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MUSEUM SCALE — RC Sikorsky Ilya Muromets WW1 Bomber

The Sikorsky-designed Ilya Muromets was the first four-engine bomber used during WW I. Sal Calvagna's 1/6-scale model took over 16 months to design and build and the museum scale model spans a massive 16 feet! Unveiled at the WRAM Hobby Exposition, the latest RC project of our longtime contributor Sal Calvagna is this Sikorsky Ilya Muromets, an impressive 1/6-scale model of one of Igor Sikorsky's early biplane designs. Sal worked feverishly throughout the winter months...

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