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r/c planes
« on: October 31, 2016, 01:40:53 »
Those things are huge ...

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Re: r/c planes
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2016, 07:04:44 »
Armando my friend, you are on a very slippery slope here indeed.   ;D

Model Aeroplanism, especially the Radio Controlled forms, is a disease which once contracted stays with you for the rest of your life.  Once contracted it can never be entirely eliminated from your body or mind!   ;D  I have had it for nearly 60 years and it just won't go away!  And it is even more expensive than photography!

That said you have some nice captures here.  The A10 taking off is spectacular.  Thank you for sharing.
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Re: r/c planes
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2016, 07:53:11 »
Armando, they should sound great, too!

Does A10 have jet engines?!
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Re: r/c planes
« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2016, 09:06:51 »
Yes, the A10 has two General Electric double flux turbofans
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Re: r/c planes
« Reply #4 on: October 31, 2016, 12:48:16 »
Yes, the A10 has two General Electric double flux turbofans

Christian, I meant the engines on the "r/c" A10 in the image...
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Re: r/c planes
« Reply #5 on: October 31, 2016, 12:54:06 »
Akira, they could be either large ducted fans driven by high performance 2-stroke glow fuel ic-engines inside each engine nacelle, or they could be genuine small jet engines at several $USk each. 

The model is probably too large to be powered by electric ducted fan.  On smaller models electric ducted fan and electric propellor drives have made huge inroads due to the emergence of powerful electric motors using printed circuit motors with rare earth magnets.
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Re: r/c planes
« Reply #6 on: October 31, 2016, 12:54:31 »
yes Akira, it has little jet engines

incredible sound

Hugh, thanks for commenting, they are nice to see, but no further interest for me
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Re: r/c planes
« Reply #7 on: October 31, 2016, 12:59:09 »
Akira, they could be either large ducted fans driven by high performance 2-stroke glow fuel ic-engines inside each engine nacelle, or they could be genuine small jet engines at several $USk each.

Hugh, thanks for the explanation.  I'm always attracted to such mechanical stuff.  But fortunately I was not infected!  The r/c planes are impractical for me living in Tokyo anyway.  :)

yes Akira, it has little jet engines

incredible sound

Armando, thanks for the confirmation!
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Re: r/c planes
« Reply #8 on: October 31, 2016, 13:01:03 »
Thanks Armando. 

Given the $1,000s of dollars ties up in a large twin jet model such as the A10 featured in your first image, you will understand why it is a disease with some folks, and why photography is a less expensive interest.  But never the less thanks for posting.


yes Akira, it has little jet engines

incredible sound

Hugh, thanks for commenting, they are nice to see, but no further interest for me
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Re: r/c planes
« Reply #9 on: October 31, 2016, 14:56:20 »
There was another A10
and the orange propeller plane had enough power to hang in the air just above ground, incredible skill from the remote pilot

When I was a kid, I had three little planes ...
1. My dad got me a ready to use plastic model , a beautiful german stuka, controlled by 2 threads, bought in the USA, but the engine 0.049 Cu. In. had a carburator for near sea level, since I lived at 2000m above sea level, it was a pain to get the little engine going, the only time I was able to do it the plane crashed after flying only half a circle, passing over my head and smashing at full speed to the ground, I was able to repair it, school had a club of air plane models so I brought it, this time I was unsuccessful trying to get the engine going, on the way back home I left in the car as we stopped somewhere to have lunch, the plastic plane baked in the sun that came through the rear window of the car, the heat twisted the wings ... that was the end of that one

2. Got a balsa wood model with another engine, calibrated to the right altitude, I flew the little plane a few times at school, even manage to bring it undamaged more than once, the wings on this one were mere flat balsa wood panels

3. Got a Mustang p51 model with wings that were covered in paper and had the proper curves, beautiful , it flew smoothly responded well to the line control, I flew it a few times, but I can't recall what happened to this one...

I got out of high school and never tried it again
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Re: r/c planes
« Reply #10 on: October 31, 2016, 15:04:35 »
Thanks for the additional images.  I like the flying A10 image, but also love that dog fighter!  :D
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Re: r/c planes
« Reply #11 on: October 31, 2016, 15:17:49 »
Thanks for the second set of images.   Nice.

The orange one is a scale model of the famous Russian Sukhoi aerobatic aircraft.  Highly prized in both the East & West.  There were three versions:  SU-26, SU-29, and SU-31.  The 2008 World Aerobatics Champion Ramón Alonso used a Sukhoi Su-31 and I am guessing that the model is of a SU-31, but won't swear to it.

Seems as if you might have been once smitten as an aermodeller Armando - nah, just teasing.
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