GIANT RC GRUMMAN A-6 INTRUDER 

First off, visually this is an excellent scale reproduction of an A6 Intruder. I noted there were some compromises made, probably due to weight, but given that, it's still quite good. A few things I noted that have been done different in comparison to an actual Intruder. First, the flaps in the RC model are too small length-wise. In the actual article, the flaps extend from the root out to the clamshell-style wingtip speed brakes. It also has leading edge slats, from wing root to wing tip. The horizontal stabilators (elevators) in the tail in the real article are all-moving slabs, not a conventional elevator as done with the RC version. That being said, your choice was an excellent one for flying characteristics as going to a slab stabilator would probably be too effective unless you restrict deflection to a very few degrees. Finally, while I can't tell if the RC uses ailerons, the real article does not. It uses spoilers on each wing, located just forward of the flaps, and are of the same width from wing root to speed brake as the flaps. The stabilators move differentially to create a roll moment and the spoilers are also used to make the aircraft roll. During landing on ship, the pilots would leave the engines spooled up a bit (because it took 8 seconds to spool!) and use the speed brakes to control their speed. Those retract much faster than the engines can spool. For fun, you might want to experiment a little with having partially open speed brakes on landing, set the throtte to barely maintain level flight, and see if controlling landing speed is easier with the speed brakes than the engine. I'm not an A6 driver, but my dad was. I have to say that I'm still amazed at how well this RC model flies and how good it looks!

Visually, for me the nose, cockpit area of the fuselage are off, then the tail section appears to slim when compared to the real A6.

Wheels and landing gear struts should be painted white for USN & USMC. Awesome model. EA-6B next?

RCScaleAirplanes Who cares it's a beautiful airplane

Very clever how the exhuast pipe is faired into the fuselage.

bkrguy _Thank you for your kind comments. I'm very glad to know that you liked watching the video._ Have a nice day 😎

I,m with you,I was an A6 mechanic in VA-85.I will never forget them and always liked its design and functions.

Serviced A-6Es and EA-6Es at MCAS El Toro CA 1980-88

@@foobarmaximus3506 Ea6B seated 4. Early A models like the EA6A seated 2. Any REAL veteran would know that.

@@KillerKev1961 you are the real deal. Thank you for your service!

VA-165 Boomers here

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Josip Vrandecic _You're right, Josip. This is a very rare Rc aircraft and I'm happy that I was able to do a video of it._ Thank you for your kind comments!

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stuff _Thank you for your kind comments, Steve. Much appreciated ! ! !_

me too at the beggining

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_Thank you for your kind comment, Andrew._ Since the mid 90s there are miniature jet engines for R/C models on the market. Please have a look at the video description and follow the link to JetCat and also to the picture gallery of how this model has been built.

Markus Sieber _Thank you very much for the compliments, Markus. I'm glad to know that you liked the video!_ Cheers, Horst

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Merci pour votre excellent commentaire, que j'apprécie vraiment. Peu de gens ont le talent pour fabriquer un modèle réduit d'avion. Heureusement, il existe également des modèles Rc prêts à l'emploi.

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The Fred Baron RC _Yes ... it was hot and windy, but my knees are still O.K._ 😂 Glad to hear that you liked the video. You're right. The A-6 doesn't have afterburner. This is something, the owner has to change. _Thank you for your kind comments, my friend. Cheers, Horst_

_Thank you for your kind comments. Did you noticed the strong winds during the flight?_ 👍😉