Remote control planes are toys.
This one is not.
Popular YouTuber Ramy RC just flew the largest RC version of a Boeing 779-9X on the planet.
And I mean big.
Thirty-three feet of wingspan.
630 pounds of dead weight.
That’s roughly the size of a human-piloted Cessina 150.
It looks like a real airliner because, from a distance, it is one. But look closer. It’s mostly CNC-milled foam and carbon Fiber.
Five actuators move the flaps. The landing gear actually works. The whole thing is electric.
In tests?
Taxied. Lifted off. Landed. Repeatedly.
It’s big. Period.
Kitchen Floor to Giant
Ramy hasn’t always had this kind of budget.
He started on his kitchen floor. Limited resources. Tight time limits. Those early shaky videos blew up online. Now he does this full time. Over 200 videos down the line, showcasing massive replicas of ViperJets, Boeings, C-17s. His previous record-breaker was an Airbus A380 weighing 800 pounds.
You might say he likes scale.
This build started with a digital 3D Model scaled to 1/7th real life. Proportions locked in. Ramy and his team fired up the CNC mill. Foam blocks for the fuselage, nose, wings. They reinforced it with carbon sheeting. Sprayed it with protective plastic. Wired the beast from tip to tail for flaps and gear doors.
No jet engines here. Just two huge electric ducted fans where the turbines would normally hum.
The Pilot You Didn’t Expect
Assembly done.
Time for the weird part.
To prove the plane was absurdly large, Ramy didn’t just walk around it.
He climbed on top.
Straddled it as it rolled across the tarmac like a futuristic surfboard. Once the team knew it wouldn’t fall apart in the sky, they painted it. White and blue. Bold Boeing letters.
Who flew the maiden flight?
Not Ramy.
Tyler Perry.
Yes. The director.
Perry is an RC nut. He’s said these jumbo models actually helped him conquer his own fear of flying. He took the controller. Powered up the fans. The ground wheel churned.
The behemoth rolled down the runway.
Pitched up.
Went airborne.
Electric fans buzzed loudly from the ground as it climbed. Perry made a few passes. Then he brought it down. Smooth. Worthy of a movie soundtrack.
The plane touches grass. Again.
