A little R/C jet flying this weekend
 

Got a chance to get out yesterday and fly some jets.

Test flew a few planes for some guys and got to put some flight time on my F-22 Raptor.

On board telemetry says I hit 187mph at one point.


Took some video

http://media.putfile.com/Sunday-73006-Jet-Flying


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Really nice,

How long can they fly before they run out of fuel?

sweet noce hobbie u got there bro

wow i bet that was fun :)

Damn awesome video, I want one! :pimp

The F-22 holds 100oz of jet fuel and I burn through it in 5 minutes and 45 seconds

Really amazing, how expensive would one of those be?:thumbsup

That is very cool...nice landing btw :-)

Looks like a blast! :thumbsup

well it depends on the plane and turbine combo

the first plane you see in the video is a plane designed by my friend and built himself with a laser cutter.
All parts needed to fly puts this plane in the $3500 range.

My F22 on the otherhand with all parts and paint and misc. items puts it in the $7500 range.

I have seen some with over $25,000 of equiptment in them.

Ugly bird, but some of the fancy ones will not fly that fast.

Nice toys :thumbsup

that looks fun, might need to check out some rc planes :)

The first one? Yeah it's ugly as hell, but its a proof of concept.
The design will change to prove other wing theories

Were you wearing your pocket protector ya fucking nerd:) J/K I plan on getting one when I move back to kentucky. I have a few acres there that would be perfect to fly these on.

nanu-nanu

That's a pretty cool hobby for yah... and nice toy, as well. :)

sweeet....

a lil rough on the landing there Shokman...
I know I know.. any landing is a good landing..
hehe

Big B

Wow that is a quick ride. You need to make an RC inflight refueler.

dam thats a cool R/C !!

Well I have some external fuel pods I could hook up but thats only good for another 4 minutes or so.

Actually 5 minutes at over 150mph kinda wears you out anyway.

Damn those things are wicked

How many did you crash before getting to where you can take off and land like that?

www.buyflyingboat.com is way cooler !

I want one.....


Send me the link on how to build it!

And you cant use your own server?
hehe

They are dam cool, that looks like great fun.

fuck no, these videos always get picked up and I get ass fucked

I flew tons of prop planes before I got into jets. Since 90 or 91
It was an easy transition.

But I have crashed a few jets

Damn, thats awesome

I have always wanted get one of those, but i never think about it.. maybe i'll go grab one

repost sorry

I fly a seminole all the time and its crazy how many rc airpots i've come accross that are visible from 3000 feet. I didn't realize how big the hobby was. Im sure someone is working on an affordable rc that can fly instrument approaches.

uav's can

no doubt, but affordable? I trained in a skyhawk for my instrument rating and I'll never forget when I shot an ILS approach by auto-pilot. It finally made me understand why avionics are so expensive.

Im also curious, do rc's have to worry about airspace?

yes there are rules.

no flying within 3 miles of an airport unless you have special permission.

some clubs must stay under 500ft these are usually clubs that are under congested airpace

R/C can be an expensive hobby. I use to race 1/8th buggies. Upgrades, mods, and broken parts never end.

Nice toy.. going to have to get one for my son.

@Shok, make more videos... that shit was crazy...

nice skills shok
especially the landing was smooth

RC is great, But where I live there are not many open spaces :(

Here is some from the Greater Southwest Rally

http://media.putfile.com/GSW-Jet-Rally-Waco-Tx-91005

awesome! I've always wanted one of those! :thumbsup

Haha!!! That's pretty sweet Shok. Always thought about getting an RC Jet with turbines as a hobby, just kept putting it off. Well, that and I guess I should probably learn how to fly a prop version first, huh? LOL

This hobby can be a "little" expensive, but I bet it worth the fun. By the way the $25,000 equipment is from Germany?

well some good stuff is from Germany, like the Graupner/Jetcat motors.

But one of the most expensive kits come from florida at BVM bvmjets.com
They have a new kit thats in the $9,000 range, and thats just the kit.

You still need retracts, motor, radio and paint. Thats about another 6-10k

Shok,

here is some serious competition for you....

http://www.autoblog.com/2006/08/08/t...ing-lawnmower/