RC planes are a lot of fun, and the bigger the better! [Ramy RC] has built the world’s biggest RC A380.
At 29 ft (8.83 m) long, with a 32 foot (9.75 m) wingspan, and weighing 800 lb (362 kg), this 1/8 scale jumbo jet is not your typical model. The fuselage is built from CNC cut EPS foam layed up with fiberglass on the outside and carbon fiber inside. The wings have a combination of carbon, aluminum, foam, and wood components to handle the aerodynamic loads.
The attention to detail is wild. Instead of painting the windows, each one is an actual hole in the plane with a 3D printed window frame and acrylic window. You can actually see one falling out of the plane in the video below. An Airbus mechanic in the comments even notes the landing gear door order of operations are identical to the real thing.
If [Ramy] looks familiar, perhaps you remember his previous A380 build? Much like the 747, the full size A380 is no longer in production, but they can run on cooking oil while they’re still flying.
i dont get the point of making a large r/c plane when its big enough to climb inside and use as a real aircraft.
Probably too light and won’t lift a human
It weighs 800 lbs. That’s over 3 times the weight limit for an ultralight in the US that does carry a person.
If you’re making a movie, it is far easier to hire an RC plane than use a real one for flying shots. Inside shots are easier with decommissioned fuselages.
If you get paid by one of the richest people in the entertainment industry to feed their hobby on a very regular basis, that is not a question you really ask.
Look up the estate with the runway for those R/C planes (very plural) and you will see that size does matter for some.
If it crashes you probably kill some else rather than yourself.
risk is part of the fun.
It’s as cool as hell!
Is it only me or is the idea of this guy flying that around anywhere near me slightly terrifying?
According to late terminology trends in newspapers, it is a drone.
I wonder if air traffic control would notice the scaling discrepancy if it landed at JFK airport?
I feel there’s an epic April 1st prank to be had out of this.
It’s bigger than the plane I fly!
Is it legal? In the UK we cannot even carry knifes..
It is rather hard to conceal an A380 that scale on your body, besides that it is much less dangerous than a knife in a knife fight, or anyway it is quite hard to swing around.