Electric B-29 Plans and Parts
The
Boeing B-29 had many new features for it’s time, including
remote
controlled guns and pressurized crew areas. It was the heaviest
production plane of its time due to its ambitious range and payload
requirements. Boeing, Bell, and Martin built over 3500
B-29’s before production ended in 1946. The former
Soviet
Union used three captured B-29’s to jump start their long
range
bomber program and produced a rivet for rivet copy of the B-29, the
Tupolev Tu-4.
B-29s saw action in World War II primarily in the Pacific theater. As
many as 1,000 Superfortresses bombed Tokyo at one time. The
most
famous B-29, The Enola Gay, dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima
Japan on Aug. 6, 1945. B-29’s saw service
beyond the
war including aiding the quest to break the sound barrier.
Construction is greatly simplified by the use of foam core wings and
fuselage. The landing gear has been omitted in favor of belly
landings. A relatively low cost power system using Speed 400
motors keeps this project in reach of most modeler’s
budgets. So, if you love the sound of four motors beating as
one....
Features
Airframe is sheeted with 1/16" balsa
Easily add stunning panel line and rivet detail
Specifications
- Wing Span: 80"
- Length: 54.9"
- Wing Area: 560 sq. in.
- Weight: 4.0 lbs. to 5.0 lbs.
- Wing Loading: 18.5 oz./sq. ft.
- Recommended Motors: Four 7.2V SP400 and 6.5x4 Graupner scale props
- Recommended Battery:8xCP2400 NiCad or 3S LiPo
- 40A ESC (all motors wired in parallel.)
Kit Contents
- Full size plan sheet
- Vacuum formed Lexan nose and nacelles
- Construction manual
- Foam parts available from FlyingFoam.com
Price
- Full Short kit: US$55.00 (includes shipping in USA)
