O/T:- F-14 R/C Plane with jet engines video
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O/T:- F-14 R/C Plane with jet engines video
http://alldumb.com/link.php?id=14906
Watch when he starts the engines up... i'd be afraid to let this bugger take flight, but then he does look like he knows what he is doing.... very nice and very impressive...
Watch when he starts the engines up... i'd be afraid to let this bugger take flight, but then he does look like he knows what he is doing.... very nice and very impressive...
Awesome? Awesome is the KC-10 Tanker that is next on his list of models!
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Bloody good flying too. The landing was a damn sight better than some I have been subjected too and he wasn't even looking out the window.
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http://www.mcgirt.net/RC/VIDEOS/Gian...52_flight2.wmv
nearly 30mb in size but also very impressive is this B-52.
nearly 30mb in size but also very impressive is this B-52.
Wave of the future if there is to be an RAF maybe?
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I fly competition standard RC aerobatic models (up to 9' wingspan) and helis and it took me a while to learn. Obviously the flyings second nature but orientation is a real issue. A good appreciation of energy and airspeed are also vital. The money I spend on it is immense and I'm not even into jets yet!
That F-14 has 2 turbines, and the B-52 had 8. It crashed last year (pilot error suspected). It is being rebuilt but the full size is a little unstable in yaw, and I believe this gave some issues with the model. Despite the cost a real shame to see it come down. Theres also a C-17 flying too which is superb.
That F-14 has 2 turbines, and the B-52 had 8. It crashed last year (pilot error suspected). It is being rebuilt but the full size is a little unstable in yaw, and I believe this gave some issues with the model. Despite the cost a real shame to see it come down. Theres also a C-17 flying too which is superb.
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Yes however this was a combination of a stall and loss of orientation of the model. The bloke flying it throttled back on the downwind leg, and effectively stalled it. The left wing dropped and perceiving a right turn he applied left aileron. The model then went inverted at low airspeed and piled in.
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I remember a documentary about a RC lancaster a few years back. IIRC it had one pilot for the engines and another for the flight controls. Anyone got any links to a film of it?
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This 1/9th scale radio-controlled C-17 model was built in the United Kingdom. To date it has about 20 flights. It was built as the centerpiece of a 15 program television series produced in the U.K. for the Home and Leisure satellite TV channel.
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Does this mean these chaps can fill in the 'gap' when an RAF C-17A doesn't appear at this years RIAT in the flying programme 
They could make up the loss of 100 a/c with R/C 'giant' models!
They could make up the loss of 100 a/c with R/C 'giant' models!
