B-17G Liberty Belle EPO 1875mm (PNF) (RU Warehouse)

Description

This B-17G was purchased by aviation enthusiast Don Brooks, who formed the Liberty Foundation to exhibit the plane as the Liberty Belle. Restoration began in 1992 with parts from another damaged B-17 (44-85813), performed by Tom Reilly and company/Flying Tigers Warbird Restoration Museum (aka "Bombertown USA"), located at that time at Kissimmee Gateway field, Kissimmee, Florida. She returned to the air on December 8, 2004, and had been touring the air show circuit since then.

Sadly she was lost on the morning of June 13, 2011, Liberty Belle made a forced landing in Oswego, Illinois, after taking off from Aurora Municipal Airport in Sugar Grove, Illinois. Shortly after takeoff, the pilot of a T-6 Texan chase plane informed Liberty Belle's pilot that the B-17 inboard left wing was on fire and advised an immediate landing. The bomber landed successfully in a nearby field and the seven people aboard were able to evacuate without injury, but due to the muddy ground the fire engines could not reach it......

This huge plug and fly B-17 pays tribute to Liberty Belle. Very simple and fast to assemble, with all servos & ESC's pre-installed. It is made from EPO foam, so it is tough as you would exepect and as the 1pc wing is removable, it is also practical. The pre-fitted electric retracts & wheels are large enough to tackle almost any surface and with plenty of power on tap from the four brushless motors spinning counter-rotating props, smooth take off's are a cinch, the pre-fitted split flaps ensure that landings are also drama free.

There is plenty of scale detail on offer, including the guns & ball turret, the Pratt & Whittney "engines", three blade scale props, working navigation & landing lights and so on. We have flown this B-17 extensively, it is easy to fly and so graceful, a scale flyers dream, this model has real presence in the air and is bound to become a star at your airfield!

Specs:
Wingspan: 1875mm
Length: 1350mm
Flying Weight: 2750g
Motor: 4 x 700kv Brushless Outrunner Motor
Esc: 4 x 20A ESC
Servos: 6 x 9g Servo
Landing Gear: Electric Retracts

Includes:
All y-leads
Glue
Instructions
2 spare propellers
Parallel Leads for ESC/Lipoly

Requires:
7 Channel Transmitter and Receiver
2 x 3S 11.1V 2200mAh~3000mAh Lipoly Battery