Author Topic: Nice looking RC jet (Read 863 times)

SFRT - Frenchy · « **on:** April 19, 2005, 02:23:47 PM »

From the lair of one of L.A.'s builder where I like to hide from work.

Heaven on Earth

A 2005 Top Gun winner, I would bet.

JB73 · « **Reply #1 on:** April 19, 2005, 02:29:10 PM »

if that crashed into a house it would kill someone

that's amazing they make RC planes that big

yuo could fit a full sized 2nd grader in that and fly them around LOL

Skuzzy · « **Reply #2 on:** April 19, 2005, 02:37:41 PM »

That's not big JB. Saw an SR-71 one day. 18 feet long. I wish I had pictures of it. I have seen an even larger B52 as well.

There are some large RC's out there.

eagl · « **Reply #3 on:** April 19, 2005, 02:40:03 PM »

I'd really like an RC F-15 or F-18. Right now I don't even have a workbench so my RC stang is in a box in the garage, accumulating hangar rash for no good reason.

Skuzzy · « **Reply #4 on:** April 19, 2005, 02:52:43 PM »

I have an F-15 eagl. It's without engines right now as I am trying to convert from fanjet to turbine.

Staga · « **Reply #5 on:** April 19, 2005, 03:06:01 PM »

http://www.aviationexplorer.com/remote_control_rc_concorde_turbine_engines.htm

ChickenHawk · « **Reply #6 on:** April 19, 2005, 03:12:06 PM »

Wow! Beautiful Panther. Love to see more.

midnight Target · « **Reply #7 on:** April 19, 2005, 04:09:07 PM »

That guy must do movie models.

Nilsen · « **Reply #8 on:** April 19, 2005, 04:23:00 PM »

Would be great if they gave them camera pods.

SFRT - Frenchy · « **Reply #9 on:** April 19, 2005, 04:27:01 PM »

For those who wonder, the completed weight is 42lbs, which is in limit of the Top Gun max weight.

Costed 30K, which is not much compared to the previous Top Gun winner, the 81K scratch built Dragonfly that can be seen in the first picture.

The Panther has all the goodies u would expect, working "top fuse cooling trap doors", lights, rivets, panel lines, working tail hook, tail bump, flaps, air brakes ...

Sandman · « **Reply #10 on:** April 19, 2005, 04:50:36 PM »

Can you imagine how sick you would feel if you broke one of them?

Skuzzy · « **Reply #11 on:** April 19, 2005, 04:53:54 PM »

By the time you reach that skill level, you just get ticked off at yourself for crashing as you know better.

JB35 · « **Reply #12 on:** April 19, 2005, 04:56:23 PM »

Hey Skuzzy .....

you are aware your in Texas and the wonders of Duct Tape dont you ?

Skuzzy · « **Reply #13 on:** April 19, 2005, 05:01:09 PM »

Hehe, you will not find one piece of duct tape on my F15.

However, I do have a F16 which had to have emergency surgery due to a mishap and to get the pieces home I did use the magic silver stuff to retain them all.

LePaul · « **Reply #14 on:** April 19, 2005, 05:18:44 PM »

Err, arent those turbines like $3k each? Or have they come down in price some?

There's some fun ducted fans out there these days, even Almost Ready to Fly and electrics.