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Awesome electric RC Galloping Ghost by Justin Stinemetze at Scaled Composites
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The younger generation of avgeeks may not realize that Scaled Composites has that name because their primary mission back in the day was to build reduced sized (scaled down) prototype aircraft using simple and fast composite construction techniques. I'm guessing the aerodynamic data from an 85% scale prototype is probably 98%+ accurate in verifying the viability and performance of a design. Best of all, the reduced size and fast build composite construction get that data in your hands at a vastly reduced price. It's a fantastic concept - and another of the many game-changing ideas brought to the world of aviation by Scaled founder Burt Rutan.
The work at Scaled has expanded over the years to include a wide variety of aerospace research and contract work, but sometimes the people working at this cool aviation oasis in the desert have some really small ideas. You know, like fun little RC aircraft ideas! In fact, many of the Scaled employees participate in an RC competition every Friday during morning break. How cool is that?!
Hardcore avgeeks! Scaled Composites employees playing with RC model aircraft
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