The CooLest RC Jet Ever!
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22lrfan
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That is awesome. I started out building the rubberband powered kits then graduated to the control line ones with the Cox engines. My second year of college (1978) I finally saved enough to get my first RC plane. I built and crashed dozens of them over the years and finally got out of it in the mid '90's. I still have several of my planes in storage. I keep thinking that one day I'll get them out again. The P-47 and A-10 were two of my favorites. I built a small A-10 (4' wingspan) that used prop engines and still have it. My biggest one was a 1/5 scale P-47. Still have that one to.
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That is amazing what some folks can do. I modeled HO Scale Trains for 25 years but that doesn't compare to that Warthog.
I'm lucky enough that I get to see real Warthogs flying over my place on a regular basis.
I'm lucky enough that I get to see real Warthogs flying over my place on a regular basis.
I was a USAF Jet engine mechanic, but I can't imagine the "tiny" parts to make up those engines.
LVSteve
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He definitely used all the runway, which is surprising given that the model seems to have a lot more excess thrust compared to the real thing.
[FONT="]With all the detail he has put into that A/C and with every ounce coming at a price in performance I'm not surprised he may have a longer departure roll than expected.[/FONT]
[FONT="]That is a very cool RC A/C.
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[FONT="]That is a very cool RC A/C.
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Last night I spent over an hour watching YouTube videos of 5 figure RC aircraft falling from the sky and plowing into the ground. One high dollar plane had a wing sheared off by an RC helicopter that someone had carelessly flown into the flight arena.
I heard a lot of bad words.
I heard a lot of bad words.
The attention to detail on the model is incredible. What an amazing flight demonstration. I wonder what kind of fuel it uses and what type of fuel load it carries to stay airborne that long. Just WOW!!
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They fly on Jet A, just like the big ones. Don't know about capacity, but probably at least a gallon for that kind of flight time with two engines at that size.
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I got a Cox powered helo. No tether. Lovely flight, up - up - and away to somewhere else in the neighborhood. I'd like to think it's still resting in the boughs of an old tree somewhere, LOL.
That was definitely a COOL watch! That he was willing to come that close to the end of the runway before liftoff was crazy to me! Same with landing. At the beginning of the video the "Brrrt" was pretty good, but all the later ones, not so much. I guess it was very close to the recording device at the beginning. The flares are really cool. All the little details were amazing. I like that the pilot canopy raises too.
Larry
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I'm pretty sure the "Brrrrt" at the beginning of the video was dubbed. They do have audio devices for RC aircraft, but the weight of the speakers really limits the size and they aren't all that effective.
Here in the US, the FAA really frowns on pyrotechnics from RC aircraft... the Euros love it though!
Here in the US, the FAA really frowns on pyrotechnics from RC aircraft... the Euros love it though!
venomballistics
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common fate of many.
More common than success among those going in by themselves.
Today, we have Flitetest.
A trip down to dollar tree for a few sheets of foam board, bbq skewers, packing tape and hot glue, you can build a plane for about $5 less electronics.
Yeah, you're going to cream it too, but at least you can afford it enough times to get the hang of it.
venomballistics
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Might be a few oil burners, but many are on propane.
These things require an FAA waiver. Way more trouble than most are willing to endure.
