A 630-pound remote-controlled Boeing 777-9X takes off, and the absurd scale makes it look less like a toy than a test aircraft

Ramy RC’s Boeing 777-9X is a very different beast, weighing about 630 pounds and stretching 33 ft. from wingtip to wingtip, ...

The world’s largest RC Boeing 777-9X weighs 630 lbs., and its takeoff makes model aviation look like real aerospace testing

Popular aviation builder Ramy RC has flown a self-described “world’s largest” remote-control Boeing 777-9X, a fully electric model with a 33-ft. wingspan and a 630-lb. body, with filmmaker Tyler Perry ...
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Electric Airplanes

The author is highly skeptical about the practicality of electric airplanes for general use, contrasting them with successful electric cars. Key challenges for electric aircraft include the low energy ...