RC aircraft stuff

[Winglesschip209]

N e body into flying Rc aircraft if so i would like to hear some input videos and pictures feel free to post Rc aircraft stuff

[Winglesschip209]

For the past month ive been learning how to fly and ive been learning on this Trojan T28 1.1mm its a very easy to fly aircraft 

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I'll be moving out on a farm next month (bye bye to multiplayer games). I was thinking about getting into RC stuff once I got some monies saved up for hobbies again. I looked for a few planes I'd like to fly eventually, they are all sold out though!

 

I haven't researched the hobby that much. But it seems apparent to me that most people get into it for the DIY planning/building/painting aspects. I am the exact opposite. I just want to fly. I have a feeling that a lot of people just obsess over building and don't fly enough. Then they crash their 5000-10000 dollar project lol.

[MiloMorai]

Nope, most buy ready to fly. Those DIY are mostly dreamers and don't have the skill yet to fly their masterpieces.

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I want a Stuka B or D series eventually once I crash some cheap-o planes.

 

This guys looks awesome... wish I could buy one. 

 

[Gambit21]

I've thought about getting into this hobby a few times over the years, but watching RC aircraft fly is always disappointing to me.

They fly around like a house fly, nothing close to realistic about how they move through the air, even the larger 5th aircraft still don't fly in a pleasing way to me, and the problem just get's worse as the scale goes down.

 

I'd rather build a static model.

[INVADER_WARHAWK]

Here is my scrach build Tempest mk 2 

( Plans at flite test ) 

 

Cant wait for her napier sabre Powered brother in IL 2 

 

[MiloMorai]

Do you have a Moki in it?

[INVADER_WARHAWK]

 

2 hours ago, MiloMorai said:

Do you have a Moki in it?

No , it has a electric motor

[Winglesschip209]

This was at my local runway 

 

[Tyberan]

I fly Rc planes. Not much any more due to the kids but i've still got them. Recently sold a 1/5th scale Fokker Dvii, mainly to get out of the glow engine stuff and more into electric. Looking at gettin a 3D printer, some awesome 3D printed aircraft these days. 

 

The electric Foamies are where its at these days, you can get really nice planes which are better then some balsa constructed ARF kits. They come with everything except the battery and receiver. Just plug a battery in and fly, I can get 9mins out of my spitfire below off one battery, the edfs though maybe 4mins. 

 

I've got the Flightline Spitfire which is 1/7th scale and its awesome has a 1.6m wingspan. Also got a FW190 with 1.4m wingspan from FMS. 

 

 

I've got a few EDF jets such as a Mig21 and an F14, these are both foam from Freewing.  The Mig 21 has an 80mm edf and the F14 has twin 80mm EDF's. And yes the F14 does have swing wings, approx 1.4m wingspan extended.

 

 

As to Watching RC planes, your right Gambit but it depends on the person controlling it, most fly scale but a lot dont. However the fun is in controlling them rather then as a spectator. I'm tending more towards scratch building now that I cant fly as much, i'd much rather spend the same amount of time building an RC plane then a static one. Even though i love doing static scale stuff, they cant fly.

Edited October 3, 2019 by Tyberan