Thursday, January 07, 2010

Indoor RC

RC Showtime
 
This comment speaks for me ...
“ That's phenomenal, but reversing and going up tail first, how can that be possible? Are we being treated to an Photo Shopped video? Still the control is amazing too. Loved it!
 ”

I bought one of those RC helicopters, and smashed it up on the first takeoff.

1/07/2010 08:33:00 PM 9 Comments

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Anonymous said...

Electric motor, run it both ways... what a maestro! Thanks Rodger, this and the Blackbird were the best vids I've seen in a long time.

1/7/10, 8:50 PM
Anonymous said...

Hard to even imagine how much practice & skill it takes to do that. Amazing!!

1/7/10, 11:01 PM
Anonymous said...

Some impressive skill on display there. A Ninny Moose is correct. My guess is the 'reverse dive' wouldn't be possible without that bit of gyroscope action from the spin.
GrinfilledCelt

1/8/10, 12:56 AM
Wabano said...

Magic with strings...

You've seen Weapons of Choice
with Chris Walken...

He weight in at 200 pounds,
have no engine or wings
yet fly just as good!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZbckwYY9r4

An old bold pilot...

1/8/10, 2:03 AM
Anonymous said...

Give that man a predator , NOW ! smibsid : )

1/8/10, 2:08 AM
Wabano said...

I wish Chris was our president...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6tJ_ayFZto

There is a prescription for all our ills,

AND IT'S MORE COWBELLS!!!

Maybe next time...

1/8/10, 2:41 AM
TimO said...

I fly indoor electrics... no the motor does NOT go into reverse. The propeller is variable pitch and a servo throws the pitch of the blades into reverse. It's like controlling the pitch of helicopter blades but on a smaller scale.

Still takes a huge amount of skill... but at least the 6oz planes cant kill someone like the 50lb 300mph turbine jets outside....

1/8/10, 9:08 AM
Anonymous said...

Had a flight instructor that was the factory demo pilot for Futaba helo's. He could make em dance. Could fly planes like a champ too.

1/8/10, 1:54 PM
Bob said...

"My guess is the 'reverse dive' wouldn't be possible without that bit of gyroscope action from the spin."

Possibly the draft caused by the prop pulling air past the fuselage was enough to allow the control surfaces to work. They were extremely large control surfaces, after all.

1/8/10, 4:52 PM

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