For you RC fans!

[atgcpaul]

I came across this video today. He's flying this
plane inside a gymnasium. Enjoy.


http://www.geek24.com/g/2006/06/03/a...g-what-a-pilot

[L. D. Jeffries]

WOW! Don't know what that guy was "on" but that is some flying. Makes my pattern flying look like I was only taxi'ing.

[MilDoc]

Amazing! Some "thumb-eye" coordination to manipulate the joysticks with that precision...

[leehljp]

I have been eyeing those planes for almost a year now. That is actually what my "idea" of RC flying was back in the late 50's and 60's. (I had a vivid imagination back then.)

There is another technological advanced that is making the rounds too - the reverse pitch prop - so that the plane can be stopped dead still when in a dive.

Great post! Enjoyed it.

[lrogers]

Those Planes are just slabs of printed foam with an electric motor, micro servos and a wing loading about like a feather. Actually, very inexpensive, but to make them fly like THAT, requires a very skilled pilot.
I've seen a vid clip with a plane equiped with the variable pitch prop Hank mentioned. That was AWESOME!

[Wood_workur]

dang. Thanks was really cool.

[Stan]

Ok, so where do you find one of those? I have some skunks around here that I'd just love to harass with something like that. (maybe even with a 'bomb release' of my own)

[lrogers]

Stan,
Try your local hobby shop or www.towerhobbies.com or www.hobby-lobby.com they can fix you righ t up! Oh, and they do make bomb releases!

[LinuxRandal]

http://www.newscientisttech.com/arti...o-the-air.html


While I see issues with the above being used in commercial airlines, and such (google bluetooth hacking, has happened with some cars), I think this is a neat idea, to make bigger rc planes. (our own uav's).