Tell me this is not THE coolest thing on earth?!

[Corsair Freak]

I've seen that video soo many times...  :-/

[Boss_BlueAngels]

Can someone please tell me what it is? I can't see the video :-/

It's a little RC boat in the shape of a hydro-plane.  Where the top spoiler is they have elevons, so it can takeoff and fly like a plane, then land back on the water.  It also can scoot along pavement or grass, so you can take it on land too.  

[Paz]

 Cool toy, 'till you crash it!

[Boss_BlueAngels]

If it's like any other foam RC vehicle, it's only grounded until you find the nearest roll of duct tape.  ;D

[GeForce]

The Hydro-Foam is a remote control electric airplane powered by a brushless motor and lithium-polymer batteries.

That's gonna make it a bit expensive - brushlesses aren't cheap, neither are the ESCs that control them. LiPo batteries are great but need special chargers to stop them catching fire

By the way a brushless motor is so powerful just one of them in a 5kg odd 1/8 scale RC car can easily outrun a nitro engined car of similar size/weight. You're looking at sorta 50-60mph with these motors

That equates to around 3hp if you're interested.

Jon

[Ivan]

Does it have enough lift to accept a turboprop engine... would be cool

[Martini]

Cool, but I'd land it upside down in the lake, ruining it.