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I was a huge RC car nut when I was younger and I built quite a few from scratch. However, these links show some of the coolest bits of RC kit out there. Cool because they are planes....... with real jet engines! And a very cool chopper too. I posted some other RC jet fighters on here a long time ago, but I really love these things so here are a few more. If I had somewhere to fly them I'd have to get one. Well at least I know what I'm going get up to when I retire and have to get away from the Mrs by hiding out in my shed for a few hours a day! (And before any of you let your dirty minds run away with you, I'm talking about building an RC jet! )

F22 Raptor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxOKpieJ6jc

A massive A380
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 7414840994

Apparently the worlds largest RC plane -
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 9829583173

A Hind gunship
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 8321003609

Concorde (RIP) - just listen to the turbines!
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 965694370#

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Those are seriously cool! The Concorde and the Hind especially... wow!

Hmmm, will have to investigate this RC chopper stuff...

Brilliant!

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Depending on the shot, those look real at times. How much does something like that cost?

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A Lot of money mate my mate is into RC stuff and his helis cost around $2000 each

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As much as a watch. I'm not surprised. Those are quite fancy.

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As Sonyman said, the good stuff is seriously expensive. BUT if you fancy giving it a go you can try a ducted electric fan "foamie" like this SR71 Blackbird! No where near the same league as the earlier ones I posted but still damn good fun especially for less than 300 bucks. Video of it in flight at the bottom of the link.

http://www.bananahobby.com/1775.html

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I feel that this is an appropriate time for me to mention the Hexakopter. The climb rate, in particular, is awesome.

That's a quick little fella.

EDIT: That thing goes pretty high too. I wonder how much one costs; obvious military applications for it.

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I am a HUGE R/C Helicopter nut, but I've dabbled with quite a few fixed winged aircraft as well. All I can say is that if you've never flown a fixed winged, or any R/C aircraft for that matter, get your self a good trainer. Tower Hobbies makes a good nitro powered trainer that is RTF (ready to fly) for about $300 USD. This would be something you could fly in a decently large field and crash without worry of major damage. The wing is held on by rubber bands usually and is designed to break off on impact. The wing also has a large amount of dihedral built in so it maintains steady, slow flight very easily (very important for landing). Another thing you can do to really help you along is using a "buddy box" system where your radio is connected to another so that an experienced pilot can take over if you get in any trouble. The logical skill progression is usually: High-wing trainer -> Low-wing Trainer -> 3D Style Plane and or ducted fan trainer -> Turbine powered aircraft. If you get out and fly on most weekends it wont take you long before you master the skill required to fly a ducted fan or turbine aircraft. It can take up to a year for a person learning to fly a helicopter to transition from a hover to forward flight.

Turbine powered ARF (almost ready to fly) kits can be bought for as cheap $1500 and that comes with gear retracts. The turbine it self for a comparable .60 sized aircraft will cost about $2000 and the equipment to start is will run about another $500. You would obviously need to buy a radio kit, and a good one at that, and at the minimum 5 servos. Plan on that costing about another $1000 and you should be all set. Building them can be a pretty daunting task as well if you've never assembled one before, its best to buy a cheap nitro powered ARF and practice on that. Another problem is finding a field to fly them at. If your close to a major airport that can be a problem as they can violate some FAA regulations. You will also need a paved runway to take off from and a HUGE amount of space to fly the thing. They can be extremely fast and land at very fast speeds.

If you need any more information, please don't hesitate to ask. Learning to fly any R/C aircraft can be a very rewarding experience and the hobby is extremely in depth. One other thing I would suggest is joining the AMA (Academy of Model Aeronautics), and search for a flying club/field near you. Most fields are very accepting of new members and will gladly provide help and training for new members at no cost.

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Great information there, mosipd. Thanks for posting.

As I said above, I was a huge RC car fan for many years through my teens (dabbled in boats a bit too), and would've dearly loved to get into planes but the cost was a bit prohibitive back then.

I agree that a decent fixed wing trainer is an absolute must considering the cost and speed of the high-end stuff that I'd clearly like to aspire too. But it's definitely something I'd like to look into - maybe not immediately as the last thing I need at the moment is another super-expensive hobby(!), but definitely soonish. It's the nearest I'm ever going to get to being that fighter pilot I would've quite liked to be!

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Take a look into Incredible Adventures and pick a fighter jet to take a ride in LOL!

It can be a rather expensive hobby at first, especially when you move away from the cheap trainers and start pushing the limits of your skill. However, trainers are such a good deal, and the fact that most parts can be transferred over to a more advanced aircraft saves money. So unless you totally maul the trainer, which is quite hard to do, you'll really be in great shape. You also posses one of the hardest skills for a new R/C enthusiast to learn, reversal of control input. Cars and boats definitely teach that rather quick as they can be stupidly fast and turning them in the wrong direction as they are facing you usually spells disaster Go and buy that trainer and find a flying field

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Hi!

Very Cool Stuff & Informative!

Thank You,

Enezdez

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