Black Widow??

[Prowler901]

Those are the P-61C's and F-15 (RF-61C) of "project THUNDERSTORM". The aircraft were assigned to Air Material Command at the All Weather Flying Center at Clinton County AFB,Ohio. 1947.

Thanks, Beeg. :Cool:

[CFIT rob]

Litterally just got goose bumps. I was still on the fence about the a4, now i dont have to be. Woo-hoo and a hell yes followed by a hearty amen. I just recvd my B26. Now a BLACK WIDOW!!! Alpha...did you have anything to do with this? Tennison 50? Wow...this has to be the golden age for the hobby.

[Beeg]

Those are the P-61C's and F-15 (RF-61C) of "project THUNDERSTORM". The aircraft were assigned to Air Material Command at the All Weather Flying Center at Clinton County AFB,Ohio. 1947.

[Prowler901]

Ooh, those are cool. Do you have any info on what squadron that was?

[Veltro]

VQ and Hobby People had P-61 arfs about 15 years ago in the 80" wingspan range. They weren't hard to see in black. The issue was more that they are like a P-38, in that if you're not paying attention, at times you can't tell if you are rolling left or right. Stay focused and its not a problem.

Of course you could always go storm hunting:

[Prowler901]

Wait, what?!!!! :Silly: HOLY COW, YEEHAW!!!! :Cool:

[dkalwishky]

I wasn't excited about the B-26 but this one catches my eye. I'll bet I buy one of these when they get listed on the website. :)

[Hardway]

That is just too cool!!!!!!! WOOO HOO!!!!!!!!!! :-)

[Beeg]

According to specs has same power system as the B-26 but slightly lower wing loading. Should be plenty of room to upgrade gear and wheels.

[ryramZ]

Yep, yep!

[Beeg]

Here ya go.

Dynam is producing... http://www.dynam-rc.cn/Product/view/id/724.html

Specification:


Wingspan ------- 1500mm(59in)
Length --------- 1126mm(44.3in)
Wing Area ------ 34dm ²
Flying Weight ---- 2450g
Wing Loading ---- 72g/dm ²
Motor ---------- BM3512A-KV650*2
Propeller -------- 10.5*8 four-blade*2
ESC ----------- Skylord 40A *2
Servo ---------- 9g*9 17g*1
Battery --------- 14.8V 4000mAh 25C

[themudduck]

This one at the USAF museum at Dayton absolutely lurks in a dark corner (the place is not well lit) and can surprise you if you're not paying attention.
I took this pic with an open shutter, so its much brighter than in person. It hides in the dark. Like a spider.

I would love to have a model but it would be impossible to fly in the sunshine - it would gator up bad. But flying it at dusk - oh boy. That would be special.

[doctormike]

That is one TOUGH looking airplane! I want one! Doc

[AZFlyer]

Black with yellow spinners.....OUTSTANDING!

[Oxotnik]

So, I think that the P-61 would be waaaaay cool, too. And, it seems that all black is the right paint scheme. Have you all flown all black planes before? I have a boost glider that's very similar to an SR-71, and it's painted all flat black. My eyes aren't THAT bad, but I'll be damned if I can see enough detail on it, to know which way it's going. It's just one black blob in the sky. Light grey camo again grey skies and woodland patterns against trees can be difficult to see, but they're orders of magnitude easier to see than an all-black airplane. Anyway, just 2 cents worth from the peanut gallery...

[Hardway]

Put me down for two (2) !!!! Have my finger waiting to pre-order!!!! :-)

[Evoman]

This is the 3rd time the P-61 has come up on this forum. The first time was by me back when the P-61 had recently been added to War Thunder. I quickly became a fan of it when I began to fly it in action.
It should be offered in both olive drab and Black with good navigation lights that way those that just have to have the black can fly it at dawn, dusk or over cast skies.
The Black Widow diffidently needs to be made. No other company currently makes an EPO electric RC model of it. A well made P-61 with its good looks and rugged big landing gear would be a hit with turf and paved airstrips operators, making this model a sure hot seller!

[handyman220]

I'd buy it as soon as it was available!

[bradl4648]

the forgotten planes that get lost in time by more famous planes. This plane was an amazing plane for sure. Sign me up!

[rifleman_btx]

If you build it, they will come.