Anyone do R/C airplanes?

nooshinjohn
nooshinjohn Posts: 25,380
edited July 2009 in The Clubhouse
I have always loved these things... a great clip if you bypass the first 4 minutes...

http://www.rcuvideos.com/video/F-22-Raptor-RC


make sure you have the sound on.
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited June 2009
    That looks like one expensive toy ;)

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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,380
    edited June 2009
    disneyjoe7 wrote: »
    That looks like one expensive toy ;)


    yes they are... I watched a guy crash one of them at an R/C park in Van Nuys...
    he said he had close to 12k in building it. It was utterly destroyed. It made a two foot deep hole in the ground when it went down, and caught fire just like a real Super Hornet would have. They sound just like the real deal and even smell the same as they run on jet fuel.
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited June 2009
    I used to have an RC airplane...it wasn't anywhere near as awesome as that one though. That thing is badass. I want one!!
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,380
    edited June 2009
    you want a woman to Curt, but that won't happen til you stop wearing the assless chaps:eek::p





    j/k:D
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,380
    edited June 2009
    sadly its not mine... and I to would love a crack at the stick in that bird. I did however get a backseat in an F/A-18 once... I still taste what I had for lunch that day when I think about it
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited June 2009
    My experience with RC planes is spending around $700 and crashing it into thousands of pieces after about a minute.
    madmax
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    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • ShinAce
    ShinAce Posts: 1,194
    edited June 2009
    I got an RC chopper yesterday (coco lama) and have been having a little fun with it. One minor crash so far(dinged blades).

    It's a beginner 4 channel version, and man, does this thing ever require constant correction. It's awesome at building up momentum, but I want to hover right now. I feel for real heli pilots. I'm thinking my next choice will be a micro plane that can hover from. Still 4 channel, but a lot more stable.

    I think there was one called thundertaker that got clocked at over 300 mph. Insane!
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,380
    edited June 2009
    the raptor in the post can do 250mph with the right powerplant...
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,601
    edited June 2009
    To anyone looking at R/C plane and helio, get yourself a copy of
    Realflight. Great way to build up flight skills. You can actually hook up your
    controller to the system to control the flight of the aircraft.
    Better to crash and burn simulated as opposed to real world.
    I had a copy for a while. My boys hijacked it on me. They were much
    better at using it than I was.
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited June 2009
    I have a co-worker who is into this big time, you can drop a lotta coin into these things.
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  • TNRabbit
    TNRabbit Posts: 2,168
    edited June 2009
    I have about $3500 in R/C planes & equipment; I love it but haven't flown in about 3 years now...
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  • ShinAce
    ShinAce Posts: 1,194
    edited June 2009
    Rabbit: How about some karma? ...j/k
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  • TNRabbit
    TNRabbit Posts: 2,168
    edited June 2009
    I have a 8.5 foot wingspan Citabria I might consider selling if the price was right...it has a SuperTigre 4500 in it.
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  • tom t
    tom t Posts: 543
    edited June 2009
    http://www.metacafe.com/watch/804337/worlds_largest_model_rc_plane/

    try this one out for size
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited June 2009
    This one looks freaking awesome

    http://www.bananahobby.com/1754.html

    I wanna buy this, sweet videos
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited June 2009
    Those are fun.
    Michael ;)
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited June 2009
    I'm into RC Gas boats, cars, trucks, and electric airplanes. I have plenty of pics. Will post later.
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited June 2009
    For those already into the hobby see post 17 and tell me your thoughts, I like that one. It looks very fun.
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  • 66chevyIISS
    66chevyIISS Posts: 857
    edited June 2009
    Sherardp wrote: »
    For those already into the hobby see post 17 and tell me your thoughts, I like that one. It looks very fun.

    LOL I don't know anything about R/C planes, but my guess is you don't want to START with that one :p should learn how to crash on the cheap ones first haha :D
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  • slowpolky
    slowpolky Posts: 714
    edited June 2009
    i have an esky honey bee 400 that i got from amazon with cnc upgrades and belt driven brushless motor. I paid 150 on amazon
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  • TNRabbit
    TNRabbit Posts: 2,168
    edited June 2009
    66chevyIISS wrote: »
    LOL I don't know anything about R/C planes, but my guess is you don't want to START with that one :p should learn how to crash on the cheap ones first haha :D

    Agreed; you want to start with a trainer. I HIGHLY recommend using one of the computer simulators to learn first...it will save you a lot of heartache....
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited June 2009
    I'm a fast learner and may bundle simulator with it. That F/A 18 looks fast and furious. I always wanted a helicopter but never bought one.
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited July 2009
    Check out this beast

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmKdA6L_MWk
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  • ShinAce
    ShinAce Posts: 1,194
    edited July 2009
    Sherardp wrote: »
    I'm a fast learner and may bundle simulator with it. That F/A 18 looks fast and furious. I always wanted a helicopter but never bought one.

    Choppers have gotten cheaper than planes, IMO.

    For a plane, electric is just wussy and boring. You want nitro. We're talking like 300 to 500$.

    For a chopper, wind is a problem, so small electric ones are a lot of fun. You can start off with a 3 channel and move up to the 4 channel. When you're ready to fly inverted, then consider a collective pitch 6 channel. You could buy a 3 channel, and a 4 channel, and a 6 channel for under 500$.
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  • AudioGenics
    AudioGenics Posts: 2,567
    edited July 2009
    this is so cool.
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