Xmas Pressy - RC Plane
Discussion
I always wanted a rc plane, think Santa (or the postman) might be bringing me one for Xmas.
www.parkzone.com - check out the vids. These are only £90 to buy and are massive.
Anybody know anything about 'parkzone' planes the Mustang and ME109 both look the nuts - especially if fitted with parachute drop or dog fight lasers!!
Bennno
there are a couple for sale pre built with jets for £1500, but i think you need a licence and as mine will probably fly for 50metres before hitting a tree this seems excessive
i can imagine the plod taking an interest in a jet powered plane
...on another note they are advertising 75mph petrol rc cars for £200!!
bennno
bobthemonkey said:
There is some crazy R/C stuff about at the moment. Some guy built a model B52 with 8 proper jet engines, then prompty crashed it. There was also a B29 which dropped a working, rocket powered Bell X1. This also crashed.
Oooooops: http://video.google.com/videoplay?doc
bennno said:
I always wanted a rc plane, think Santa (or the postman) might be bringing me one for Xmas.
www.parkzone.com - check out the vids. These are only £90 to buy and are massive.
Anybody know anything about 'parkzone' planes the Mustang and ME109 both look the nuts - especially if fitted with parachute drop or dog fight lasers!!
Bennno
bennno - trust me, they're harder to fly than they look!
I have 3 nitro planes and one electric. The electric is idiot proof, the trainer (high wing) nitro is not bad, but the low wing and biplanes that I've got are a good deal trickier.
Still, the Parkzones are great value (Mustang would get my vote). Just buy plenty of sellotape
I had one of these things, launched it (threw it??) off my balcony that overlooked farm fields, said confidently to my girlfriend that when im finished, if i could, i will try and catch it, if not land it in the field.
Wwithin 5 seconds of flight it caught a cross wind and flew towards the only house in sight, took evasive action by wriggling all the controls at once(??) enabling a rapid decend nose first into the only piece of tarmac in sight!
It never flew again, prop was missing and too many pieces of plastic were strewn over area to be recovered, a very expensive 5 second toy, still, we did laugh!!!
Wwithin 5 seconds of flight it caught a cross wind and flew towards the only house in sight, took evasive action by wriggling all the controls at once(??) enabling a rapid decend nose first into the only piece of tarmac in sight!
It never flew again, prop was missing and too many pieces of plastic were strewn over area to be recovered, a very expensive 5 second toy, still, we did laugh!!!
moleamol said:
bobthemonkey said:
There is some crazy R/C stuff about at the moment. Some guy built a model B52 with 8 proper jet engines, then prompty crashed it. There was also a B29 which dropped a working, rocket powered Bell X1. This also crashed.
Oooooops: http://video.google.com/videoplay?doc
wonder if he used to test pilot for airbus....
Got one of these things last Christmas. Took it out a few days later in my garden for a test run to see how this thing flies. Never flew one before.
Launch, propellors on and waheyyy - it's away! Didn't know how to make it turn. Went over the hedge, straight down into the street behind and a passing car promptly produced a big crunch.
It's maiden flight lasted all of four seconds.
Lesson: next time do it in a field.
Launch, propellors on and waheyyy - it's away! Didn't know how to make it turn. Went over the hedge, straight down into the street behind and a passing car promptly produced a big crunch.
It's maiden flight lasted all of four seconds.
Lesson: next time do it in a field.
-DeaDLocK- said:
Got one of these things last Christmas. Took it out a few days later in my garden for a test run to see how this thing flies. Never flew one before.
Launch, propellors on and waheyyy - it's away! Didn't know how to make it turn. Went over the hedge, straight down into the street behind and a passing car promptly produced a big crunch.
It's maiden flight lasted all of four seconds.
Lesson: next time do it in a field.
Launch, propellors on and waheyyy - it's away! Didn't know how to make it turn. Went over the hedge, straight down into the street behind and a passing car promptly produced a big crunch.
It's maiden flight lasted all of four seconds.
Lesson: next time do it in a field.
What on earth did you think it would do? These things may look like toys, but they can be pretty dangerous.
stig said:
bennno said:
I always wanted a rc plane, think Santa (or the postman) might be bringing me one for Xmas.
www.parkzone.com - check out the vids. These are only £90 to buy and are massive.
Anybody know anything about 'parkzone' planes the Mustang and ME109 both look the nuts - especially if fitted with parachute drop or dog fight lasers!!
Bennno
bennno - trust me, they're harder to fly than they look!
I have 3 nitro planes and one electric. The electric is idiot proof, the trainer (high wing) nitro is not bad, but the low wing and biplanes that I've got are a good deal trickier.
Still, the Parkzones are great value (Mustang would get my vote). Just buy plenty of sellotape
thanks for the advice, might buy a 'spare'
do you need a licence for any of your planes? if so how etc
bennno
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