Heavenly Body

No, I'm not talking about Jeffrey Richter. “Heavenly Body” is my R/C B-25, which is finally finished and is almost ready for its test flight. The paint scheme comes from the real Heavenly Body, a B-25 manufactured near the end of WWII that still flies today. Mine has a wingspan of 85”, so while it's tiny compared to the real thing, it's big enough to be scary. I'm sure the pucker factor will be high the first time I fly it.

My B-25 is powered by a pair of 4-stroke Saito 82 engines, which produce 1.5 HP each. I hope that's enough to power this plane, although you never know until you get it in the air. The props and wing loading have a lot to do with performance, too. I'll post a full report following the first flight.

Meanwhile, if you just can't wait, here's a link to a B-25 just like it flying in Sweden:

http://www.junkshop.nu/flyg/drhanke/bokis/KMPB25.wmv

On Oct 28 2005 4:39 PMBy jprosise
With 4 Comments Jeff Prosise

Comments (4)

  1. Eric King

    Wow! She's is a beauty. Did you do any paint-work on the body? What kind of a ballpark "hit on the ol' wallet" does a jewel like that make? I've been reading your posts, and from our conversations, I think I'd like to mess around with some RC planes someday. Maybe in a couple of more years once the kids are a little older. -Eric King UnumProvident Corp. Chattanooga, TN.

  2. Jeff Prosise

    Drive up from Chattanooga sometime and I'll take you to the field and put you behind the controls of a trainer. Fair warning, though: it's addicting! I have about $2K in the B-25. That's about typical for a plane of that size, although the two engines did increase the cost of this one. You can get into a nice .60-size plane for $500. $300 for a trainer. It's not incredibly expensive until you crash one. :-)

Leave a Comment

Archives

Tags