Remote control plane hits 200mph.....

[KDOG]

Where to get the engines?

 

[Viper0329]

Wow, that was an impressive landing!

 

[KDOG]

I want to hook 2 or 3 of those engines to a bicycle or something.

 

[JRich]

Nice.

 

[Eli]

I bet that was very expensive to build.

 

[ThaGrandCow]

Back when I was flying RC planes with my dad, I saw a guy show up with an RC jet. It was a model of an F-14 and when he started it up the sound was insane. The entire field stopped flying to watch this guy go. The sound in the video don't do that jet justice.

 

[Ika]

Holy crap. That WAS an impressive landing.

 

[Powermoloch]

I wish I had this when I was a kid .

 

[Baked]

He's got a modified mini jet engine in that baby!

 

[Powermoloch]

Originally posted by: Baked
He's got a modified mini jet engine in that baby!

It'll be sweet if you can hook up a lil cam and fly that thing w/ a help on the monitor lol. It'll be even more awesome

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: KDOG
Where to get the engines?

text Hope you're ready to sell your car or get a loan!

Tons more pics

 

[Ika]

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: KDOG
Where to get the engines?

text Hope you're ready to sell your car or get a loan!

Tons more pics

:shocked:

But then again, I'm guessing this is the more extreme end of this hobby... I guess you could say the same for a $1000 headphone (which is also :shocked.

 

[Blazin Trav]

Seems like that would be really hard to controll at those speeds...

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: Aflac

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: KDOG
Where to get the engines?

text Hope you're ready to sell your car or get a loan!

Tons more pics

:shocked:

But then again, I'm guessing this is the more extreme end of this hobby... I guess you could say the same for a $1000 headphone (which is also :shocked.

Oh, definately. Scale turbine engines start at $2.5k all the up to $5k - not including the plane or electronics. Or fuel. Or a shoulder to cry on when your $10,000 airplane crashes

 

[z0mb13]

tagged

 

[KDOG]

Holy crap. I wish they'd make a full scale version you could fly....

 

[KDOG]

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: Aflac

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: KDOG
Where to get the engines?

text Hope you're ready to sell your car or get a loan!

Tons more pics

:shocked:

But then again, I'm guessing this is the more extreme end of this hobby... I guess you could say the same for a $1000 headphone (which is also :shocked.

Oh, definately. Scale turbine engines start at $2.5k all the up to $5k - not including the plane or electronics. Or fuel. Or a shoulder to cry on when your $10,000 airplane crashes

Heheh. like that video of that RC B-52 crashing - that was sad.

 

[mobobuff]

Those babies can produce 50lbs of thrust... powered from a battery? Or am I missing something? What's the POWER SOURCE!?!?

 

[iamwiz82]

I'd crash it in about 2 seconds.

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: KDOG
Holy crap. I wish they'd make a full scale version you could fly....

I hope you are being funny

 

[FrustratedUser]

nice

 

[Baked]

Originally posted by: KDOG
Holy crap. I wish they'd make a full scale version you could fly....

You don't have to wish, the USAF has them in operation.

Originally posted by: mobobuff
Those babies can produce 50lbs of thrust... powered from a battery? Or am I missing something? What's the POWER SOURCE!?!?

Pretty sure they use gasoline for those.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: mobobuff
Those babies can produce 50lbs of thrust... powered from a battery? Or am I missing something? What's the POWER SOURCE!?!?

It's a miniature turbine engine...

 

[Slickone]

I was at a small RC airshow last month that had a jet similar to that with probably that same turbine. It's funny because many people (women/kids) don't understand what it is, so when he starts it up kids go running and moms run away with their kids.

If you search around on the net, there are tons of videos and pics of RC jets with gas turbine engines. Several are on youtube. Also many on RC forums, personal RC flyer websites, and the websites of companies that make the planes and turbines. Tons of fighter jets with twin turbines; airliners and bombers with mutiple turbines. There are some videos of them crashing & burning too. Most RC jet flyers have large fire extinguishers! One RC jet airshow I saw a video of had a real fire engine type thing that you'd see at a major airport. Many RC clubs have real nice paved & marked runways, since you shouldn't take off/land the turbines on the grass.
I've got a list of links if interested. I spent a whole day one day looking at stuff.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: Slickone
I was at a small RC airshow last month that had a jet similar to that with probably that same turbine. It's funny because many people (women/kids) don't understand what it is, so when he starts it up kids go running and moms run away with their kids.

If you search around on the net, there are tons of videos and pics of RC jets with gas turbine engines. Several are on youtube. Also many on RC forums, personal RC flyer websites, and the websites of companies that make the planes and turbines. Tons of fighter jets with twin turbines; airliners and bombers with mutiple turbines. There are some videos of them crashing & burning too. Most RC jet flyers have large fire extinguishers! One RC jet airshow I saw a video of had a real fire engine type thing that you'd see at a major airport. Many RC clubs have real nice paved & marked runways, since you can't take off/land the turbines on the grass.
I've got a list of links if interested. I spent a whole day one day looking at stuff.

Isn't it amazing what you can do with one day + google?