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  • Richard in Smithville
    Veteran Member
    • Oct 2006
    • 3014
    • On the TARDIS
    • BT 3100
    #1

    One Amazing RC

    I got this in an email.
    Model- SR-71 Jet
    Airplane
    This is one absolutely
    amazing remote controlled [RC] model airplane... Not only did they
    build its jet engines, but included retractable landing gear, and
    built it into a fully scaled model of the SR-71 "Blackbird" that
    flies just like the real McCoy... This SR-71 model was built by an
    Engineer / RC enthusiast in Germany and is certainly one awesome
    toy...
    http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=SDbQ5xvsrIU
    From the "deep south" part of Canada

    Richard in Smithville

    http://richardspensandthings.blogspot.com/
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    • gerti
      Veteran Member
      • Dec 2003
      • 2233
      • Minnetonka, MN, USA.
      • BT3100 "Frankensaw"
      #2
      Very cool. The A12/SR71 is one amazing plane, nice homage to it.

      Gerd

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        • toolguy1000
          Veteran Member
          • Mar 2009
          • 1142
          • westchester cnty, ny
          #3
          the only difference between men and boys is the size and price of their toys.
          there's a solution to every problem.......you just have to be willing to find it.

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            • LCHIEN
              Internet Fact Checker
              • Dec 2002
              • 21141
              • Katy, TX, USA.
              • BT3000 vintage 1999
              #4
              what are they using for fuel? I see a lady standing by with a fire extinquisher as he fuel/starts the plane.

              Very impressive, I wonder what his operational ceiling is? A plane like that was designed to go high and fast. The model probably doesn't do acrobatics but sure sounds cool when it flies by.
              Loring in Katy, TX USA
              If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
              BT3 FAQ - https://www.sawdustzone.org/forum/di...sked-questions

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                • Hoakie
                  Established Member
                  • Feb 2007
                  • 382
                  • Iowa
                  • Craftsman 21829
                  #5
                  Originally posted by LCHIEN
                  what are they using for fuel? I see a lady standing by with a fire extinquisher as he fuel/starts the plane.

                  But the guy standing 3 feet beyond her is smoking a cigarette
                  John
                  To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. ~ Edison

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                    • TB Roye
                      Veteran Member
                      • Jan 2004
                      • 2969
                      • Sacramento, CA, USA.
                      • BT3100
                      #6
                      Look like the ones we used to see fly out of Beal AFB 50 miles north of Sacramento. You would see them take off and then disapear quicly

                      Tom

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                        • JoeyGee
                          Veteran Member
                          • Nov 2005
                          • 1509
                          • Sylvania, OH, USA.
                          • BT3100-1
                          #7
                          After all that work, I don't know if I would have the courage to let it fly. I don't trust myself that much.

                          Any time I build something and it's not perfect, I just "Well, I'm not building airplane parts". I couldn't say that in this case .
                          Joe

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                            • sscherin
                              Senior Member
                              • Dec 2003
                              • 772
                              • Kennewick, WA, USA.
                              #8
                              Originally posted by LCHIEN
                              what are they using for fuel? I see a lady standing by with a fire extinquisher as he fuel/starts the plane.
                              Most of the turbines currently use propane or butane to start the engines then switch to Kerosene for run time.

                              Some of the newer models can start and run on Kerosene like this one.

                              http://youtu.be/9JETL5Bkcoo
                              William's Law--
                              There is no mechanical problem so difficult that it
                              cannot be solved by brute strength and ignorance.

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                                • jackellis
                                  Veteran Member
                                  • Nov 2003
                                  • 2638
                                  • Tahoe City, CA, USA.
                                  • BT3100
                                  #9
                                  The engines are about as expensive as I thought they would be.

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                                    • lrogers
                                      Veteran Member
                                      • Dec 2002
                                      • 3853
                                      • Mobile, AL. USA.
                                      • BT3000
                                      #10
                                      Very impressive! The turbine powered models are always crowd pleasers. Several of the guys in the club I belong to fly them.
                                      Larry R. Rogers
                                      The Samurai Wood Butcher
                                      http://splash54.multiply.com
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