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Try doing this in a T-34...
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Lessons learned:
Playing Enya during PA's greatly enhances A/C performance.
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Alternate lesson:
Playing Enya during flight may cause extreme boredom/drowsiness and unusual attitudes.
Cool video though.
Playing Enya during PA's greatly enhances A/C performance.
or ...
Alternate lesson:
Playing Enya during flight may cause extreme boredom/drowsiness and unusual attitudes.
Cool video though.
Lonestar155
is good to go
the music makes me want to cry
thrillseeker121
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Cool vid.
It's a lot easier to do stuff like that when you have an a/c with a thrust/weight ratio of 4:1 and a stall speed of 2 kts (like the model does).
Could you imagine being able to hang on a prop like that in a real aircaft? Only helos can do that stuff in real life!
Could you imagine being able to hang on a prop like that in a real aircaft? Only helos can do that stuff in real life!
Nah, that airplane will set you back around $200 total. It's made out of Delcor foam (similar to what vinyl siders use for lightweight insulation...maybe 1/2" thick at the most). Small electric motor and Lithium Polymer batteries (similar to what you'll find in your cell phone). Servos are miniatures..the airplane only weighs a few ounces. Great fun, but nearly impossible to fly outdoors (the slightest wind will carry them off). You can build the airframe in three or four hours and a sheet of delcor(9'x3' or so) will build two or three airplanes and will only set you back about $15. You can then swap motor and electrics back and forth at will between airplanes. Lot's of info out there about "foamies"...including free plans and cheap kits.
handjive said:
Ever seen a Pitts S-2, Extra 300, etc....?
peanut3479 said:
Sure, they can hang, but indefinitely like that?!
At the last P-Cola airshow they had this nut in an Extra 300 (I think), doing things that I never thought were possible in an airplane. He flew better in departed flight than most people fly in controlled flight.
Blue Angels included, this guy stole the show. I have never seen anything like that in my entire life.
It was probably Patty Wagstaff in the Extra 300 at the Pcola airshow. The Extra 300 has a 2:1 thrust to weight ratio, so it can hang on its prop. We have a Pitts S-2b at our school. They are offering demo rides for $50.00, and then $130/hr after that. I'm staying away. It would probably be the most expensive hobby thinkable. Lets see.... 5 hrs a day at $130.00/hr... hmmm. I've decided to take up knitting instead.
My last CFI (ret. AF Col.) had a Pitts (S-2C or S-2S, I don't remember which, and I don't know the difference). I rode in it once... "Wow" is all I have to say...
As for Extras, I've seen at least four or five different aircraft/performers at various airshows over the years, and it's crazy what those things are capable of.
As for Extras, I've seen at least four or five different aircraft/performers at various airshows over the years, and it's crazy what those things are capable of.
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