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Got to respect that level of commitment to a hobby. The bird looked great.... Almost like the real thing in some of the flying sequences.
scary what that guy could do with a military budget... bet he could make a predator drone for a couple of hundred bucks and a roll of duct tape
im a big rc guy. here is a pic or two of my jet. 9 ft long f84 turbine powered. barry Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
I'd love to hear more about what goes into flying one of these things. I'd imagine that a turbine powered r/c would get out of sight PDQ, not to mention the sheer difficulty in flying/landing one of those. I tried to fly my little bro's prop r/c a few years ago and failed miserably. Of course, the crash landing with his was probably a little less of a disaster as crashing that would be! I'd imagine that F86 would do some damage if it plowed into something...
I've seen a few videos of RC SR-71's.........but never one that friggin large. You cold put a digital SLR in that thing and after you were finished download the recce take. Nice F-84 there Barry.
I read once an article from a pilot who flew the Blackbird. He said that the plane is very difficult to fly -- particularly to land. They have to pump fuel around the tanks to properly balance it. When the plane lands, the CG is critical. So, it's impressive to see a model fly so well. I'll give this pilot a lot of credit for his skill!
RC jet crashes can be impressive: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcuHOU0VnC8 P.S. Beautiful jet Barry
i have seen plenty of crashes. some due to poor building or structural issues and some like the one posted where the guy is hot doggn over his head. i am more into scale. the turbines run from around 2000 to 4000 and a complete jet averages between 6000 to 12000. i have been modeling for over 25 years. here is another jet of mine. it is an f84g from the korean era. barry Image Unavailable, Please Login
that was freaking cool! how in the hell do you maintain control and keep it in range of the rc? incredible!
That was my thought. It looks like it would be pretty easy to lose sight of it, then what? Wait for the fireball?
keeping sight is quite easy. some models will hit 220, but most are around 130 to 170. next is i usually fly up and down range about a 1/4 mile, making my runs roughly a half mile long. turns are mostly sweeping and cover quite a bit of distance. so a lap takes around 15 to 20 seconds. and that is if i am on full burn, normally i am not, as it shortens a flight significantly. but i generally do a hot run or two or three every flight. plus some aerobatics, which uses throttle management. landing is the real trick. a turbine spols up and down with a bit of a delay, so you cant get behind on the power when landing. if it gets to slow and you add power, by the time you get it things have gotten worse and power makes it nasty. the trick is to dirty up the model, just like the full scale with flaps, speed boards , gear doors etc, so a lot of power is required to drag them in for a landing. that way if you need power, it is already there. you just clean up the airframe and go around. here are some more pics of jets i have or have owned and since sold. barry Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
