This 1/2-scale Italian fighter Fiat G-91 has a wingspan of 10 and a half feet and weighs 108 pounds! For those of you who know RC jets, you know this is a humongous RC plane. Check out the video of this very impressive (but maybe too big?) RC fighter jet. Let us know what you think in the comments section!
XXXL Half-scale G-91!
While very impressive, this is a dangerous trend. As models became bigger, the flight systems are more complicated. With this size of aircraft, even the slightest miscalculation can harm or possible kill someone. This is no longer a model, it’s something that flyers really need to think about before building.
Bigger is not proper English. A sign of someone not briefed in English. Only those with WDs, a phrase from the fighter pilots world, fits your explanation, or complaint about the size. A small RC in the hands of a dolt is more dangerous than a large scale aircraft in the hands of a skilled pilot.
Mork – sorry for my lack of English and having a mechanical engineering degree. “Bigger” is the best way to describe this models. And to your point about smaller aircraft being more dangerous, not so. Try flying this 1/2 scale jet into a house, car or person. Then let’s see what is more dangerous. And not all pilots of these aircraft are “skilled”.
Agreed. I am all for scratchbuilt large scale, a testimony of skills and dedication. But why tens of thousands of dollars on a radio controlled model kit to begin with? It is a little too big, with risk/liabilities increasing exponentially
The flight systems are not more complicated. Also the bigger the more inline with air molecules so one is more able to recover from miscalculations. When flown is a safe smart way.
Pure Power. The best seen in years.
A very impressive model and flown very well. As Richard has stated these large models are becoming more akin to drones and the pilots have to be that more disciplined than the average model flyer, and fly at sites that can safely accommodate these larger aircraft. I used to fly target drones weighing over 230Kg at authorised sites/ military ranges and have witnessed the damage these can cause if something goes awry.
pois eu acho que e um modelo muito interessante voa muito bem e quanto maior
melhor voa. quanto o perigo tanto e um grande como e um pequeno tudo dependo do piloto se formos a ver isso ninguem sai de casa tudo e perigoso nao sejam mariquinas divirtan se viva o aeromodelismo
pois eu gosto quanto maior melhor voa .dou lhe os parabens boa maquina
As always, bigger flys so much better. Beautiful bird. Once I moved to giant scale, I never looked back.
Solo para expertos,hay que pensar como un piloto real, ya no es un prototipo común, se acerca a un avión real y exige mucha disciplina y entrenamiento.
This is an awesome plane with an outstanding pilot! I enjoyed this video very much!
This is big. Excuse my levity but they could use 1000 of these in Ukraine. This thing is scary.
one half scale at 10.5 ft? The original was a very tiny plane then
Specifications (G.91Y)
Orthographically projected diagram of the Fiat G-91Y
Data from The Observer’s Book of Aircraft.[4]
General characteristics
Crew: 1
Length: 11.67 m (38 ft 3 in)
Wingspan: 9.01 m (29 ft 7 in)
Height: 4.43 m (14 ft 6 in)
Wing area: 18.13 m2 (195.1 sq ft)
Airfoil: root: NACA 65A112; tip: NACA 65A111[8]
Empty weight: 3,900 kg (8,598 lb)
The youtube video showed 1:2.7 scale, close to 1/3 scale.
Agree with Richard said, this trend is to getting bigger and bigger, more liabilities and need to be more disciplined. I am all for scratchbuilt large scale, a testimony of skills and dedication. But why tens of thousands of dollars on a radio controlled model kit to begin with? It is a little too big, with risk/liabilities increasing exponentially
Beautifully flown, what an amazing machine!
So this is about 35% scale, and not 1/2 (50%). Still, I wonder how much this plane costs. It’s way too expensive for my financial means. What jet engine is in this baby?