Just got this e-mail in case there are any r/c-model buffs out there.
This 1/9th scale radio-controlled C-17 model was built in the United
Kingdom. To date it has about 20 flights. It was built as the
centerpiece of a 15 program television series produced in the U.K. for
the Home and Leisure satellite TV channel. Built with the aid of three
friends, it took one
year to build and is powered with 4 Jetcat P-120 turbines with a total
thrust of 108 lbs. The models weighs over 250 lbs fuelled, and carries
12.5
liters (3.3 US gallons) of 95% kerosene and 5% turbine oil fuel. Other
details include 5 Futaba PCM receivers, 16 battery packs (93 cells), 20
Futaba servos, on board air compressor, electro/pneumatic retracts, etc.
Wingspan is 20 feet 8 inches, and the top of the fin is 74 inches (6
feet 2
inches) above the ground. Takeoff weight is 264 lbs. The rear cargo
doors open and they drop an r/c jeep on a pallet, as well as 2 free-fall
r/c parachutists. The model also has smoke systems both of the inboard
turbines, and uses 2.4 GHz data link to provide real-time data to a
laptop computer on the ground while in flight, this data includes
airspeed, turbine RPM, EGT, fuel consumption, etc. It is covered in
fiberglass and epoxy resin. Built mainly from balsa and ply, with many
glass and carbon fiber
moldings to reduce weight. This C-17 Globemaster III is one of the
largest jet models in the world today! Complete with retractable
landing gear and pneumatically operated flaps.