[WWI] 1/72 scale FLYING R/C Fokker E-III

[Thayer Syme]

> > Here is a detail photo of the engine, several times larger than life.
> >
> > http://www.gryffinaero.com/24433c.jpg
>
>Heavens! This guy gets more detail into a flying 1/72 model than I 
>into a 1:8.
>Any more details? What's the R/C gear, how built, how many actuators/servos,
>powerplant, weight?

Pretty much everyone has that response.

Airframe is foam sheet, airbrushed to quite convincingly sim the 3D 
texture. I expect the RC gear is something Matt made, he is handy 
that way. No servos. He crafts linear actuators using muscle wire. I 
think he had throttle, rudder and elevator.  AUW is 2.2 grams IIRC. 
He is definitely one of the elite.
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