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Title: Somewhere between a real airplane and an RC airplane...
Post by: scottydawg on December 05, 2006, 11:21:31 AM: ...are these guys. (http://youtube.com/watch?v=PlV8WJ6N3nU)

That's the craziest thing I've seen in a while. BTW this is the next plane for the MA.
Title: Somewhere between a real airplane and an RC airplane...
Post by: bsdaddict on December 05, 2006, 11:33:17 AM: suh-weet! :aok

saw others on the field in that vid. is that a common kit plane or something?
Title: Somewhere between a real airplane and an RC airplane...
Post by: scottydawg on December 05, 2006, 11:38:50 AM: Quote
Originally posted by bsdaddict
suh-weet! :aok

saw others on the field in that vid. is that a common kit plane or something?

It's called a 'Cri-Cri', French for Cricket. It was designed in the 70's by a guy named Michael Colomban... not a kit, but plans are available for about $700 if you don't live in North America. http://www.dynaero.com/lien/colombanuk.htm It appears to use chainsaw engines.
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Post by: Wolfala on December 05, 2006, 11:40:07 AM: Those are monster model airplane engines. Wonder if they run on nitromethane or regular mogas.
Title: Somewhere between a real airplane and an RC airplane...
Post by: scottydawg on December 05, 2006, 11:57:26 AM: Apparently one guy converted his to jet power.
(http://flight.cz/cricri/photos/unsorted/cri_cri_5_gallery.jpg)
(http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/841/cricri10gallerysg4.jpg)

I dunno... you fly through one big patch of bugs and you're pretty much done for.
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Post by: Habu on December 05, 2006, 12:36:49 PM: It is fine if you are 5' 3" tall.
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Post by: BlueJ1 on December 05, 2006, 12:38:59 PM: "4'9" is the magic number."
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Post by: straffo on December 05, 2006, 01:53:46 PM: Attack of the flying chainsaw : http://flight.cz/cricri/vids/v3.wmv
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Post by: Ball on December 05, 2006, 02:16:46 PM: wow that looks fun!
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Post by: Angus on December 06, 2006, 02:32:44 AM: holy cow!
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Post by: red26 on December 06, 2006, 06:42:04 AM: DO you need a PPL to fly thouse or are the like the girocopter and as long as your by your self you can fly with out a PPL??? If so I got to get one he he he just got to figure out how to mount some 303's on the wings :aok :t
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Post by: sluggish on December 06, 2006, 07:13:41 AM: I've got a nice add-on for FS9 of the cri cri. It's a blast to fly.
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Post by: FiLtH on December 06, 2006, 08:26:56 AM: Fools and their bodies are soon parted.
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Post by: Mace2004 on December 06, 2006, 09:58:09 AM: Quote
Originally posted by red26
DO you need a PPL to fly thouse or are the like the girocopter and as long as your by your self you can fly with out a PPL??? If so I got to get one he he he just got to figure out how to mount some 303's on the wings :aok :t

It probably falls in the ultra-light catagory but would easily.....very, very easily fall into the new "sport-plane" license.

I'd love to get the specs on that twin-jet version, that's really insane. Probably uses a dozen Estes rocket engines as JATO units.
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Post by: bsdaddict on December 06, 2006, 10:29:04 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Mace2004
I'd love to get the specs on that twin-jet version, that's really insane. Probably uses a dozen Estes rocket engines as JATO units.

can probably find them here... http://www.amtjets.com/gallery_real_plain.html