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The following video shows a radio-controlled jet airplane that is a replica of an SR-71. The plane is about 13 feet long – gigantic for a radio-controlled airplane (see the biggest RC airplane here). It uses small jet engines like these. And the thing flies:
How do you build a model like this if you would like to do it yourself? You can see an extremely detailed photo essay here:
The plane depicted is 13 feet long. On 11/11/2009 he estimates speeds up to 175 MPH. On 11/30/2008 the jet engines are installed. And so on. It is an amazing amount of work and skill going into the plane. There is a whole community of people doing this kind of stuff.
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