Seeing as its MY thread ... I will answer !!
The Lancaster is a plan build - so materials and so on are all as I wish to use. Chris Golds is a prolific designer and RC modeller in the UK - used to fly RAF ftont line fighters !
The Lancaster he designed - which I am building - was based on hand carved / hot wired foam block with paper / white glue covering. Plywood and balsa in where strength needed. He used 4 Glow engines ... think it was 4 x 25's ... (4.5cc each) with 8" props.
MIne is modified to take account of modern ideas and materials. My fuselage is constructed of strip pine spars and then Depron foam sheet between to create a frame. Plywood formers create the shape. Wings are foam ribs, pine spars and plywood backing to taked motors / retracts / fixing system. The wing will be in 2 or 3 sections.
The gear for it ...
This is one retract sitting on my 15" computer ...
The twin module, four speaker sound system for the engines ...
Power for mine will be 4 x 3548 Brushless with multiple 3S LiPo's ...
She will need 12 or more servos ...
How long to build ? I've been slow at one year so far and expect it will take another year. Total cost, probably in region of about $250 or so ...
I do have a build thread running on other forums if you wish to follow ...
RC Groups :
Chris Golds Lancaster build from plans. - RC Groups
Wattflyer :
Chris Golds 90" Lancaster .... - Page 3 - WattFlyer RC Electric Flight Forums - Discuss radio control eflight
Little bit of explanation :
My Mother during the War was with 619 Sqdn in England with a Repair and Installation team on Lancasters. I want to honour my Mother who passed away some years ago by building and decorating a Lancaster in the scheme of one she worked with.
Here's the photo she received from 'her Boys' when leaving 619 ...
My Mother ...
.... a labour not only that I think the Lancaster a fine aircraft, but also of love.
Nigel