Wingspan is
20 feet 8 inches, and the top of the fin is 6 feet 2 inches above the
ground and Takeoff weight is 264 lbs. The rear cargo doors open
and they drop an R/C jeep on a pallet, and 2 freefall R/C parachutists.
The model also
has a smoke system on both inboard engines, 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. and is covered in fiberglass and epoxy resin. It
is built mainly from balsa and ply, with many glass and carbon fiber
parts for weight reduction.
The C-17
Globe-master III is one of the largest jet models in the world today! It
is complete with retractable landing gear and pneumatically operated
flaps. |