That is one seriously cool model. If anything was ever begging to be turned into a UAV…!

bad ass

I’m an RC plane n00b. What kind of engines is this using?

jiiz in my pants. nuff said

@fdawg4l It sounds like a miniature jet engine. There are kits available and they operate on the same principle as the full sized ones. Requires a bit of welding but someone spending the price of a small car should be able to hire a professional or at least get the welds inspected.

Awesome! I just read a wired article recently where you can buy a *real* one of these for just $5 million. It blew me away how cheap that is compared to other jets out there!
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/01/own-the-coolest-jet-on-your-block/
-Taylor

Holy fucking shit doesn’t even begin to describe the awesomeness of this build.

Actually, The MiG 29 was Russia’s original answer to the F-15. When the F-16 came out, Russia answered yet again for both the F-15 and the F-16 with the Su-27 long range air superiority fighter.

The Su-27 airframe is rediculously capable (as has been shown by the many modifications to it and it’s subsequent acrobatics at Paris air shows), and superb range. It’s this plane and developments to it that very much spurred on the development of the F22 Raptor as far as an air-superiority fighter was concerned.

That being said, this guy’s build is flat out AWESOME. The guy did an amazing job :).

Putting a cam on it doesn’t look like it would yield much though… that thing moves FAST ;).

He had me at the whooosh of the engines, somewhere between the aluminum skin and vacuum bagging, I was compelled to apologize to everything I’ve ever built, by the time he was putting in the cockpit details and landing gear, I was weeping. This is inspiring, just amazing, something I’ll always compare myself to, to push myself to do better.

Some of you people need to get out more often.
As one of the other posters pointed out. There
are hundreds of videos on youtube of turbine
powered RC craft.

However this guy, does deserve recognition and
respect for his skills and knowledge in putting
together his build from scratch.

Those two P200 jetcats he has are about $12k
invested. turbine power is not cheap.

As for buying a russian MiG, try getting it
into the US past the State Dept. they will not
allow importation of advanced technology soviet
fighter aircraft into private ownership of US
citizens. I believe Larry Ellison from Oracle
attempted to purchase one.

Then try finding an insurer for liability and
hull insurance on it. Unless you have turbine
experience and at least several thousand hours
in your log book, you ain’t flying it – at least
not legally. We’re talking about the “real”
aircraft here – not mini RC turbine models.

moo,

interesting. i stand corrected.
i’ll have to send that link to one of my
colleagues who had mis-informed me.

however, having millions means nothing
to the insurers. my employer required
a minimum of 5000 hrs (I fly the Gulfstream V).

so even if you have the money – unless
you have the hours, you’re not flying
one of those high performance fighters
(at least not legally – and probably not
safely either).

the irony of this situation is, the US
military puts pilots in our fighter aircraft
with only a fraction of the flight time
commercial (Part 91) operators require -
again, because of the insurance companies
calling the shots for experience required.

I built one of those once…except it was much smaller. And made of plastic. And didn’t have jets. And didn’t fly. And came in a box from the hobby store.

But otherwise, it was just like this one.

How do you plan to get it out of the attic?

Love the aluminium work on this:
http://www.su27.de/seite9.htm

Much respect for putting a frickin’ airbrake and wheelbrakes on a model.

Personally I think this guy’s jet is slightly better. I admit his isn’t finished yet, but so far I’m more impressed with his build, considering he’s hand made a mold to make his out of fiberglass and carbon fiber, as well as hand-made retracts.

http://www.mmrca.org/lance/sledframe.html

sukhoi? sugoi! ^__^
awesome.

I shall never dare to call myself an engineer ever again. This is simply incredible.

That is just an amazing project. Fantastic test flight footage!

So did they pick a russian model because of copyright issues with US ones? Or just to fly it over US bases and freak them out? :D

Use it to counter uav’s when they’re attacking us instead of the “terrists”. A radar jammer would be cool.

there’s more fun with jet motor than RC model…
http://www.fusionman.ch/

mr nixit: Not only does Larry Ellison own a MiG, but I have personally seen him fly it. I worked for DHL when the US headquarters was at 333 Twin Dolphin Drive, down the street from Oracle. One day I was riding my motorcycle home, and I heard a jet engine at the small craft airport near Oracle. I looked to my left, and there was a MiG taking off — Larry Ellison leaving for the day, destination unknown.

No, you can definitely own a MiG in the U.S., you just can’t arm it.

so how long before some one builds one of these and arms it?

Like I originally stated, “nice build”
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@ MysticShadow:

There are two types:

pretentious douchebags
&
likeable people

“Engineering is the discipline, art and profession of acquiring and applying technical, scientific, and mathematical knowledge to design and implement materials, structures, machines, devices, systems, and processes that safely realize a desired objective or invention.”

Anyone who accomplishes the above is an engineer. There are plenty of people who have bought the title through university & certification who are less deserving by the standard of the ability to perform the above than some of the “hobbyists” you dismiss so casually.

How are those student loans treating you?

Posted at 9:43 am on Feb 22nd, 2010 by nobodyspecial
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(sMiLeS)……

nobodyspecial, let me tell you something… As a TRUE ENGINEER who owns his own Engineering Firm(for the past 15 years) I for one do not have to go a dictionary to look up my profession being that I have been in it ALL MY LIFE, and I know what a true Engineer is.

I AM somebody special, and unlike those WANNABES, I have spent 40 years in the utilization and application of scientific methodologies to enhance current state-of-the-art technologies.

I have been invovled with the development of technologies that you have yet to see(High-Energy Density systems engineerinf in Energizer Engineering Laboratories, Nuclear Labs @ Philips Medical Systems, the design of On-Board guidance systems for Goodrich Aerospace Engineering and more I am declined to reveal for security reasons.

In regards to discipline, that is ONLY learned from STRUCTURED ACADEMIC and SCHOLASTIC study through acknowledgment of the comprehention and completion of accredited course work in degrees-(no dictionary needed).

This is something you CANNOT BUY – and you ARE NOT an Engineer unless you have satisfactorily completed said course work with an accredited educational institution. You sir are ignorant to the state of how the world works, but that is to be expected from one who knows nothing about what they speak about.

Biting on your student loans comment… 120K loaned and 120K paid-in-FULL …thank you.

I am TOTALLY DEBT FREE… Pay cash for everything like I was taught(oops, that also takes discipline as well)… too many jewels for your eyes.

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Along with the weight(of knowledge) come the hate and envy of men” – (Go to your Google God and find out who the Author I prefer my brain instead)

To recap on the build… “beautiful!!!”

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Go Cavs!!!- sorry I am a die-hard Fan here

As awesome as this is (and don’t get me wrong, this Sukhoi IS absolutely awesome), it pales in comparison to what this guy did:

http://maggiesfarm.anotherdotcom.com/archives/12923-P-38-replica.html