don't know if this fits the overall theme of the thread, but i didn't want to start an entire thread for this. being a plane geek since i was young (i'm the guy you'll see parked just outside the airport fence watching planes take off and land for hours), i thought this was very cool. i've always wanted to get into rc planes, but not quite to this scale. 8 real turbines at $1500 a piece. 22 foot wing span. took 2 years to build. heck, it needs two pilots.
http://www.mcgirt.net/RC/VIDEOS/Gian...52_flight2.wmv
a little long - 9 minutes.