More R/C Photos Part II !!!

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More R/C Photos Part II !!!

Postby bob576 » Fri Feb 11, 2005 10:38 pm

well, finally found the time to sit down and upload some more pics for ya guys...hope you enjoy...

this was my first kit, ready to be covered. its a great planes .46 giles g202. although it is a 46 size plane i had to over-do it and put a 90 in it. cant find any pics of it finnished, but it got covered with a butifull red black and yellow scheme...

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Next up is me flyin my shockflyer; a foam profile "plane" powered by a hand built cd-rom motor. this is a very light plane with a thrust to weight ration of atleast 2:1! it is meant for what is called 3D flying ie. hovering, harriers, waterfalls (any manuver where the wing is stalled and no-longer creating life) very fun little bird....
fist pic is of me doin a torque-roll, this is where the plane is hovering, but the torque of the motor spins it around to the left

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this is called a harrier, the only fullsize plane to be able to do this (besides the actual harrier) is the F-15. this manuver is where the plane is at a very high angle of attack ie. 45+ degrees, and moving forward very slowly without gaining or looseing altitude...

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And for the last of the shockflyer but def. not least, a parachute...this is hard to capture in a still immage but ill try to describe it. this is where the plane is in a verticle down-line and just above the ground a super sharp 90 degree pull up is done so that the plane just about stops horizantaly in midair and softly floats to the ground. this trick is so violent and happens so fast that by the time its on the ground u dont even realize it happened...think of the plane like a sky diver...

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another shot of the shreiff turbine  ;D

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ok, last one for now... a very pretty shot of a big gasser hovering

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well, sorry for the very long winded post, i just get a little over excited talking about this stuff...hope you like
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Re: More R/C Photos Part II !!!

Postby Hagar » Sat Feb 12, 2005 4:39 am

Thanks for posting these Bob. I see your experience with helos came in useful. A really impressive bit of flying. I take off my hat to you. ;)
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Re: More R/C Photos Part II !!!

Postby Jakemaster » Sat Feb 12, 2005 8:52 am

Does anyone have any suggestions for what to do if I want to start R/C?? I've really wanted to get into it, but most stuff is too expensive.  I've built a couple models, and I'm going to get back into rubber powered free flight.
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Re: More R/C Photos Part II !!!

Postby TacitBlue » Sun Feb 13, 2005 4:14 am

Hagar would be the man to answer that question. He gave a lot of usefull advice about that in another thread. I would take his advice, but I have to much on my plate to start flying R/C planes right now. someday though....

cool pics though. Great idea, using a CD-rom motor.
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Re: More R/C Photos Part II !!!

Postby Hagar » Sun Feb 13, 2005 4:42 am

Hagar would be the man to answer that question. He gave a lot of usefull advice about that in another thread. I would take his advice, but I have to much on my plate to start flying R/C planes right now. someday though....

Maybe not such a good idea. I noticed that Jakemaster is from the US where things are likely to be very different to here in the UK. My advice would be to join a club & take the members advice. They will know the best way of doing it in your area & most clubs offer free training. All good R/C clubs will have the flying field(s),  trainer, radio equipment & official instructors. All you pay for is the fuel.

PS. Rubber-powered free flight is not a bad idea. It's not expensive & will give you a good all-round introduction to the hobby. An R/C model is simply a guided free-flighter & the basic principles will never change. This is how we all started back in the "olden days". ;)
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Re: More R/C Photos Part II !!!

Postby Mr. Bones » Sun Feb 13, 2005 9:08 am

That Extra is nice! Good flying man!  :o
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Re: More R/C Photos Part II !!!

Postby bob576 » Sun Feb 13, 2005 4:00 pm

thanks for the kind words guys. i may be able to help here. if you are interested in getting into rc on a budget, i would strongly recomend one of the great GWS planes. each foam plane costs about 30 bucks and most come with a motor, gearbox, and prop. all you would need after that is a simple 4 channel transmitter, recever, 2-3 servos, an electronic speed control, battery and charger. a very good plane for starting out on is the slowstick. most of the people i fly with now have learned to fly on one. heres a link for the slowstick.... http://www.gws.com.tw/english/product/airfly/slow%20stick.htm

if you have any more questions feel free to ask me.
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Re: More R/C Photos Part II !!!

Postby beaky » Sun Feb 13, 2005 4:27 pm

Very cool, bob. I know I've asked elsewhere about this, but I have an old Guillows P38 kit that I'm thinking of rigging for R/C flight (probably electric). I'd also like to cover it with shrinkwrap, not tissue paper (had some bad experiences with paper-coverd rubber freeflight models. Some have advised me that the wood isn't strong enough. Any suggestions?
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Re: More R/C Photos Part II !!!

Postby bob576 » Sun Feb 13, 2005 7:30 pm

lol, look back at that thread and look at the name of the person who advised you not to use monocoat  ;D ;D ;D

honestly, i dont know that much about super light models and the coverings that are used, you can try poasting your question on http://www.rcuniverse.com you can find info on just about anything pertaining to the hobby.
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Re: More R/C Photos Part II !!!

Postby beaky » Sun Feb 13, 2005 8:43 pm

D'oh! Don't have to look; I get it. :-[   Thanks for the link...
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Re: More R/C Photos Part II !!!

Postby chomp_rock » Sun Feb 13, 2005 8:49 pm

Neat, I like that last shot alot 8)
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Re: More R/C Photos Part II !!!

Postby OldW » Wed Feb 16, 2005 4:54 pm

Nice photos, great flying!  :)
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