Battery Adapter Test - E-Flite UMX B-17 Flying Fortress RC Plane Test Flight on Windy Day

This is some pretty cool footage we shot a couple of weeks ago that included a vertical flight test with the new battery adapter I bought from Glenn at RC-Connectors.com. We also captured a nice scale take-off and landing with Mount Baker in plain view in the background. I kept flying even after the wind kicked up with this awesome little E-Flite UMX B-17 Flying Fortress WWII Bomber.Show more

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This is my best attempt to date at scale flight with this plane. I am using my favorite battery for this plane too with the Nano-Tech 35-70C 600mAh 1S lipo battery, which I find to be the best battery for me and this plane.

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For those of you that think this plane looks familiar but can't place where you know it from, you most likely recognize it from the movies about the Memphis Belle, which is based on a true story about one of these B-17's. The Memphis Belle was a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress during the Second World War. Instead of being a B-17G like this plane, the Memphis Belle was a B-17F.

The most comparable UMX or Ultra Micro planes I own are the E-flite UMX Habu (Not Habu S), E-Flite UMX Radian and with the E-flite UMX Pitts. All three of them are micro RC airplanes with have AS3X Technology and are great little RC Planes.

In all reality, it is probably closer to a hybrid between my new E-Flite P-51 Mustang as much as it is an UM RC Plane. The funny part about that is that the P-51 Mustang is what escorted the bombers on their most successful bombing runs during World War Two.

Here is what Horizon Hobby the maker of this beautiful B-17 has written about this plane and the plane it is modeled after:

"Conceived in the mid-1930s by Boeing Aircraft Company, the B-17 aircraft not only demonstrated capabilities beyond expectations over Europe, around the globe it went on to deliver military service well into the 1960s. She was dubbed the "Flying Fortress" for her incredible defensive firepower and is credited with downing 23 enemy aircraft per 1,000 raids that devastated European targets in daylight raids with 640,036 tons of bombs. Now known as the most famous bomber of WWII, heroic crew members loved the B-17 for her ability to withstand extensive combat damage and still return home safely.

The E-flite® UMX™ B-17G Flying Fortress BNF model is an ultra micro marvel. Not only is it the first ultra micro RC model of the famous WWII bomber, it includes innovative AS3X® technology that makes flying more fun. Built into the Spektrum™ DSMX® receiver, AS3X technology has been specially tuned to combat the effects of wind and turbulence so you get the kind of locked-in handling that’s comparable to an expertly tuned airplane that’s much larger. With four motors, three-blade propellers and full four-channel control plus an abundant amount of scale detail, it’s a replica you can fly almost anywhere.

Whether you’re an intermediate park pilot looking for your first RC multi-engine experience or a scale pilot looking for a unique replica that can be flown anywhere, the E-flite UMX B-17G Flying Fortress is ideal. All you need to start flying today is your favorite 4+ channel aircraft transmitter with Spektrum 2.4GHz DSM2®/DSMX technology.

Ultra-Smooth Flight
The advanced AS3X® (Artificial Stabilization - 3-axis) system built into the Spektrum™ 6-channel ultra micro receiver is what helps give the E-flite® UMX™ B-17G Flying Fortress an incredibly solid look and feel in the air. This technology works behind the scenes to help counter the effects of wind and turbulence by combining 3-axis sensing with flight control software tuned exclusively by Horizon Hobby product experts.

Authentic Trim Scheme
Attention to detail and respect for the scale outline of the original B-17G Flying Fortress makes this fully-assembled 1/48-scale ultra micro airplane a thrill to fly. Its three-blade propellers complement its authentic "Man O War II" trim scheme.

Counter-Rotating Motors
Counter-rotating motors improve flight performance by virtually eliminating the adverse effects of torque.

Battery Hatch
The magnetically attached nose section of the WW2 Bomber B-17G conceals the battery compartment where the included 250mAh 1S 3.7V 20C Li-Po battery is installed."

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