My grandpa was 90 years old and just passed away in November. He serviced B29s in Saipan during WWII, and was big on flying model airplanes. He was blind in his later years, but I told him all about this plane and he was fascinated!
by far the craziest model airplane I've ever seen was one of the few custom ones I've really looked over in person: they had built a large scale model of a Pregnant Guppy (could've been another one of the guppy line but I doubt it, you'll see why in a second) this looked quite impressive and silly at the same time and they did a great job of proudly making fun of themselves while flying around sedately for their bit of the show, then at the end of their flight time the announcer just started introducing the next group while they were still flying instead of while they came in for a landing, as soon as the introduction finished the guppy split at the cargo line with both halves parachuting down, as soon as the chutes had fully deployed a bunch of normal sized stunt models launched out of the falling cargo hold and scattered every whichway quickly forming up circling around the falling plane before breaking off just before the ground. oddly enough this is one of those things that actually got MORE impressive as I got older rather than less. The magic and sheer gratuitous unrestrained whimsy of it took the forefront of my impressions as a kindergarten-age kid and I almost took the stunt planes for granted aside from the novelty of the launch, because after all they were much the same as the next several acts aside from that first bit. from my viewpoint now I know that engineering the cargo plane and getting the compact assisted-launch hangars working smoothly in rapid succession and even making the whole thing easily repairable and relatively cheap are all surprisingly easy to do (by far the most expensive part of it all were the motors, electronics, and the detailed decorations on the cargo plane), on the other hand I now have a good idea just how good a showman the quirky-looking old man flying the cargo plane really was and hold extreme respect for the dozen or so people piloting the stunt models who managed to orient and establish control in a split second and pull off the spiralling down routine with inches between the wingtips. ...it probably helped that (if I'm remembering the shapes right) they could have hit each other and not actually suffered much loss of control, wayyyy easier to practice something like that if it doesn't fail catastrophically every time someone messes up.
Just found this video. That B-29 is awesome! The interview with Mr Hodges was really great to hear him talk about the plane, you know he was really proud of the accomplishments. Really glad you guys talked to him. Thanks for sharing.
Awe there's Servo in the running around in the background, he was a sweetheart. My understanding is he adopted Mac by showing up at Hodges field one day and never left.
Mac is such a great guy and it's always a thrill to watch him fly his big bird. His hobby shop and field are top notch. He hosts a bunch of events every year. Mac is the most gracious and nicest guy you will ever meet.
I saw a video of this plane years ago when it was probably still very new, so the flight was very simple (but good). So it was great to see it again now to see the 3D flight, and see it in HD.
Man I sure miss Hodges Hobby. We lost Dan Stevens who built the second plane and the X1. And Sam past away a few years back. And Hodges Hobby is just a distant memory. I just got back into the hobby this past year after loosing my son . Love your channel. FYI I went out and found myself a big stick after watching the video y'all did on the gasser. Peace ✌️
gentarion I believe he made the statement that this is the final crash and that he will not be rebuilding her. I may be mistaken but that's what I heard.
Nice job guys. I ran across this B29 doing flying like I have never seen before in a plane that size. It was great to "meet" the man behind the plane. What a setup. I never would have get it was foam.
Awesome production right here, and amazing atmosphere of that great peice of art B-29 together with carefully slected music. Name and interpret please!! Really digging it (all)...
ShowMeDaCarFax 56 i just don't get the big deal about fpv. Build a beautiful model then buy hundreds of dollars in gear to make sure you don't get to look at it fly? Makes no sense to me. Fpv in this plane looks the same as fpv in any other plane, so what?
THIS is a Magical Piece of Flying Art and Engineering. Yes, perhaps the "frog" that is speaking on stage does speak poorly - but it's a TALKING FROG !!! Yes, some of the details are a bit off but EACH of the WING SECTIONS are individually controlled by SEPARATE RADIOS. Oh, and a carved foam fuselage covered in wood with a fiberglass final layer topped off by that AWSOME paint job. Definitely able to detect a few non stock areas. BUT the THOUSANDS of scaled parts and systems outweigh ANY anomalies no matter the size. The bravery of this guy to have spent so much time, energy and yes even money working with others to construct this fine piece that performs so well, just to take it out to show people so that the details can be picked at... Bravery. Thank you for sharing...
In the movie, The Wild Blue Yonder (1951) with Forrest Tucker, there's a scene where (maybe) Forrest alludes to apologizing to Gen. Lemay for flying their B-29 like a fighter; much as it's flown in this excellent video.
@FusionTiger If you consider that from the tip of the antenna outward is an expanding cone of "dead" zone, turning it sideways, instead of up into the air will give you better transmission, especially if you're flying high over head like the B-29 often does.
Never thought that 3D flying terminology like knife edge and hovering could ever apply to a B-29 ;) Great review of a great plane and its pilot. Thanks!
Mac always offers to take me flying in one of his planes. His daughter lives in the same town as me and he flies up to visit her. He gave me the plans to my VJ-24w. He tried to sell me the 22ft trailer with his VJ-24w inside. I had gobs of money, but had already moved on to aerobatics.
Knowing what it takes to make videos like this I salute! Very informative and well done video! Wow two camera team that's amazing man! Great videos and top notch quality! Keep doing what you love! - SpeedFreakTV!
I don't know if he still has that B-29.The last thing I heard is that it crashed and he didn't repair it,but I'm not sure.There was one bigger than that it was built by Byron Roberson at Byron Originals at Ida Grove,Iowia.This is back in the 1970s.
I don't know anything about vehicles at all, but all I know is that this is really cool and the craft looks like the airplane Indy fights a guy on in The Lost Ark
The least scale flying for a scale plane I think I have ever seen! very smart plane and I can't believe it has separate receivers and batteries in the wings! :-o
I will second that. the flight abilities far exceed what you see from many large, scale planes. even the short take off is impressive, let alone the hovering!
@UtRadioGuy I would say the best way to contact them, is the "live chat" I've used this feature several times. Keep in mind, they will not (in my experience) offer a solution. You need to have a resolution in mind, and often they'll work with you. Don't expect a refund. Get a store credit instead, and you'll have that instantly.
I would love to see an air soft event where it is planes vs air soft players. Planes try to shoot air soft players with mounted air soft guns while air soft players try to shoot down the planes either by destroying them or hitting a shutdown button/switch on the plane.
@FusionTiger I do that too, some freinds told me that it creats a larger donut field or something so when the aircraft is 90+ degrees to one side of the radio the range is just as great as it is right in front of you. Sorry I don't quite remember fully what they said and I never had problems with it straight out but I leave to the side anyway.
@UtRadioGuy Hobby King is a very large distributor with many employees. We are a very small production crew struggling each week to deliver the highest quality content possible. Besides the obvious lines of communication, I'm at a loss for a recommendation for you. Did you try their forums? I know Anthony reads through them daily. I am sorry that we are not equipped with the time, or resources, to process customer service issues for Hobby King.
Finally, a B-29 that can do some stunts! Nice to see an old fart who can fly, too. That's rare. Beautiful aerobatics. I loved everything about that flight but that flat spin was just awesome. So were the stall turn and the point roll ;)
How come you have never did a review of that plane that looks like an eagle? It has wings like it has feathers and a V-tail? Maybe you have but it looks like a cool plane. Thanks for all the hard work and effort you guys put into your videos. Always love them and look forward to ne newest. CHEERS guys.... :)
From the moment that their shields went down they had no chance, they did not have long range munitions or even reliable guided ones, and to launch a mass destruction weapon they literally had to be directly over the target.
yeah (it may have been a different plane but same dimensions and still a b-29) but yeah from the video it looks as it went into a flat spin and the force broke a wing off after they launched the x-1 and if hit the ground and broke into pieces but luckily did not burn
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My grandpa was 90 years old and just passed away in November. He serviced B29s in Saipan during WWII, and was big on flying model airplanes. He was blind in his later years, but I told him all about this plane and he was fascinated!
wow. cool story bro!
7:03 Four point roll. 7:20 Hammerhead. Exceeding maximums. Awesome!
by far the craziest model airplane I've ever seen was one of the few custom ones I've really looked over in person: they had built a large scale model of a Pregnant Guppy (could've been another one of the guppy line but I doubt it, you'll see why in a second) this looked quite impressive and silly at the same time and they did a great job of proudly making fun of themselves while flying around sedately for their bit of the show, then at the end of their flight time the announcer just started introducing the next group while they were still flying instead of while they came in for a landing, as soon as the introduction finished the guppy split at the cargo line with both halves parachuting down, as soon as the chutes had fully deployed a bunch of normal sized stunt models launched out of the falling cargo hold and scattered every whichway quickly forming up circling around the falling plane before breaking off just before the ground.
oddly enough this is one of those things that actually got MORE impressive as I got older rather than less. The magic and sheer gratuitous unrestrained whimsy of it took the forefront of my impressions as a kindergarten-age kid and I almost took the stunt planes for granted aside from the novelty of the launch, because after all they were much the same as the next several acts aside from that first bit. from my viewpoint now I know that engineering the cargo plane and getting the compact assisted-launch hangars working smoothly in rapid succession and even making the whole thing easily repairable and relatively cheap are all surprisingly easy to do (by far the most expensive part of it all were the motors, electronics, and the detailed decorations on the cargo plane), on the other hand I now have a good idea just how good a showman the quirky-looking old man flying the cargo plane really was and hold extreme respect for the dozen or so people piloting the stunt models who managed to orient and establish control in a split second and pull off the spiralling down routine with inches between the wingtips.
...it probably helped that (if I'm remembering the shapes right) they could have hit each other and not actually suffered much loss of control, wayyyy easier to practice something like that if it doesn't fail catastrophically every time someone messes up.
This b-29 was on the cover of a model aviation magazine. Real nice plane!!!!!
Just found this video. That B-29 is awesome! The interview with Mr Hodges was really great to hear him talk about the plane, you know he was really proud of the accomplishments. Really glad you guys talked to him. Thanks for sharing.
So beautiful, wow. So much respect to the original designers of this airframe and to Mac for the faithful recreation
Is anyone watching this from 2020 cuz it was on your recomended
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Damn, used to watch Flitetest all day long before, when i actually had RC. One thing to note, this old intro is legit dope.
Awe there's Servo in the running around in the background, he was a sweetheart. My understanding is he adopted Mac by showing up at Hodges field one day and never left.
Mac is such a great guy and it's always a thrill to watch him fly his big bird. His hobby shop and field are top notch. He hosts a bunch of events every year. Mac is the most gracious and nicest guy you will ever meet.
Mac always puts on a great show. He's had some spectacular crashes in large models as well. His field is one of the best I've ever been to.
Wow leaning in over the rotor at 6:42 looks like a recipe for disaster.
Same at 2:14
+Rogue-9 Painful for sure but i dont think it would qualify as disaster.
+Rogue-9 guessing he knows how far to move around it, he built it...
Grow a pair
Wow a gamer is interested in airplanes
I saw a video of this plane years ago when it was probably still very new, so the flight was very simple (but good). So it was great to see it again now to see the 3D flight, and see it in HD.
this video is so beautiful..... the music fits it perfectly, so entrancing
Thing is thought, the X-1 was mounted to the 29 from a cut out in the 29's bomb bay. It was not mounted to one wing as this RC plane has.
+doginstine But could you do better?
Great interview Josh. Thank you for showing us the B29 up close.
Man I sure miss Hodges Hobby. We lost Dan Stevens who built the second plane and the X1. And Sam past away a few years back. And Hodges Hobby is just a distant memory. I just got back into the hobby this past year after loosing my son . Love your channel. FYI I went out and found myself a big stick after watching the video y'all did on the gasser.
Peace ✌️
Rest in Peace Giant B-29
It's been crashed 6 times. He'll get it back on it's wings.
gentarion I believe he made the statement that this is the final crash and that he will not be rebuilding her. I may be mistaken but that's what I heard.
SnowRocker88 Unfortunately your right, he wants to move on to other projects.
Tres bien
That plane is now at the AMA museum in Muncie IN
Nice job guys. I ran across this B29 doing flying like I have never seen before in a plane that size. It was great to "meet" the man behind the plane. What a setup. I never would have get it was foam.
This video, in affect, got me into the hobby. Thanks FliteTest for bringing me into the hobby!
IT would be cool to add Bb guns and try to shoot other planes down.
They did that, watch the kraken one
would be cool to add real bombs and try to Kamikaze other planes
Kinda 4 years late but you can get a fully automatic BB gun a bass pro for $200 . Put two in the front and a brrrrrrrrrrrrrr and you got a sick plane
Maybe dropping water balloon bombs on people would make for a fun time.
@@ryanreid1715 you can get em for 120$ or less even
Friend of mine Mark Novak Flys the DOC B-29. Amazing aircraft, good guy for Chaie Force.
his wife was also a AF pilot.
Used to fly there often when I lived in tifton ga. Great place. Mac is super nice. I actually got to go up with him in his legend cub one afternoon.
Awesome production right here, and amazing atmosphere of that great peice of art B-29 together with carefully slected music. Name and interpret please!! Really digging it (all)...
do fpv on that monster
ShowMeDaCarFax 56 d
ShowMeDaCarFax 56 i just don't get the big deal about fpv. Build a beautiful model then buy hundreds of dollars in gear to make sure you don't get to look at it fly? Makes no sense to me. Fpv in this plane looks the same as fpv in any other plane, so what?
@@jameshamaker9321 ya, i don't care one or the other that you find me annoying. Doesn't make fpv any less boring to me. So...........?
THIS is a Magical Piece of Flying Art and Engineering.
Yes, perhaps the "frog" that is speaking on stage does speak poorly - but it's a TALKING FROG !!!
Yes, some of the details are a bit off but EACH of the WING SECTIONS are individually controlled by SEPARATE RADIOS.
Oh, and a carved foam fuselage covered in wood with a fiberglass final layer topped off by that AWSOME paint job.
Definitely able to detect a few non stock areas. BUT the THOUSANDS of scaled parts and systems outweigh ANY anomalies no matter the size.
The bravery of this guy to have spent so much time, energy and yes even money working with others to construct this fine piece that performs so well, just to take it out to show people so that the details can be picked at... Bravery.
Thank you for sharing...
Great vid! ...thanks for sharing the behind the scenes on that awesome rc plane!
WOW! My dad was B-29 mechanic (WB-29 weather Recon SQDRN) in Alaska during the Korean War.
the only guy who is able to look smart wearing a polo-trousers-trainers and also a very skilled builder and pilot. wow.
They should do an air bus or cargo plane
Adam Johnnson of
In the movie, The Wild Blue Yonder (1951) with Forrest Tucker, there's a scene where (maybe) Forrest alludes to apologizing to Gen. Lemay for flying their B-29 like a fighter; much as it's flown in this excellent video.
@PastorOfMuppets143 Thank you for the very kind words!
You guys are always so fun to watch.
This show gets better and better. Very professional and lots of useful information for a newbie. Thanks!
He throws that beast around like a Pitts Special!
I never had any interest in model aircraft until i started watching your videos! I might just have to get a plane!
He flying it like he in it..having a blast
@FusionTiger If you consider that from the tip of the antenna outward is an expanding cone of "dead" zone, turning it sideways, instead of up into the air will give you better transmission, especially if you're flying high over head like the B-29 often does.
Beautiful aircraft, Mac does an awesome job flying it
+sc1212able
Yeah real awesome job, that's why it's smashed to pieces & near killed/injured people!
+sc1212able
Yeah real awesome job, that's why it's smashed to pieces & near killed/injured people!
Never thought that 3D flying terminology like knife edge and hovering could ever apply to a B-29 ;) Great review of a great plane and its pilot. Thanks!
sempre que posso dou uma olhada nos novos lançamentos!
abraços!
Awesome job guys!
If you ever get the chance to watch the B-29 fly, it is an amazing sight! Come down to Hodges Hobbies for HHAEFI!
I'll be damned that guy is totally righteous! Just simply amazing!
Dude, that plane is AWESOME ! It fly's like a extra ! ( almost ). That guy is just to cool!
Flying Monkey 🐵 is a funny dude. Love him on RCGroups and Wattflyer forums. Always wanted to see Macs B29 in person, she was a lovely bird.
I went there once with my dad. Fond memories.
Mac always offers to take me flying in one of his planes.
His daughter lives in the same town as me and he flies up to visit her.
He gave me the plans to my VJ-24w.
He tried to sell me the 22ft trailer with his VJ-24w inside. I had gobs of money, but had already moved on to aerobatics.
Knowing what it takes to make videos like this I salute! Very informative and well done video! Wow two camera team that's amazing man! Great videos and top notch quality! Keep doing what you love! - SpeedFreakTV!
The intro is amazing
I don't know if he still has that B-29.The last thing I heard is that it crashed and he didn't repair it,but I'm not sure.There was one bigger than that it was built by Byron Roberson at Byron Originals at Ida Grove,Iowia.This is back in the 1970s.
I don't know anything about vehicles at all, but all I know is that this is really cool and the craft looks like the airplane Indy fights a guy on in The Lost Ark
Dudes out here in 2011 making similar quality videos for 8 years, and some people were still using 009-Dreamscape
I miss the old intro :(
I have seen this plane fly in person its an awesome show.
The least scale flying for a scale plane I think I have ever seen! very smart plane and I can't believe it has separate receivers and batteries in the wings! :-o
I will second that. the flight abilities far exceed what you see from many large, scale planes. even the short take off is impressive, let alone the hovering!
RCPro Driver and just look at those hammerheads!
what a beauty!! there must be alot of experience in that plane
Great music, Great editing, Great Episode!!!!!!!!!!!
absolutely amazing man builder and pilot liked watching this very much keep up your good works Flitetest happy flying !!
ermagerd kemtrials!
please let the person finish their sentence before interrupting, very annoying,, what a plane that B-29 is, i didn't hear how long it took to build.
Jack Gilbert a hell of a while.
Wow...an acrobatic B29. That's awesome.
@UtRadioGuy I would say the best way to contact them, is the "live chat" I've used this feature several times. Keep in mind, they will not (in my experience) offer a solution. You need to have a resolution in mind, and often they'll work with you. Don't expect a refund. Get a store credit instead, and you'll have that instantly.
I like the intro used in this video better than the ones that is used in their new vids
I would love to see an air soft event where it is planes vs air soft players. Planes try to shoot air soft players with mounted air soft guns while air soft players try to shoot down the planes either by destroying them or hitting a shutdown button/switch on the plane.
@FusionTiger I do that too, some freinds told me that it creats a larger donut field or something so when the aircraft is 90+ degrees to one side of the radio the range is just as great as it is right in front of you. Sorry I don't quite remember fully what they said and I never had problems with it straight out but I leave to the side anyway.
@UtRadioGuy Hobby King is a very large distributor with many employees. We are a very small production crew struggling each week to deliver the highest quality content possible. Besides the obvious lines of communication, I'm at a loss for a recommendation for you. Did you try their forums? I know Anthony reads through them daily. I am sorry that we are not equipped with the time, or resources, to process customer service issues for Hobby King.
My grand father made the gauges and dials for the X-1 jet : )
Incredible B-29
Finally, a B-29 that can do some stunts! Nice to see an old fart who can fly, too. That's rare. Beautiful aerobatics. I loved everything about that flight but that flat spin was just awesome. So were the stall turn and the point roll ;)
6:40 when the flight begins
I love of how u go on trips and other cool stuff
I agree! Love watching your videos and I love the intro!
@UtRadioGuy Just go to the "Community" link on the Hobby King website. I hope this helps.
Wow! What a plane!
How come you have never did a review of that plane that looks like an eagle? It has wings like it has feathers and a V-tail? Maybe you have but it looks like a cool plane. Thanks for all the hard work and effort you guys put into your videos. Always love them and look forward to ne newest. CHEERS guys.... :)
That is one smooth flying pilot
8:27 better landing than any Ryanair flight!!
To bad Mac Hodges' B-29 crashed in 2014 :(
There's the vid. on UA-cam.🙁
Also the 2008 broke one wing and crashed.
Yeah. Saw that as well
:(
There's been 2 Mac Hodge B-29's. It crashed also back in 08. They're hobby planes. In the end they're meant to crash!
Very good! That fella's got to be Bixlers brother.
Top vid as always. Thanks
Big up , great show
I live 20min from that field. its amazing
i love the intro to these videos!
Best RC B-29 ever! Great pilot too :o)
From the moment that their shields went down they had no chance, they did not have long range munitions or even reliable guided ones, and to launch a mass destruction weapon they literally had to be directly over the target.
RIP MH's B-29.
Awesome Editing and Sound/Music!!!!!!
GREAT JOB MAC,YOU HAVE TO REBUILD THAT BIRD,SUCH AN AMAZING SITE,
no its based off the b29 but if yes he did design it into a foam plane. So yes and no mostly yes
i agree you guys are doing a fantastic job keep up the good work
amazing channel he sounds like tommy lee jones from men in black the owner does, what an amazing plane and channel.
This is beautiful
yeah (it may have been a different plane but same dimensions and still a b-29) but yeah from the video it looks as it went into a flat spin and the force broke a wing off after they launched the x-1 and if hit the ground and broke into pieces but luckily did not burn
wow!!....that guy can sure fly
Josh….If your going to interview, you can't keep interupting who you are interviewing. Sounded very unprofessional. Just a FYI:)
It was the young whipper snapper's excitement getting the better of him. :P
Wow, VERY impressive!
amazing big warbird aerobatics machine !!
I'd love to watch Curtis LeMay's face when he pulls an outside loop 20 feet off of the ground.
this man pilots like a god
Impressive !
I DEMAND TO KNOW WHY is there 1 dislike person ?
it should be 100% likes