Bought an F-18 (1/5 of one anyway) RC Turbine (Update 11/7 Page 4)
Gene, I'm sure I'll take it out to Draper at some point. It will probably be a year or more though. Hoping to take it to Florida in spring to do the maiden flight with one of BVM's team guys. I'll shoot you an email when the time comes in OK if you like
GW, I can't think of the capacity off hand but it's two main tanks plus a header tank connected into both feeding into the fuel pump and then a smoke system tank on a separate loop. Good for around 8 minutes
"Pickin' stones and pullin' teats is a hard way to make a living. But, sure as God's got sandals, it beats fightin' dudes with treasure trails."
"We've been tricked, we've been backstabbed, and we've been quite possibly, bamboozled."
November 07, 2020, 09:25 AM
SIG4EVA
That is a work of art! I'm looking forward to videos of her in flight.
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Psalm 118:24 "This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it"
November 07, 2020, 11:14 AM
Sportshooter
How long before you are doing night carrier landings?
November 07, 2020, 08:21 PM
Andyb
quote:
Originally posted by Sportshooter: How long before you are doing night carrier landings?
When you see a fireball I probably decided to try it
"Pickin' stones and pullin' teats is a hard way to make a living. But, sure as God's got sandals, it beats fightin' dudes with treasure trails."
"We've been tricked, we've been backstabbed, and we've been quite possibly, bamboozled."
November 07, 2020, 08:22 PM
Andyb
After some fitting and cutting into the jet the turbski is in there mocked up. We're going places. Not necessarily good places, but places nonetheless!
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"Pickin' stones and pullin' teats is a hard way to make a living. But, sure as God's got sandals, it beats fightin' dudes with treasure trails."
"We've been tricked, we've been backstabbed, and we've been quite possibly, bamboozled."
November 08, 2020, 07:36 PM
1s1k
Totally awesome. Please keep us updated as things progress.
November 08, 2020, 10:29 PM
signewt
about a decade ago I watched some kind of RC jet club put a bunch thru their paces. Besides a variety of 'smaller' fighter jets, there was (IF my memory is right) also a magnificently huge B52. I watched for nearly an hour, mezmerised by the spectacle. It was at the Adair Village RC runways, just a bit N of Corvallis on Hwy 99W. This was a large WW2 training facility that has converted to private homes & multiple small businesses. One of the largest model railroad displays I've ever seen is located just down the road a few blocks from the RC site.
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November 09, 2020, 02:48 AM
bronicabill
Have been flying R/C since late 1976, and my #1 dream is a turbine jet. Unfortunately, money doesn’t allow such a thing in my household without selling most all of my guns to pay for it (which ain’t NEVER going to happen), so the best I can do is electric ducted fans and watching others who have the money!
Cheers on the ultimate flying hobby!!!
_____________________________ Bill R. North Alabama
the turbski is in there mocked up. We're going places. Not necessarily good places, but places nonetheless!
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