason, I always think that the indoor ultra-light airliner models ( EXAMPLE)actually look much more impressive.

I didn’t know such a thing existed. That’s amazing.

[oobie38]

350g!

[Andy_mr2sc]

Volant said:

Equus said:

Simpo Two said:

...a pity it (presumably) can't fly at scale speed.

For that reason, I always think that the indoor ultra-light airliner models ( EXAMPLE)actually look much more impressive.

I didn’t know such a thing existed. That’s amazing.

I need one of those!

[ApriliaTuonoVeeFour]

Simpo Two said:

Was that a kit?

Doubt it. Looks like it's all custom designed and built. He's designed it in CAD or solidworks or whatever, made the moulds, laid all the composites by hand, used a CNC cutter for the internal bracing, and a load of 3D printed bits.

The quality of his moulds is seriously impressive. The time spent finessing those really shows when he lays the composites and then pops them out. The finish is immaculate.

The timelapse doesn't show the detail of how the landing gear was made but it's probably in the series somewhere. Wondering if that was bought as an assembly or whether he made that too. Judging by the rest of the build, he probably machined it up himself.

Very impressive.

[BIRMA]

Equus said:

Simpo Two said:

...a pity it (presumably) can't fly at scale speed.

For that reason, I always think that the indoor ultra-light airliner models ( EXAMPLE)actually look much more impressive.

Absolutely fantastic, I did wonder how it worked and scrolled down where obviously someone who knows what he is talking about answered my question.

Here is his reply.
Brilliant! Very scale looking speed and flying characteristics. Obviously a helium filled fuselage balloon with foam wings, tail and nacels with a couple of small electric motors with props for drive. Very simple but I've never seen anything like it.

[Simpo Two]

And without helium, so it actually has to fly... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVaDvS33Z5Q&ab...

[Krikkit]

ApriliaTuonoVeeFour said:

Simpo Two said:

Was that a kit?

Doubt it. Looks like it's all custom designed and built. He's designed it in CAD or solidworks or whatever, made the moulds, laid all the composites by hand, used a CNC cutter for the internal bracing, and a load of 3D printed bits.

The quality of his moulds is seriously impressive. The time spent finessing those really shows when he lays the composites and then pops them out. The finish is immaculate.

The timelapse doesn't show the detail of how the landing gear was made but it's probably in the series somewhere. Wondering if that was bought as an assembly or whether he made that too. Judging by the rest of the build, he probably machined it up himself.

Very impressive.

Yep all custom, he might've had help with the 3D models (I don't know if there's an A380 mesh available pre-made), but the skills are mega.

ETA: The landing gear/wheel brakes are superb, gyro-stabilised wheel brakes! The tech available for this kind of modelling is amazing.

Edited by Krikkit on Thursday 12th January 15:47

[spitfire-ian]

ApriliaTuonoVeeFour said:

The timelapse doesn't show the detail of how the landing gear was made but it's probably in the series somewhere. Wondering if that was bought as an assembly or whether he made that too. Judging by the rest of the build, he probably machined it up himself.

[r159]

This thread has given me an urge to watch The Flight of the Phoenix (the original 1965 one)

[ecs]

Simpo Two said:

Was that a kit? Impressive, but a pity it (presumably) can't fly at scale speed. It stopped quickly - reverse thrust or wheel brakes?

He designed and built everything himself - I’ve been watching his builds for a couple of years and he’s gone from making everything from foam and cardboard to custom composite. All pretty impressive!

Search for RamyRC on YouTube.

[DIW35]

Ramy is indeed a very capable and impressive modeller, and has made some amazing aircraft over the past few years. His modelling skills far exceed anything I would be capable of, though my main interest is large scale gliders rather than airliners.

[Sporky]

Simpo Two said:

a pity it (presumably) can't fly at scale speed.

The onscreen thing showed the model doing 130kph, the real thing does 900kph. Real thing is 72m long, this looks about 5m long at a guess, so it's faster than scale speed if my sums and guesses are right?

[Mr Whippy]

Can’t they just make a lower speed higher drag wing profile so it cruises at a more scale speed?

Ok it might look a bit more inaccurate in form but it’d probably fly a bit nicer looking?

Also lower landing and takeoff speed might be nice?