Vekkinho Posted November 22, 2008 Posted November 22, 2008 My father was a RC modeller back in the '80 when I was a kid so I got kinda addicted to it. We were flying those beauties every now and then and fixing and maintaining them over the winter. My father built his first RC model back in the '74 but that model is unfortunately shred to toothpics. The oldest bird in our inventory is this red/white Hi Boy precedent from '82. This bird had no mishaps so far (over 500 hours of flight) and it still runs original engine. RPM is good too: Bird is pretty difficult to fly because of it's Wortmann FX2 airfoil profile that requires speed and is pretty unstable at low speed. Remember, I have no flaps here. This one here is the latest in the family: It's a typical Clark Y airfoil and a fun to fly. Are there any other RC guys here at Forums.Eagle?! Cheers! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
ED Team Groove Posted November 22, 2008 ED Team Posted November 22, 2008 Thanks for sharing with us, im sure there are more RC Pilots in here :) Our Forum Rules: http://forums.eagle.ru/rules.php#en
Cdr.Instigator Posted November 22, 2008 Posted November 22, 2008 I recently got started with RC Flying and Now I'm hooked on it. It's never too late to start. I'm a 43 year old rookie of the RC world. I went into it the cheapest way and by no means the easiest. By this I mean, I have not bought a ARF to a RTF plane. The way I started is. I bought me a 70 dollar Airtronics 6 Ch. Radio and RX. I went to a local RC shop and bought some 5g. servos a 2 to 5 Cell Charger, a Battery Ballancer, and CA Glue bottles with hardener and I ordered online an 3S 1800 Lipo Batt. Elect. Motor combo with charger. Yeap, I bought everything I needed to make my own from scratch out of Bluecor foam sheets. I have built 3 planes one has all the equipment and the others are waiting for a high gust of wind that will send adversary straight into the ground. The first one I built that I still fly is a Blue Angels F-22..... It took me 1 week working for about 2 hours a day to finish my first Foamy. I built the Golem's Plane-Blu F-22 Link--- http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show...hlight=Blu+F+22 Batt, speed controller and motor http://www.graysonhobby.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=22&products_id=538 Radio http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=800727 Like I said, it's not the easiest way to start, but if I had bought a RTF one... it would have been destroyed a long time ago by my lack of experience in flight. This thing can take a hit and keep on chucking along at a mere 55 MPH I have in waiting a Mig 29 with vector thrusting in line to receive the equipment..
Vekkinho Posted November 22, 2008 Author Posted November 22, 2008 Way to go Instigator, it's never too late for having fun. BTW have you seen these beauties: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/845633/1_5_scaled_mig_29_first_flight_turbine/ Thrust vectoring: http://www.flixxy.com/rc-plane-mig29.htm Impressive huh, with a 1/5 scale you need a trailer to make it to the runway! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Cdr.Instigator Posted November 23, 2008 Posted November 23, 2008 Have you seen this...The Dragonfly? http://www.draganfly.com/
wolfast Posted December 7, 2008 Posted December 7, 2008 Ive been an R/C pilot from the Age of 8.... heres one of my videos from last year....:smartass: Me and my daughter on a VERY windy day:P 30+ years flight sims -Alienware Desktop With constantly changing specs -Track IR 5 -Thrusmasters Warthog HOTAS #55179 -Saitek Pro Combat Rudder Pedals
wolfast Posted December 7, 2008 Posted December 7, 2008 me Having some Black Shark Practice...lol 30+ years flight sims -Alienware Desktop With constantly changing specs -Track IR 5 -Thrusmasters Warthog HOTAS #55179 -Saitek Pro Combat Rudder Pedals
wolfast Posted December 29, 2008 Posted December 29, 2008 BUMP... just thought someone would love some R/C Aviation stories After Christmas??? 30+ years flight sims -Alienware Desktop With constantly changing specs -Track IR 5 -Thrusmasters Warthog HOTAS #55179 -Saitek Pro Combat Rudder Pedals
Cdr.Instigator Posted September 24, 2010 Posted September 24, 2010 (edited) This is a more livelier version of the original ETPS. Just need to Paint the Exhaust Nozzle.. and last minute checking on the over all strength of the Battery tray Wood plate.. Might make tomorrow's maiden.. build pictures with a step by step.. http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.php?p=15364405&postcount=1755 Edited September 24, 2010 by Cdr.Instigator
Distiler Posted September 24, 2010 Posted September 24, 2010 I flew soaring planes (mainly 60 inches ridge soaring ones). My best aircraft was a french little racer, Airtech Pixel, very peculiar one with pitcheron control (meaning, tail is fixed, whole wings move, two powerful servos do the roll-elevation actions): AMD Ryzen 1400 // 16 GB DDR4 2933Mhz // Nvidia 1060 6GB // W10 64bit // Microsoft Sidewinder Precision 2
Joe Kurr Posted September 24, 2010 Posted September 24, 2010 Although I'm not flying RC planes myself (yet), I like to visit RC events now and then. Two weeks ago I visited the RC Heliparts Scale meeting 2010 in Hulten, Netherlands (near Gilze-Rijen airbase) Here are some pictures of the models that were displayed there: #1. Alouette III (turbine) in RNLAF SAR markings #2. EC-135 (turbine), what a sound! #3. Alouette III (turbine) in RNLAF Grasshoppers display team colors, complete with smoke system #4. Mi-24 Hind (turbine) - one of the day's highlights #5. UH-1 Huey (electro) If you like them, you can find more here Dutch Flanker Display Team | LLTM 2010 Tiger Spirit Award
diveplane Posted October 2, 2010 Posted October 2, 2010 (edited) wow that hind is sick. Edited October 2, 2010 by diveplane https://www.youtube.com/user/diveplane11 DCS Audio Modding.
diveplane Posted October 2, 2010 Posted October 2, 2010 found this video of rc flying funny hehe https://www.youtube.com/user/diveplane11 DCS Audio Modding.
jpm1 Posted March 15, 2011 Posted March 15, 2011 http://www.popsci.com/military-aviation-space/gallery/2008-04/who-shrunk-jet?image=8 (not my work) SU-25 missions [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
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