Huge (21 foot) RC B-17 Flying Fortress!! Steve Kilbon at Buckminster

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Some footage of Steve Kilbon’s B-17 Flying fortress in windy conditions at the BMFA Buckminster site in April 2024.
Model info below….
Make: Richard Rawle
Model: B-17 Flying Fortress
Wingspan: 21ft / 252” / 6.4m
Engines: 4x zenoah 38’s
Originally built by Dave Johnson approx. 30 years ago!
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  • @Mightymouserc
    @Mightymouserc27 күн бұрын

    Wow just an awesome looking B-17 nice flying in the crosswind too just beautiful job! 👍

  • @kerryhunter6764
    @kerryhunter6764Ай бұрын

    Brilliant flying when you consider that cross wind. Excellent skills. Great model too.

  • @ericblom9568
    @ericblom956816 күн бұрын

    Nicely done, mate! That landing was smooth as butter.

  • @beatlebass2002
    @beatlebass2002Ай бұрын

    Beautiful tribute to the never forgotten 909

  • @petergraves2085
    @petergraves2085Ай бұрын

    Apart from the engine noise, the perspective as it climbed out made it look like a real B.17 somewhat in the further distance. Well done.

  • @ryanirvin9886
    @ryanirvin9886Ай бұрын

    Even with that crazy cross wind, that was a great landing. Well done.

  • @edwinthomas618
    @edwinthomas61821 күн бұрын

    Excellent flying in that wind. Landi g was butter

  • @stevekilbon8395
    @stevekilbon8395Ай бұрын

    Thanks for posting mate. It was a challenging flight with the cross wind.

  • @rc_plane_guy1

    @rc_plane_guy1

    Ай бұрын

    It was! Fair play to you for going for it regardless haha!

  • @johnh.2405
    @johnh.2405Ай бұрын

    Very nice !

  • @Jimbo-in-Thailand
    @Jimbo-in-ThailandАй бұрын

    Nice looking huge model and amazingly smooth landing, especially considering the blustery crosswind the pilot was flying in. Speaking of wind, I've always followed one simple rule which continues to serve me well: NEVER fly an RC model or drone in winds I wouldn't dare fly a real airplane in. Cheers from Thailand!

  • @stevekilbon8395

    @stevekilbon8395

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you. It’s always windy when I want to go fly so we get used to it.

  • @urbanfox53
    @urbanfox5328 күн бұрын

    B-17, some very nice scale speed flying, our friends over the pond don't understand that concept, all about speed and size 👍.

  • @mtacoustic1
    @mtacoustic1Ай бұрын

    One heck of a crosswind!

  • @johnlong7178
    @johnlong7178Ай бұрын

    Incredible job flying in that wind! If I was on board I would have tossed my lunch. Also one awesome looking plane and awesome flying skills.

  • @wayneandrus240
    @wayneandrus240Ай бұрын

    How remarkable!!! WOW!!

  • @stevekilbon8395

    @stevekilbon8395

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks.

  • @funkymonkey1968
    @funkymonkey1968Ай бұрын

    How awesome is this !!!

  • @catlady8324

    @catlady8324

    Ай бұрын

    Super, very, extremely awesome! 👏

  • @raymondo162

    @raymondo162

    Ай бұрын

    11/10

  • @catlady8324

    @catlady8324

    Ай бұрын

    @@raymondo162 It only goes up to 10/10, otherwise it’s infinite and meaningless.

  • @raybame5816
    @raybame5816Ай бұрын

    Liked and subbed. Unlike Pete's channel which I follow, you have a mix of construction and tips besides just flying. USA

  • @rc_plane_guy1

    @rc_plane_guy1

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you! I do try to give a mixture of videos.. pretty much all of my journey in the hobby.. from my own projects to what i see when attending events and shows etc 😊

  • @billbright1755
    @billbright1755Ай бұрын

    Never turn into a dead engine. Keep air speed with increasing other engines and avoid over banking turns. I got to fly on 909 with B - 24 Witchcraft off our wing. Took off right behind pilot’s seat then had access to every part but ball turret and tail gun. Tail wheel blocking rear fuselage access. Unlike B- 24 with no restrictions other than ball turret which is very confining anyway.

  • @craigpennington1251
    @craigpennington1251Ай бұрын

    Way too windy for flight to compromise that excellent build. I've always made it a rule to never fly with over (5mph) winds. It's paid off tremendously. Outstanding landing. And thanks for posting without music. Don't crash it guys. That sucker is so cool.

  • @raymondo162

    @raymondo162

    Ай бұрын

    Are you deaf ??

  • @rc_plane_guy1

    @rc_plane_guy1

    Ай бұрын

    Unfortunately in the UK, if you wait for 5mph winds, we would never fly! 😂

  • @stevekilbon8395

    @stevekilbon8395

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you.

  • @mystyguitarmusic
    @mystyguitarmusicАй бұрын

    Awesome airplane.... and I think I just realized what BMFA actually stands for... 🤣🤣🤣

  • @cymaz100
    @cymaz100Ай бұрын

    That’s some crosswind Steve, brave lad and well done. Will we see you at Woodsprings this year? Hope so

  • @stevekilbon8395

    @stevekilbon8395

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks mate, I’ll be at woodspring.

  • @Gusst210
    @Gusst210Ай бұрын

    Très très beau B 17 TRES LIMITE EN PUISSANCE....!! ATTENTION A UNE COUPURE D' UN OU DEUX MOTEURS AU DÉCOLLAGE.....!! AIE AIE AIE.... TRES REALISTE BEAU BOULOT 👍👍👍🍾🍾

  • @sunnyscott4876
    @sunnyscott4876Ай бұрын

    Sometimes making a "model " so big it almost stops being a model and starts becoming a real tiny airplane.

  • @markusbollenbacher225
    @markusbollenbacher225Ай бұрын

    😊😊😊😊😊

  • @Whitpusmc
    @WhitpusmcАй бұрын

    Yikes! That crosswind was too much for me!

  • @drfiberglass
    @drfiberglassАй бұрын

    It's a shame you couldn't do something with that mic problem. A wind sock might help...

  • @raymondo162
    @raymondo162Ай бұрын

    seriously IRRITATING background moozak. YOYOY ??

  • @garyyoung4074
    @garyyoung4074Ай бұрын

    Why no scale 3 blade props? Always such an embarassment for a mighty ww2 warbird with a big 3 or 4 blade prop to fly in RC with a puney piper cub prop. I know they make big 3 blade RC props....

  • @TheGraemeEvans

    @TheGraemeEvans

    Ай бұрын

    Usually cost and availability of specific sizes.

  • @santiagoecheverri5743

    @santiagoecheverri5743

    Ай бұрын

    Pero el solo costo total y hermosura del modelo completo ameritaria la compra de la hélices correctas al original. Pero aclaró que solo soy aficionado a este Hobby solo para mirarlos. No tengo conocimientos reales de costos y disponibilidad, como alguien que si debe saber, ya aclaró. Felicitaciones.

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