GIANT 1:6 scale Radio Controlled (RC) Lockheed SUPER CONSTELLATION TWA 'Star of America' AIRLINER

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  • GIANT 1:6 scale Radio Controlled (RC) Lockheed SUPER CONSTELLATION TWA 'Star of America' AIRLINER
    Owned and built by Keith Mitchell, this model took 5 years of combined design and construction. Its initial flights were taken under the Large Model Association scheme (approved by the CAA) for model aircraft over 80KG. It underwent 12 test flights for combined flight time of more than 2 hours to get it's LMA\CAA certificate to fly at public shows.
    A rarely modelled scale radio controlled aircraft in an amazing scheme applied by the master, Philip Noel of Pinnacle Aviation. For more information about Phil's services go here www.pinnacleaviation.co.uk/
    Specifications of this fantastic model.
    Wingspan: 21 Feet
    Length: 19 Feet
    Weight: 220 Lbs
    Engines: 4 x ZDZ 90cc petrol
    Props: 4 x 28 x 10 Biela Carbon
    Radio: Futaba 14 Channel
    Servos: 22 (13 channels for ailerons, elevator, rudder, flaps, throttle x 4, landing gear and lights)
    Filmed at LMA Cosford Show using the Panasonic AG-UX180 Pro 4K camcorder by Dom Mitchell for the 'Essential RC' CZcams channel.
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  • @EssentialRC
    @EssentialRC  Před 5 lety +20

    EASY TO FLY RC PLANE AVAILABLE HERE: bit.ly/2WWZyEq
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    • @BobBilheimer
      @BobBilheimer Před 5 lety

      Awesome . Simply awesome flight, and control ... But you "liked" your own post?

    • @EssentialRC
      @EssentialRC  Před 5 lety +3

      @@BobBilheimer Yup. Because it was THAT awesome.

    • @BobBilheimer
      @BobBilheimer Před 5 lety +2

      Not shying away from badaasery definitely deserves another thumbs up from me 👍👍

    • @ASHDOWNJOHN
      @ASHDOWNJOHN Před 5 lety

      Essential RC .

  • @Sandsculptor
    @Sandsculptor Před 5 lety +32

    I'm 71 years young and when I was a kid/teenager living in Pennsylvania, I had airplane models hanging from my bedroom ceiling. My prized model to the TWA Super Connie. The Super Connie was one of the most beautiful and sleek airliners of the 1950s. I remember riding my bicycle to the Harrisburg, PA airport where the TWA Super Connie would land a few times per day. I never had a schedule, but I knew to be there at about 2pm in the afternoon. Your RC model is one of the best I've seen on CZcams. Thanks for sharing your video.

    • @joaofmsilva
      @joaofmsilva Před 5 lety +2

      It still is!!! Sleek, ellegant airplane. Besides the old Concord, nothing comes close to it :)

    • @AudreysKitchen
      @AudreysKitchen Před 4 lety +1

      Thank you for sharing. I agree that the plane is lovely, and I enjoyed reading your comment.

    • @ObjectPe-
      @ObjectPe- Před 3 lety

      it’s a very beautiful aircraft, and in my opinion, is the prettiest Propeller driven civil aircraft in the world

  • @angelreading5098
    @angelreading5098 Před 5 lety +33

    This model has to be seen to be fully appreciated,its a piece of aeronautical engineering in its own right,well flown too in less than ideal conditions.

  • @joaofmsilva
    @joaofmsilva Před 5 lety +2

    The most beautiful plane ever made, elegant. I am only 61 years old and although I never flew in one of them I still think it's an icon :)

  • @bandfromtheband9445
    @bandfromtheband9445 Před 5 lety +26

    My favorite aircraft ever constructed! The beautiful Lockheed Constellation!!! The first to jump Continents so successfully and the first to make flying at higher altitudes so successful! A beautiful and magnificent aircraft, from Lockheed!

  • @garrettsinclair5204
    @garrettsinclair5204 Před 3 lety +2

    That pilot is a masterclass unto himself. Precision and control personified.

  • @alishanmao
    @alishanmao Před 5 lety +17

    what a superb build and sounds so good in the air too

    • @Tflexxx02
      @Tflexxx02 Před 5 lety

      Almost sounds like the real thing!

  • @PatrickJWenzel
    @PatrickJWenzel Před 5 lety +10

    Absolutely impressive. To pilot such an aircraft so smoothly after 5 years of blood, sweat and tears is really a testament to the skills of the chap at the controls. Well done.

  • @etienneotto4153
    @etienneotto4153 Před 5 lety +14

    In the air, it Looks 100% real.
    But how did Mitchell manage to make the engines sound so good?? It sounds like a real airplane!!!

  • @123jerro
    @123jerro Před 5 lety +7

    Coordinated turns! This guy actually knows how to fly!

  • @dr.crypto6891
    @dr.crypto6891 Před 5 lety +3

    I remember these when I was young. They were THE plane of the day. Never got to fly in one. They were out of service by the time I got to travel.
    Cheers! Well Done!

  • @chrisivanchev
    @chrisivanchev Před 5 lety +9

    These guys put a lot of work to build this piece of art! Impressive! And a crosswind landing... that was really impressive!

  • @lauchingwan
    @lauchingwan Před 5 lety +6

    Awesome model of the Constellation.Looks like the real thing in flight.Great sound too

  • @mr.hainie2543
    @mr.hainie2543 Před 5 lety +34

    The Super Constellation is the sexiest airplane ever built, and this is one of the most impressive R/C planes ever built, congratulations!!
    Thank you for this post!

  • @josipvrandecic2472
    @josipvrandecic2472 Před 5 lety +5

    A magnificent model, a lot of work on it and an expert pilot- builder Mr.Keith Mitchell...Sir !
    Dear Dom, you're like Santa Close ... always bring beautiful presents to good fans.

  • @luizvieirasouto
    @luizvieirasouto Před 5 lety +8

    Amazing! Once flying, no one can tell the difference from a real Super Connie!

  • @235buz
    @235buz Před 5 lety +17

    Wow, even has retractable landing gear. How cool is that?

  • @lautrey6531
    @lautrey6531 Před 5 lety +9

    What a sight to behold! Beautifully constructed airplane, great piloting and a wonder photographer filming the whole sequence perfectly! Congratulations to all involved.

    • @EssentialRC
      @EssentialRC  Před 5 lety +2

      Thanks for the feedback Philippe! Cheers Dom (Essential RC)

  • @rcbinchicken
    @rcbinchicken Před 5 lety +12

    Wow. That thing clocks in at well over the empty weight of many human-carrying ultralights. Probably more horsepower too! :P Beautifully modelled and flown, not to mention filmed.

  • @1clackerman
    @1clackerman Před 5 lety +7

    Every other R.C. plane I have seen is nothing, nothing, compared to this Fabulous example of master craftsmanship. Very, Very well done, indeed. It's a thing of Beauty. I love it.
    Thank You so Much for sharing Video of your , "Best Ever" R.C. Airplane.

  • @joebananas1100
    @joebananas1100 Před 5 lety +3

    All kidding aside what a beautiful sleek aircraft .Brings back memories of props flying cross country back in those days. Well done gentlemen

  • @MarcusLeepapi
    @MarcusLeepapi Před 5 lety +5

    OMG!!!! So so nice seeing this....A Lockheed in this size.....Wow!!! That is really nice...Thank you...

  • @russelllocke7180
    @russelllocke7180 Před 5 lety +6

    Very impressive aircraft. Well flown Skipper.

  • @Intrepid175a
    @Intrepid175a Před 5 lety +5

    I've always thought the Super Conney was one of the most sexy airliners in the history of the aircraft type. This model is beautifully built and beautifully flown. Well done and thanks for sharing!

  • @BsUJeTs
    @BsUJeTs Před 5 lety +7

    Beautiful model and great flying with those cross winds. You literally see the plane yaw before being corrected. For a moment I thought that I was transported back in time to the 1950s watching planes at the airports. Great job !

  • @littlebennie3196
    @littlebennie3196 Před 5 lety +8

    Way too cool guys. Great job. I flew the Connie with TWA. Capt B, Hawaii

  • @donaldvantongeren8385
    @donaldvantongeren8385 Před 5 lety +9

    What a briljant pilot! Very Nice flight, thanks so much!!!

  • @stevenmurray5860
    @stevenmurray5860 Před 5 lety +14

    Beautiful! Excellent piloting sir! That's a beauty! Even sounds authentic scale!

  • @hemicuda75
    @hemicuda75 Před 29 dny +1

    All four engines on a Super Constellation? Pretty unusual ;-)
    Awesome build, btw!

  • @lindsaypeterholden2701
    @lindsaypeterholden2701 Před 5 lety +9

    Clever clever Gentlemen.Fantastic design superbly controlled.

  • @bandfromtheband9445
    @bandfromtheband9445 Před 5 lety +2

    Just BEAUTIFUL!!!!Look at this outstanding model!!!

  • @gabrielabate6020
    @gabrielabate6020 Před 5 lety +3

    Beautiful, just beautiful!

  • @sk8rdad
    @sk8rdad Před 5 lety +2

    Nice touch with the landing lights!

  • @lautoka63
    @lautoka63 Před 5 lety +4

    Congratulations on the landing. Lovely model.

  • @gendaminoru3195
    @gendaminoru3195 Před 5 lety +4

    great sound and scale. Very nice control forces too. nicely harmonized, great balance and longitudinal stability. Very impressed. Just needs a little nose wheel - rudder inter mix.

  • @edjankartz8292
    @edjankartz8292 Před 4 lety +1

    As good as it gets,PERFECT.

  • @thomasfholland
    @thomasfholland Před 5 lety +4

    Fantastic!! Amazing to see what someone can do with talent and brains.

  • @AlbertDolmans
    @AlbertDolmans Před 5 lety +1

    Beautifully built and amazingly skillfully flown!

  • @cdjames4246
    @cdjames4246 Před 5 lety +3

    Beautiful

  • @NigelDixon1952
    @NigelDixon1952 Před 5 lety +2

    What a fantastic sound!

  • @dad5650
    @dad5650 Před 5 lety +7

    Modern airliners can't hold a candle to the styling and aesthetics of this plane.

  • @johnrogan9420
    @johnrogan9420 Před 5 lety +12

    As the German in flight of the phoenix said..."this is not a toy...it is a scale model of the full version"

  • @bettyboop-xg6jo
    @bettyboop-xg6jo Před 5 lety +1

    Oh lovely, fabulous landing too, thank you😀

  • @bobbyd6680
    @bobbyd6680 Před 5 lety

    My first ever flight was in a TWA Connie. Newark to Detroit, over 2 hour flight. I was about 10 yrs and will never forget it. Being invited up to the cockpit by the stewardess and given my flight wings by the pilots. What a beautiful model.

  • @sergiodelaorden
    @sergiodelaorden Před 5 lety +4

    Congratulations Sir! Impressive take off, impressive flight and spectacular landing.

  • @swingmanic
    @swingmanic Před 5 lety +1

    She's a beauty!!

  • @manzanero2008
    @manzanero2008 Před 5 lety +2

    Beautiful...beautiful...no words....thanks...thanks...thanks !

  • @AlexanderGoroshilov
    @AlexanderGoroshilov Před 5 lety +18

    All grown ups are kids inside. The only thing that has changed is the size of their toys!

  • @pegnew9192
    @pegnew9192 Před 5 lety +1

    Perfect in every sense of the word.

  • @kneeman66
    @kneeman66 Před 5 lety +1

    Unbelievably great sounding plane on the flybys

  • @kk6aw
    @kk6aw Před 5 lety +12

    Made two flights on one of those, over to Japan via midway and return via Wake 1959 and1961

  • @SirGeorge53
    @SirGeorge53 Před 5 lety +1

    Hats off to the Constellation!

  • @jibeco
    @jibeco Před 3 lety +1

    What a masterpiece.
    What a Bird.
    Thanks a lot.

  • @robertblack6941
    @robertblack6941 Před 5 lety +6

    Beautiful model. Even sounds sort of like a real one, which I haven't seen since I was 5.

    • @timothybueschel7114
      @timothybueschel7114 Před 5 lety

      I HAVEN'T SEEN A CONNIE SINCE THE LATE 80'S EARLY 90'S AT OSHKOSH. DAMN FINE LOOKING AIRCRAFT.

    • @jeremystig98
      @jeremystig98 Před 5 lety

      It sounds like a moped at idle. The Fly-bys sounded pretty good thought.

    • @whalesong999
      @whalesong999 Před 5 lety

      Nice, large displacement, relatively slow turning two stroke engines. Made for a realistic sound in flight, kudos to the chap who figured this all out. The rotation for takeoff was even very well executed, difficult to judge just how to do that.

  • @paladin0654
    @paladin0654 Před 5 lety +3

    Beautiful model.

  • @johnnymelendez4836
    @johnnymelendez4836 Před 5 lety

    Outstanding replica,awesome flight controls at any size RC. THANK YOU🎥👌✈

  • @bilzplace
    @bilzplace Před 5 lety +1

    That is one gorgeous RC Aircraft, Incredible that he could even build it.

    • @christianlords1340
      @christianlords1340 Před 5 lety

      there are bigger ones with real jet engines. but it is nice. for sure

  • @McRocket
    @McRocket Před 5 lety +4

    Beautiful model.
    My parents met on a plane exactly like this (yes, they were chipmunks).

  • @beachbum4691
    @beachbum4691 Před 5 lety

    "Mesmerising" Big part of my childhood - Thanks for posting :)

  • @jamesepler7156
    @jamesepler7156 Před 5 lety

    Best model ever. Beautiful and very historic plane. Thank you for sharing...

  • @cadicorniche
    @cadicorniche Před 4 lety

    The Connie is an aircraft of pure beauty!

  • @NeilIves
    @NeilIves Před 4 lety

    I remember seeing those flying when I was a boy, in the '50's. What a beautiful aircraft.

  • @erikhaack4123
    @erikhaack4123 Před 5 lety +1

    Wooooow it even sounds like the real constalation!!

  • @JuniorFan08
    @JuniorFan08 Před 5 lety

    Love to see model air liners in flight. Beautiful!

  • @McRocket
    @McRocket Před 5 lety +4

    Gorgeous, gorgeous plane. I wonder if the person who designed the thing way back when deliberately made it gorgeous or it just ended up that way?

  • @mikepugh6483
    @mikepugh6483 Před 5 lety +6

    Awesome build on that model aircraft. What a beauty.

  • @criledo1
    @criledo1 Před 5 lety

    To put it simple, that is awesome!! Congrats!!

  • @223frankthetank
    @223frankthetank Před 5 lety +8

    amazing model, the true birth of airline aviation.

  • @dougallen8466
    @dougallen8466 Před 4 lety

    What a gorgeous model, love it.

  • @princearthur4946
    @princearthur4946 Před 2 lety

    Wow!!! Amazing! Beautiful!

  • @ColeAviation
    @ColeAviation Před 5 lety

    BEAUTIFUL!!!!!! Great job to the Captain 👨🏻‍✈️😁👍🏼

  • @rogerlee3941
    @rogerlee3941 Před 5 lety +7

    A great model of a great aircraft, and extremely realistic (lacking only the 3-bladed props)! Loved it! BTW, excellent flying!

  • @BigWheelHawaii
    @BigWheelHawaii Před 5 lety +1

    The Craftsmanship, Beauty, and Talent It Took To Build and Fly This "Beauty" ,,, Would Make Michelangelo Weep,,,

  • @simply-phil
    @simply-phil Před 5 lety +1

    this is an absolutely awesome model ;)

  • @MajorDrama1
    @MajorDrama1 Před 5 lety

    Very cool! Some people just go beyond!

  • @rossk4864
    @rossk4864 Před 5 lety

    What a beautiful model...even equipped with retractable gear and landing lights!! It is also the first Connie I have seen with wing tip tanks :-)

  • @scl7733
    @scl7733 Před 5 lety +1

    Beautiful!! Our squadron (VQ-1, NAS Atsugi, Japan) flew Super Connies.....

  • @RadhaVijayanMFA
    @RadhaVijayanMFA Před 5 lety

    Mother’s Grace🙏
    Kudos Mr Keith
    Hats off to you👍😊👏👏👏🌹

  • @dezinedude4563
    @dezinedude4563 Před 5 lety +2

    I'm in agreement that the Super Constellation was the most attractive airliner of all time and all designed in pre-computer aided olde tymes with
    26 scale log-log slide rules! This retired mech tech engineering designer well remembers me drafting on linen utilizing almost flat boards with Leroy lettering templates. But even if this incredible replica was done with CAE its a perfect rendition! Amazing!

    • @jayyoung4534
      @jayyoung4534 Před 5 lety

      @DezineDude...Remember "The High and the Mighty"?

  • @kamuelalee
    @kamuelalee Před 5 lety

    Amazing and awesome. Kudos to the owner and builder!!!

  • @4vndd
    @4vndd Před 5 lety

    Super!! Thanks for sharing!!

  • @woodyhuband9248
    @woodyhuband9248 Před 5 lety +2

    This is one reason why old people are important to society. Most “youngsters” don’t even know what this beautiful plane is.👍

  • @easttexan2933
    @easttexan2933 Před 5 lety +1

    Congratulations on a superb aircraft build and flight. Nailed that landing sir.

  • @fairwinds610
    @fairwinds610 Před 5 lety

    Wow! Even landing lights! I flew in one of these back in 1950, flying from Lincoln, NE to San Jose, CA.

  • @stephenseall6888
    @stephenseall6888 Před 5 lety

    absolutely beautiful aircraft, a jaguar of the skies!

  • @marthaloertscher9183
    @marthaloertscher9183 Před 5 lety

    Congrats!
    This is just awesome! Greets from Switzerland, Daniel

  • @kevinrobinson2745
    @kevinrobinson2745 Před 5 lety

    Fabulous......Well done all involved 👍🏻🌞

  • @luftbildplus
    @luftbildplus Před 5 lety +1

    Great, thanks for upload

  • @brucegordon7248
    @brucegordon7248 Před 5 lety +2

    I remember that distinctive tail piece. That plane flew in the mid-fifties. One of them crashed in the Rockies in a head-on collision. Beautiful plane, I'm sure many hours were spent building it.

    • @brucegordon7248
      @brucegordon7248 Před 5 lety

      @@vladimirpejcic5488 I'm glad there is one out there that is still operational.

  • @redzzeppelin6125
    @redzzeppelin6125 Před 4 lety

    Absolutely beautiful!

  • @MrFlyingguy
    @MrFlyingguy Před 5 lety

    gracefully done in a crosswind, makes the footage even better than the mill pond ones! bravo

  • @manic65cvn
    @manic65cvn Před 5 lety

    Awesome. Very smooth handling.

  • @brianm7278
    @brianm7278 Před 5 lety

    Wow, that's a great airplane Mr. Mitchell built.

  • @fractode
    @fractode Před 5 lety

    Beautiful craftsmanship! (Pretty good flyin', too! ;) )

  • @michaelglass4701
    @michaelglass4701 Před 5 lety +2

    Looooove your video 👍✈️ Connie is beautiful

  • @jamescalifornia2964
    @jamescalifornia2964 Před 3 lety

    Beautiful 👌 1:6 scale is so big I bet even the cockpit is detailed ... 😊

  • @Seestern27
    @Seestern27 Před 5 lety

    Wahnsinn!!!!! Großartige Leistung!

  • @Philip02K
    @Philip02K Před 5 lety

    They are DoIng an actual run up of the engine. Incredible

  • @johnwelch6490
    @johnwelch6490 Před 10 měsíci

    As a kid I remember the big circular couch in the back of this aircraft and the smokers with cocktails. Real party section.

  • @TheGeezzer
    @TheGeezzer Před 5 lety +3

    Sure ain't no bugtugger thats a kingace of the air, hell super RC and one of my favorite planes next to the Junkers JU52. Dammit I bet he trailers that ship show to show saying extra wide load lol. 😮👍✨