# Freakin' Huge Airbus Model Plane **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 19, 2005, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakin-huge-airbus-model-plane/331852 "2005-11-19T22:39:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakin-huge-airbus-model-plane/331852/1 "2005-11-19T22:39:09Z")
[I wonder how many of those Fisher Price people you can fit in the thing?](http://www.funmansion.com/images/airbus1.jpg) And yes, [it does fly.](http://www.funmansion.com/images/airbus4.jpg) If you don’t mind waiting for big video file to download, you can see more pics of the plane [here.](http://www.funmansion.com/html/Airbus-Remote-Control-Plane.html) (Page has the video file embedded in the bottom of it and it autodownloads.) ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakin-huge-airbus-model-plane/331852/2 "2005-11-19T22:45:53Z")
Cool! I wonder how much that cost? ---
**Author:** ![Scruloose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@Scruloose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scruloose)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakin-huge-airbus-model-plane/331852/3 "2005-11-19T22:56:01Z")
Now _that_ is freakin’ cool! Man, I wish I had more time and more money to spend on models. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakin-huge-airbus-model-plane/331852/4 "2005-11-19T23:40:39Z")
I admire the controller’s eyesight - a white plane against a cloudy sky?! They’ll be very interested in this at work. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakin-huge-airbus-model-plane/331852/5 "2005-11-20T00:26:46Z")
Extremely cool. I wonder what kind of engines it used. Surely they don’t have model jet engines that fit in those model engine pods? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakin-huge-airbus-model-plane/331852/6 "2005-11-20T00:30:17Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > Extremely cool. I wonder what kind of engines it used. Surely they don’t have model jet engines that fit in those model engine pods? Last year, a guy built a model B-52 with what looked like the same engines. Unfortunately, it crashed. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakin-huge-airbus-model-plane/331852/7 "2005-11-20T00:56:28Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > Extremely cool. I wonder what kind of engines it used. Surely they don’t have model jet engines that fit in those model engine pods? Probably ducted fans. There are all kinds of big model engines you can use for giant-scale R/C. ---
**Author:** ![zagloba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/977dab/32.png) [@zagloba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zagloba)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakin-huge-airbus-model-plane/331852/8 "2005-11-20T04:25:47Z")
It really sounds like a jet in the video. That thing is as big as a cruise missile! ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakin-huge-airbus-model-plane/331852/9 "2005-11-20T04:38:04Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > Extremely cool. I wonder what kind of engines it used. Surely they don’t have model jet engines that fit in those model engine pods? They do indeed have jets that small—some of which have even been used on [manned aircraft.](http://www.amtjets.com/gallery_real_plain.html) ---
**Author:** ![Mac\_Guffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@Mac\_Guffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mac_Guffin)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakin-huge-airbus-model-plane/331852/10 "2005-11-20T05:53:23Z")
Jebus! That thing looks like you could lay down in it and fly in it. That’d be cool… ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakin-huge-airbus-model-plane/331852/11 "2005-11-20T12:48:14Z")
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > Last year, a guy built a model B-52 with what looked like the same engines. Unfortunately, it crashed. I had a link to that video but lost it. Does anyone know where I can find it? ---
**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakin-huge-airbus-model-plane/331852/12 "2005-11-20T14:34:50Z")
I must have one. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakin-huge-airbus-model-plane/331852/13 "2005-11-20T15:08:03Z")
I have the video of the crash: the ‘pilot’ attempted too tight a turn. You really need to be in a chase dirigible or helicopter when flying these things. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakin-huge-airbus-model-plane/331852/14 "2005-11-20T16:31:18Z")
Link to a model B-52 movie: [http://www.mcgirt.net/RC/VIDEOS/Giant\_B52/B52\_flight2.wmv](http://www.mcgirt.net/RC/VIDEOS/Giant_B52/B52_flight2.wmv) Not sure that’s the one **Rick** had in mind. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakin-huge-airbus-model-plane/331852/15 "2005-11-20T16:43:00Z")
If that thing can fly and carry passengers, how is it a _model_ airplane? :eek: