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Giant Rc Sabre F-86

Thebobo said:
Big pilot, little _____, big plane
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That's a bit harsh. It's not like a Hummer. And while yes, there will be a big man mentality with any hobby, an aerophile like myself can certainly appreciate the work and craftsmanship that goes into large scale RC.

A real F-86 may be better but RC costs much less to make and operate.
 
NUSNA_Moebius said:
That's a bit harsh. It's not like a Hummer. And while yes, there will be a big man mentality with any hobby, an aerophile like myself can certainly appreciate the work and craftsmanship that goes into large scale RC.

A real F-86 may be better but RC costs much less to make and operate.
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A bigger model airplane is not indicative of being a better model flyer or a craftsman its only a matter of $$.

IMAC Immense Model Aeroplane Club
 
skyking said:
One of the best looking aircraft of the era, IMO.
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Interesting in that they used data from the testing on the ME-262 to conclude that a swept-wing was the way to go, luckily idiot Hitler demanded it be fitted to drop bombs so an entire year was wasted while B-17's, B-24's, Lancasters were raining bombs on German cities on a daily basis and the 262 was a game-changer in aerial warfare didn't even get into the sky until '44 and by then there were few pilots left with much experience anyway. Had it been introduced in '42 it could have possibly made the toll (in lost bombers) too high to continue operations.
 
BarkingGhostar said:
I am surprised he just didn't buy an F-86 from some 2nd world country.
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There are no more left to "buy", remember this was a jet that is of 1949 vintage and would be useless in today's military environment. Then you have the issue of spare parts, there are none, then you have to be licensed and "type-rated" by the FAA to fly this type of aircraft, you don't get a pilot's license in a Cessna 170 and go jump into a jet fighter, it doesn't work like that. Even if you won the lotto and bought a 737 you would not be allowed to fly it until you have received the proper instruction and training before your allowed to pilot it.
 
BUTCH1 said:
There are no more left to "buy", remember this was a jet that is of 1949 vintage and would be useless in today's military environment. Then you have the issue of spare parts, there are none, then you have to be licensed and "type-rated" by the FAA to fly this type of aircraft, you don't get a pilot's license in a Cessna 170 and go jump into a jet fighter, it doesn't work like that. Even if you won the lotto and bought a 737 you would not be allowed to fly it until you have received the proper instruction and training before your allowed to pilot it.
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Not to mention that the comparison is exceedingly silly 🙂. The difference between one of these RC models and the complexity and operating costs of a real jet aircraft is at least a couple of orders of magnitude.
 
KlokWyze said:
WTF is the point? Get a pilot's license and fly for real, losers.
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Apparently you are unaware how much $$ is involved to obtain a license and how much planes cost, even a small Cessna in good shape is at least $80-90K, what a lot of people do is go the microlight route, (less than 254lbs dry weight) for which a pilots license is not required (though the FAA strongly encourages training).
 
Markbnj said:
Not to mention that the comparison is exceedingly silly 🙂. The difference between one of these RC models and the complexity and operating costs of a real jet aircraft is at least a couple of orders of magnitude.
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Yea, people are unaware of how strict the FAA is, even if by miracle you found one of these it's maintenance would need to be documented via the "log book" and also the FAA has a strict limit as to how long you can fly an aircraft before inspections and engine overhaul are mandatory to continue flying, good luck finding a mechanic able to rebuild one of those early jet engines and again, it would be close to impossible to find the parts to do so.
 
BUTCH1 said:
Yea, people are unaware of how strict the FAA is, even if by miracle you found one of these it's maintenance would need to be documented via the "log book" and also the FAA has a strict limit as to how long you can fly an aircraft before inspections and engine overhaul are mandatory to continue flying, good luck finding a mechanic able to rebuild one of those early jet engines and again, it would be close to impossible to find the parts to do so.
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"You play with RC trucks? Loser! You should get a real truck."

Uhh, ok 🙂.
 
that takes some incredible situational awareness to pilot an RC Plane, especially one going fast.

I've tried it before as a child and I just couldn't handle it...although I bet it takes some time getting used to.
 
mizzou said:
that takes some incredible situational awareness to pilot an RC Plane, especially one going fast.

I've tried it before as a child and I just couldn't handle it...although I bet it takes some time getting used to.
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I could imagine that dude having a fit if he crashed that baby!.
 
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