Guillows Control line B17 Build

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Published 2023-03-29
The build story of a B17 through to its first flight. Guillow's Kit, 1/28th scale, 45 inch span, powered by four Cox .049 Baby Bee glow engines

All Comments (21)
  • @sblack48
    I bow down to anyone that can keep 4 cox049s running for any significant period of time
  • @fierceflyer5
    An amazing feat getting 4 cox engines running constantly at 1 time. Beautiful model and flight.
  • @David-hm9ic
    Loved the slideshow style of the build. Congrats on a very nice model!
  • @Rfster900
    From someone who has built many, many Guillow's models as a teenager, I can appreciate the amount of work and skill necessary to make and fly such a wonderful model. Very impressive. Hats off to you Sir. Job well done!
  • Brilliant, watching you fly seems to explain how to not get dizzy when flying. And the plane is awesome!
  • @Pwaak
    Absolutely Fantastic!!! Drone of four Baby Bees is a rare blessing!
  • @G31mR
    I didn't think anyone flew U-control any more! So glad this popped up on my U-Tube. :) Back in the day, I built an RC Dumas Deep Vee 10 with two Babe Bee .049 engines. It was a bit of a pain getting( and keeping) both Cox's running at the same time, so I can only imagine the frustration of dealing with FOUR of those things!!! Nice build and nice work.
  • @greglivo
    It's amazing to see someone still flying control line. I remember taking one of my 1/2A home built planes to the local public flying field in the early 2000's. I couldn't believe the amount of sneers and negative comments I got from the R/C guys. I would have thought most of them had grown up on control line as I did.
  • Great build. Couldn't do the "music track" so had to mute that. But other than that it was an impressive build.
  • @cnnw3929
    Very nice work, only engines and NO MUSIC! Great video! Thanks!
  • @JosephStately
    Very impressive. The finished model, maiden flight & your attention to detail is amazing.
  • @kayeninetwo3585
    Beautiful plane and flight. I've never seen a four engine control line plane before. Thanks for the video!
  • @danielcgomez
    Awesome! I haven't built a Guillows in more than 30 years! Your B17 came out really well!
  • @LBG-cf8gu
    Masterclass! If it were mine I'd retire it to hang in a place of honr; testament to your build skills.
  • @MrStoney61
    Man, That was just beautiful!! Cox.049s AND C/L! SUPERBLY built and flown. Thank you.
  • This video took me back to the 70s, when I was a model-building fool! 😊
  • The thing I liked best about flying control line airplanes, it was easy to find the pile. Beautiful bird. Great job of flying losing engines one at a time.
  • As a longtime c/l modeler from the sixties, I can only say, two thumbs way up!
  • 5 stars! Gullow kits were not the easier ones to build and you converted to CL. Outstanding job and finish. Thanks for posting and I enjoyed the flight.