@Connor LambFurlotte Sorry I meant how Flitetest rarely puts landing gear on their craft. And they had to put it on the Stuka cause its a fixed part of the aircraft.
Just wanted to clarify something you said in the video about smaller vs "monster" sized RC aircraft (helis too!). The larger they are, the EASIER they are to fly. One shouldn't let the size intimidate them. It's like riding a bicycle down the road and having a semi-truck pass you. On a bicycle, the wake from that truck are going to blow you all around. However, if you were on a Harley Fat Boy, those winds would affect you less. Same with larger planes/helis. The larger and heavier, the less little gusts and breezes affect their stability! Great video, and YES, everyone should LOVE the Ju-87 Stuka, it's the German A-10!
This is the best model you guys have ever done! The monster Corsair & Zero were fantastic, but the Stuka takes it to a whole new level! Please, if it’s at all possible, market these 3 “monster” size airplanes as kits, even if they would necessarily be more complex, requiring skills and technical expertise of long-time builders. I’ve been building balsa kits for over 40 years, which is why I’ve never bothered to purchase any of your previous models, believing they would be “too easy”. However, these models are something I would be proud to show off at my local flying field! Great job to all involved - keep ‘em flying!
i would love to see you do a same scale B-17 so that the size of the corsair and the B-17 would be in real life it would be probably the biggest build you have done
The Stuka was my first airplane. A cox Stuka fly by wire. 1970. Did not have much success with that but never lost the desire to fly. That model is huge. Very cool.
Your stuka is one of the best looking foam board planes I've ever seen. Crazy how detailed that warbirds have gotten since the early days of the FT Spitfire (my first build)
The Ju 87 is definitely my favorite model of airplane to ever grace the earth. Its sleek design, deadly accuracy, and intimidation is what gets it for me. Put a siren on this plane, and then make it a quick build kit because this is my childhood dream waiting to be built and flown over my property.
As always when seeing John's shop there are designs hanging on the wall enough to make the aficionado drool - Bf-109, Fw-190, OV-10 Bronco, Cessna 0-1 Skymaster, Me-262, Pilatus PC-9/Texan II, B-26 Marauder, P-39 Airacobra, Yak-3 - looking forward building them as their designs are released !
OUTSTANDING! By a weird coincidence just a few days ago I found a complete AIRFIX 1 : 48 scale model kit Ju 87-2 at a thrift store for only $2.00 and I had a blast building it! If there is ANY way your bomb/trapeeze upgrade can include the bomber's window in the floor, that would be rad! When I completed my model, I could hold it up to a light, look under it, just behind the engine, through the cockpit and see the light through the canopy! That really gave me a new way of understanding the aircraft and how the pilot aimed by looking down between his feet. I love your videos and a dream of mine is to build and fly one someday xD
Can you fit the Stuka with the Jericho sirens? Maybe the twin bk 3,7 anti-tank cannons? It would be breathtaking to see it do a low pass with the big guns
I understand people needs sponsers as for them, making these videos are not free and it takes their time and effort, bu when the video is early 25% paid promotion, its a bit much. Luckily there is a right arrow key.
Tip for dive bombing with Stuka in WT, reduce throttle to 0 and have the airbrakes on. She'll pull out of a 90 degree dive easily so long as you pull up at least 500 meters up.
lol, imagine your neighbors sitting outside on a beautiful Sunday morning eating breakfast and all of a sudden your hear the siren getting louder and louder before the STUKA delivers an Amazon packages 'by air'
Nothing quite like 5 minutes of ad on a 20 minute video put out by a company that sells plane kits and equipment. I have to say, I'm getting pretty disappointed in the ads they are including in these videos these days. It's not like they are done Joe Shmoe who has a RU-vid channel. I mean, they bought a freaking golf course. Do they REALLY need to have 5 minute ads?
@@randomnonsense_1 I guess when you have business "you milk the cow as much as you can" :D I agree with you, it is to much. Honestly I do not watch FT videos as much these days simply because it become to much of a business for FT guys. And all that FT community and friends thing at the moment for me feels more declarative for marketing reasons then it is honest and real thing.
There is an original Stuka dive bomber hanging from the ceiling in the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. There is also an AWESOME exhibit of the German Navy’s U-505 submarine there, too. HIGHLY recommended! Just get back to your hotel room before it gets dark...
The Stuka and the P-47 are my two favorite planes. The very first flying model i had growing up was a line controlled Stuka. The very first R/C plane i had was the P-47. Yes i know (NOW) that the P-47 was a bad choice for a first model....it did not survive long.
*Flite test* - Gets sponsor from War thunder* "Its a super fun online game and it FREE!!" Me - **sits there with my chromebook then cries in the corner**
@@chris_5117 War thunder does run on Linux, there is even a Vulkan renderer now (though I haven't tried it, maybe I should take it for a spin again!) The problem is that laptops already tend to be low spec and Chromebooks are even more so as a budget laptop. When it comes to PC gaming, you kind of need to build a desktop... and I would wait until the current run on parts is over.
@@eulachonfish Thanks a lot and this has been very helpful. I am am only 15 and I love gaming and Building and I have passion for planes. This will help me a lot in the future and as of now, I gotta start saving my money... :)
@@chris_5117 Right on, I'm in my 30s now but was around your age when I built my first gaming machine with my own money. Do your research and try to maximize your performance per dollar for the games you want to play. Don't try to make a future proof machine, even the best will be obsolete in 5 years. I'm waiting for VR requirements to stabilize so I can build a VR flight sim machine myself. If you want to fly on that Chromebook check out FlightGear. It will probably run on low settings. It's free and has very realistic airplane handling. I've flown the real and simulated 172 and can say hours doing touch-and-gos in FlightGear are well spent! Also if you like quadcopters try out the demo of FPVFreerider (original, not recharged). It will run on a potato and I improved my quad skills so much with this $5 sim.
I have seen a full scale Stuka in a museum and it is not a large aircraft by todays military standards. Smaller than a P47 or a P51. You guys are pretty good at building RC aircraft I'm thinking you should start a busyness. Thanks for posting.
I think fitting this bird with FPV will really improve your bomb drop accuracy as the pilots held a dive angle of around 60° or more and point the aircraft at the target and let Newton's First Law of Motion do its thing. Might as well do it right this time.
Because u have been able to create really strong, durable wings recently, you should retry the cozy coop. If you do it, u should try attaching the wings by drilling holes in the top
A wailing horn is good but for the bomb drop system just use a pneumatic piston in the cockpit vertical so it pushes down the nose of the bomb, then use the a-36 apache bomb drop system.
Thank you Thank you Thank you! But if you're going to do the Stuka you have to build the Ju86g model. If you can find it you need to read the book "Stuka Pilot" written by Hans-Ulrich Rudel. He was probably the most iconic german pilot and the most decorated from WWII. They ran out of awards to give him and had to make a new award just for him. The Ju86g model was built with 2 20mm flak cannons and was made for taking out tanks as its primary objective. During the design of the A10 Thunderbolt(Warthog) he was even consulted. Now I don't know if he suggested anything that was actually used on the A10 but still the fact that he was brought in as a consultant just goes to show how impressive his reputation was.
I get the need for advertising, but they're so long. You should at least use the chapters so we can skip the waffle and get to the bit we all want to see - the giant stuka!
Josh.....Y'all have to kit this iconic warbird. A speed build and a master series. All the foam models have been discontinued. Y'all would fill a empty spot in the market. Please do this for us history and warbird fans.
Not to hate but. “Working on one you’ve been holding back since last... crazy build day” 100% false because we all know he just busted them out as fast as he could after 13th Squadron released the Stukas Jack built so John could get the spotlight. I love the stuff FT and John build but this has happened with many other designs that young builders work really hard to make these designs and then Jon just bangs them out within 2 days and steals the glory. It has become a little suspicious, and it’s just flat out wrong.
@@YourMom-tb1gz it’s a moral thing. To say your growing a community with young designers, then immediately shutting them down is wrong. We all have the right to post planes, it’s just the timing of Overstreet’s posts. Also he’s an adult, doing this to primarily kids.
@@YourMom-tb1gz he steals peoples thunder by making a plane the moment people have put at least 50 hours into designing a plane. Put the effort into it, have him copy your planes instantly, and report back to us
How to Stuka: 1. Gain altitude of 10,000 feet 2. Once you are over your target, roll and dive. 3. Once you are at 500-1000 feet release payload and pull up. 4. Profit.
I was at John's place when they were painting this plane in the booth,,, that was a blast!! These guys are Class Act for sure!!! John's place is the bomb isn't it..!!!!!
BTW, the tail gun on the Junkers 87 was usually a 7.92 mm machine gun. Not a "big machine gun" by anyone's standard. Plus the mags were small and ran out fast. Imagine being a tail gunner on a lumbering Junkers 87 with two agile Hurricanes chasing you, sixteen .303 machine guns against your one little gun. Posthumous Iron Cross, here we come!
I have War Thunder and I like to play on custom battles and I always use my STUKA and do a full on movie cinematic moment as I dive bomb a destroyer and I always have a smile on my face as I see the "TARGET ELIMENATED" on my screen. P.S. in case you didn't know STUKAS are my favorite German plane.
I think the stuka is a pretty ”scary” plane because of the siren, it’s insane accuracy and it’s power (and that’s why it’s one of my favourite planes) So i thought that the scene at 17:28 was pretty cool/scary.
Would love to have a speed build kit of the giant Stuka. I've been a Stuka fan since I was a kid. I've built the little Guillow's kit a bunch of times over the years just because I like it that much and need a fix for building one.
And please remember that you can map your controls out just like an RC so your muscle memory can give it some pretty interesting skids slips and stall recoveries war thunder is an amazing simulator I’ve been playing for years NF been watching you guys for years too
I was in kind of a in crummy mood when I walk up to my TV I turned on a flight test video ,this one, I'm in the best mood ever thats the awsome energy I get from your video's thanks guys!!! Yes please, make this in a kit what a beautiful plane. You guys have the coolest job, and you did a wonderful job building that plane Bravo.
You guys continue to be so awesome in dreaming up challenges in RCing. This Old Man from North Carolina has been following y'all from almost day 1. No doubt one of the best channels on RU-vid. Waiting for your next project and video. ✈😎💗💗💗
This is mind blowing. The construction techniques show exceptional flair and craftsmanship. Funnily I was contemplating the flight characteristics of this classic gull wing marque earlier.. "altitude-folding", I'd say. Thank you for posting this exhilarating ride!
Es sitzen sogar deutsche Modellbauer gespannt vor dem Bildschirm. Die Junkers JU sieht klasse aus! Super dude, you guys sure know how to entertain! Good Job on building and flying bigger models. Great paint job as well, got me glued to the screen for sure! Seasons Greetings from Germany
Respect to you for using genuine, unpolished gameplay, awkward though it may be to watch as a seasoned player. I think you may have missed a small opportunity to highlight War Thunder's attention to detail with the new flutter/flexing on aircraft wings.
I knew if you could make the Corsair's gull wings you could do a Stuka. I even asked about after the Corsair, and then, there it was in the background of one of the videos!!!! Congratulations to all involved. Following closely.
That abrupt music stop got me lmao 😂😂😂 Man I wish I could bring myself to building one of these but I know that you guys make it look way easier than it is! Great build and video guys keep it up! I can't wait to see the jericho trumpet on that behemoth!
That follower drone gave me an idea. When i was a kid i used to see Swedish airforce planes towing a big "sausage" behind them on a very long string. It was a target for aerial combat training. What if a rc plane were towing the FPV camera in some contraption like that. No need for a drone to film the flite...🤔
I can't wait to see and buy the speed build kit!!! This plane is just awesome! I really hope that you will put all these warbirds on your site. At least the printable design! Great job guys and well done John!!! 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
Another great episode. It was nice to see Peter in the background. I look forward to the seeing how the implementation of the bomb mechanism and dive siren goes. I would definitely buy a speed build kit of this plane.
That Stuka flying over snow and sparse forest....totally looks Russian front. Way back in 1990 met a Stuka tail gunner....he would've been mighty impressed with that view.👍👍 (Called the Jericho siren)
Stellar as usual. I still want to make it to one of John’s building/flying events. Almost got there last year, but was stopped by the snowy roads. :-( I am so impressed by what you guys are doing with foamboard! You’ve come a long way from the FT Delta, etc.
i love how u guy are compelling about the snow, when up here in canada we have had at least a foot since the start of November, and this is a really warm year
Woah! You modeled a STUKA and you didn't equip it with a siren? That's why it was such an effective terror weapon! That siren let em know they were coming!
