The Mars Spaceship

The Mars Spaceship, I guess, is a re-imagined, enlarged version by John Greenfield of a 1954 model. The original plan by Roy Clough, his 1954 'Anti Gravity Martian Spaceship', a 1930s style 'Flash Gordon' style of craft was published in Model Builder magazine.
The original model was smaller and driven by a Wasp .049 I.C. motor. This particular lightweight model is very much larger and has an LiPo electric drive. It is not a blimp and so does not contain Helium!
Its weird torpedo shape has, I suppose, what we would call a' lifting body' these days. It rolls, loops and even prop hangs and is very quiet. Wingless, weird and wonderful all at the same time.
More info:
www.favonius.com/Info/Mars Spaceship.docx
outerzone.co.u...
www.rcgroups.c...
Artificial Intelligence:
TTS Voiceover by IIEleven Labs
Music:
I chose is by Gustav Holst, Mars, the first of the planets from his Planet Suite, performed by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra.

[@favonius1]

I was surprised how well it flew. Aerobatic too.

[@donpardo9093]

a lifting body.

[@daveboatman4024]

Nice! I built one of these from plans from 1990’s Model Builder Magazine and still haven’t gotten the nerve up to try to fly it yet! Maybe someday…

[@MsShaunaM]

I see this and all I can think of are the Flash Gordon serials! Beautiful!

[@miniphase]

Funnily enough I downloaded the plans for this just a month or so ago!

[@gitarristausKiel]

Hi there. Can you give me the address for the download, please?

[@blackhorse2947]

Flash Gordon………….

[@tonywright8294]

Is that a request or a statement ? 😂

[@appnzllr]

and if you believe that one I have a bridge in NY

[@Luisfernando-kr7wq]

Ming needs also a ship..-!!!🎉❤😂

[@TramJizzle]

This is Awesome 👍👍!!

[@donpardo9093]

very cool.

[@dwahnaslowdown8887]

Outstanding!

[@favonius1]

Glad you like it!

[@steve0826]

K, is that you?

[@favonius1]

@@steve0826 My initial is not K I'm afraid.

[@steve0826]

@@favonius1 MIB

[@captainphasma598]

Omg, so cool. I'm going to build this right away