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> "Ibby \(The Artist Formerly Known as Chris\)"
> <donotemailme@nothere.com> wrote:
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> I'd guess $20,000 or up! You definitely need deep pockets :-)
>
> A model turbine engine can go anywhere from $1500 upward!
> The B-52 had 8! To that add electronics and servo's.
> The fuselage is probably the cheapest part :-)
>
> The video mentioned that they had 8 Wren turbines. Here's their site:
> <http://www.wren-turbines.com/>
>
> If you click on their News Archive for 2004 they do discuss the B52
> and have a nice pix of it flying:
>
> <http://www.wren-turbines.com/B52-Finals.jpg>
>
> If that's the one that crashed, I don't know. Nice model though.
> (I'm also intrigued by the turbine locomotive :-) )
>
> -=tom=-