Radio Controlled Airplanes Extraordinaire Video
 

The first supersonic flight re-lived with radio controlled planes. This B-29 may be the coolest R/C plane ever made. Powered by four 80cc engines, it has a wingspan of 21 feet and weighs only 98 lbs. It does loops, rolls, spins and flies inverted over the runway. and oh yes drops an X-1 rocket plane from it's wing.



And the rocket has a rocket engine!

Dude! That is insane! Talk about big boy's toys! I'd cry if I crashed that baby... I did have a 1/10th scale R/C Cessna before, and that got crashed quite a bit, it was a bit too light to fly very well. But dang, that B-29 is HUGE!!!

You ever fly R/C planes?

I used to. I got to where I could solo and do some simple aerobatics, but nothing fancy and always 'a couple of mistakes high'. lol.

I've gotten very very very lazy. I've not flown in about 6 years.

I have three ARFs (Almost Ready to Fly), and three kits.

Do/Did you?

I only had a cheap small 1/10th scale Cessna gas powered, I think it was an ARF, it was a simple newbie kit, but the wind really got a hold of it everytime because it was so light. I never advanced to anything bigger, though I have always wanted to try helicopters. Those suckers seem impossible to fly though!

One of the kits I have is a Cessna - Pica Cessna 182 1/6 scale. Pica is now out of business, but of course it's very similar to the one in the link. I've got this engine for it, but I'm ashamed to admit it's never even been started... Saito 90TS flat twin 4 stroke. I bought this engine so long ago, it was $100 cheaper then!:embarasse

Another kit is a Great Planes Cherokee 40. The kit is no longer available but an ARF is (see link).

And finally another kit is a Sig Kavalier mid wing airplane. The picture doesn't do it justice. When this plane is covered in silver with military insignia, she looks like a military trainer airplane.

The ARFs -
My trainer is the Hobbico Superstar 40 ARF. It has a broken tail section. I crunched it while loading it into the Jeep!:doh:

The low wing trainer is the Hobbico Skyvista ARF. I've flown it only a handful of times. I can't seem to get it's engine to run well.

My neighbor gave me an unfinished ARF. I don't remember it's name.

One of the problems with small airplanes is the wind easily throws them around. Another problem is they tend to be too fast.

A trainer should have a wingspan of at least 5'. Ideally, it should be a plane you don't care a lot about, if you know what I mean. A Cessna is too pretty for a trainer!:D

A co-worker bought a small indoor electric helicoptor. Brought it into work thinking I might be able to fly it. RIGHT! I gave up after about a half hour. Admittedly, a large problem was I was scared to wreck his helicoptor, but that thing was TOUGH to fly!!! I never did get it off the ground for more than about 5 seconds. Sheesh! He tells me he's been through many replacement helicoptor blades! :eek:

That was sweet! My husband is into the RC thing. He is building a couple of planes from scratch right now. He bought the plans, of course.

Helicopters are the most difficult, I understand. Don't feel bad about not being able to fly one.

Our house is full of RC videos and RC magazines....