GIANT XXL F-104 Starfighter ! ProWing Show 2024
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Published 2024-06-09
This is an Airworld F104 built by Trond Hammerstad. It weighs 74KG and is powered by a Jetcat 550 Pro turbine engine.
Filmed by Dom Mitchell for the 'Essential RC' YouTube channel using the Panasonic HC-X2 4K camcorder at ProWing Show 2024
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All Comments (16)
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Incredible flying considering how tricky the real F104 is to fly. It's basically a missile with little wings attached
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When does a model become a small aircraft in its own right ?
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so realistic, fantastic 😎👍👍👍😀
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Ahhhh, the good old widow maker. I remember watching 2 Dutch F104s Flying into Lakenheath as a teenager. You could hear them long before you could see them. A ton of black smoke pouring out the back. They looked very different next to the F111 Es parked up ! I was 14 and my uncle was a liaison officer at the base. Summer of 1977.
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Hi dom, some info I found on the model; it is an airworld f104 weighing in at 74kg, using a Jetcat p550 pro with Powerbox core radio and is built and flown by Trond Hammerstad
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As soon as it’s in the air, there’s nothing giving the scale away. Brilliant model, and ditto flying! But I’m 58 now, so when I was 1/3 scale in 1972, the full scale 104’s roared above me constantly, training towards a war that stayed cold. Not too sure these days… 😅 [Edit: …and realised that the model (decals) and builder are 🇳🇴 as well… 🙈👍]
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Must be RELATIVELY lighter than the full scale F-104 to get off the ground that quick, or have much higher power to weight. Love the "Sabre dance" on landing.
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About landing ..it was lateral wing or right brake ratio higher than left? Maybe in a jet is difficult to controll that rollwave when it starts ?
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Wow,that thing is gigantic!!...a dart with wings,amazing how slow it can fly to land...great piloting, i wouldn't dare to,that's for sure!!😅...was there someone eating candy next to you Dom,or was it rain i heard?😅
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Could you do a modular U-2 upgrade?
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Super, mein lieblins Flugzeug
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Wow, such beautiful model. I noticed that the left wheel is not turning at the end of the video, and I'm wondering if the pilot forgot to disengage the breaks or is it a malfunction?
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The first plastic model I built was a F-104. I was 10 years old, and saved up my money pulling weeds for neighbors and cashing in empty pop bottles.
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Hi Don. I’m really enjoying your YouTube channel. The videos are fantastic. The camera you’re using does a stellar job. Two quick questions because I’m thinking about purchasing that camera since it does such a beautiful job. First question, how do you like the image stabilization? Second question, are you using the stock lens that came with the camera or do you use a different lens when you’re shooting aircraft that are in the air?
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Could this plane go supersonic? I recall the real version could go 1500+.
