rc helicopter

[turbodog]

I fancy myself an r/c heli flyer. I have seen some "pretty good" flying from other people. If you wanna see something to blow your mind, check out:

http://www.softlab.ntua.gr/~sivann/pub/Uploaded/alan_vegasfunflydemo_2004.wmv

Un-freaking-believable!

 

[FC.]

Holy !@#$ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is this real??!?!?!?

 

[Lebkuecher]

Thats great!!!

 

[georget98]

Great camera work, too!

 

[turbodog]

I particuarly like what I call the "flyswatter". It was when he was about head high pointed up and swatted the heli back and forth.

 

[evanlocc]

wOW!

 

[Darell]

Man. VERY few things surprise me anymore these days. This did it!

I've seen some flying, but NOTHING like this. I'm still shaking my head about being a mm of the tarmac inverted! I'd sure like to know how many machines he's been through to get that good! DAMN. Thanks for sharing.

 

[tvodrd]

Awsome!

Larry

 

[darkzero]

I didn't even know moves like that were possible with a RC copter. That's the real meaning to "skill". I've gotta go watch it again!

 

[jtice]

,,,,,,, My mouth didnt shut the entire time I watched that,,, BOTH times! lol

MAN,,,,,,,,, speechless.

 

[Lebkuecher]

So how can it fly up side down? I thought that was impossible for a helicopter.

 

[Unforgiven]

Wow......... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif

 

[tiktok 22]

That was awesome. I have a couple a friends that are rc copter pilots....but not neeeeaaaaaar that good!!!

 

[GeoffChan]

wicked vid.

Geoff

 

[jtice]

The rotor blades on those little choppers can flip completly upside down.
Something a real chopper cant do.

Due to its larger and heavier, and I dont think the parts could phyically handle it.

 

[IlluminatingBikr]

Doesn't the rotor have to spin backwards, when it's upside down?

I'll find out if I was thinking straight tomorrow. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/sleepy.gif

 

[raggie33]

[ QUOTE ]
IlluminatingBikr said:
Doesn't the rotor have to spin backwards, when it's upside down?

I'll find out if I was thinking straight tomorrow. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/sleepy.gif

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id guess that they reverese the angle of the rotor bladdes or pitch but i may be very wrong

 

[KC2IXE]

I'm impressed

The part that got me thinking back to "old times" was the LOW inverted hover

I used to be a semi serious U/C flyer, and in fact, flew a class of plane called "fast combat" - Picture a small (3 foot wind span) flying wing, with a .36 cu in pressure fed engine running 40% nirtomethane (the stuff most kids tried to fly were .049 cu In, and an 15%-25% Nitro) - we had planes that did 125+MPH and could do a loop in about 3-4 foot diameter!! Now, two important facts about these planes

1)No landing gear (too much drag)
2)The prop was USALLY a 8" diameter prop - sometimes a 9

When practicing, we used to mow the lawn with the prop - we could fly low enough to start clipping the grass - got TOO low in the grass, the engine would stop, a little lower than that, and you had a bag of balsa parts to bring home

It was part of "Getting to know the limits" One of our guys designed a bird that was about 5-10 mph slower than what most folks were flying at the time (most current birds are more like what had) - now that would normally be the end, but we could turn TIGHTER than anyone else at the time - we only did 110-115mph, but could do a 3-4 foot loop, where other planes did 120, but needed 6-7 feet. Our favorite "sucker" move was to fly about 5 feet off the deck, and do an "outside" loop (aka, go DOWN to do the loop) - about 25-30% of the time, you could sucker the guy into trying to follow you. We'd make it - they would plant the airplane at 120 into the ground - we'd then win the match on "air time"

 

[Tree]

WOW /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/drool.gif

 

[Sigman]

Absolutely INCREDIBLE!!