Unusual airplane makes maiden flight at the Otto Aerodome
Bob Scott once again submitted photos to “Viewfinder” of an unusual aircraft. This time the photos are of Dave Fouser’s scratch-built, electric ducted-fan V-1 Flying Bomb, taken at the Otto Aerodrome near Franklin, North Carolina. Dave, a longtime member of the Macon Aero Modelers, shows off the aircraft before its maiden flight in one photo, while it flies past an Extreme Flight MSX EXP in the other.
Dave is “an outstanding builder,” according to Bob. He built the replica pulse jet-powered cruise missile using World War II historical aviation photos. The full-scale German Luftwaffe missile was the first production aircraft of any type to use a pulse jet for power. The first V-1 was launched in London on June 13, 1944. Dave’s V-1 is powered by a ducted fan and a 2,200 mAh 3S LiPo battery.
Located off of US Highway 441 near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Macon Aero Modelers club has approximately 60 members.
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