That’s super cool. Can you imagine how nervous you would be taking that out for the first time after spending 10 years building it.
April 12, 2020, 02:30 PM
wreckdiver
Hell I've had my Mavic Pro for a year now, and admittedly, don't fly it as much as I want, and it still makes me damn nervous.
It doesn't weigh enough to do much damage if something goes wrong, but it's price pales to that monster!!
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April 12, 2020, 02:57 PM
gearhounds
That was pretty amazing.
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April 12, 2020, 03:10 PM
Jimbo54
Here's a better video than the one in the article. Very impressive indeed.
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April 12, 2020, 03:10 PM
TheFrontRange
That was cool - thanks for sharing that.
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April 12, 2020, 03:39 PM
.38supersig
That was cool.
Got to see a Blackbird up close once. Can't imagine the true potential of such a thing.
April 12, 2020, 03:45 PM
nhtagmember
we have one here in Tucson - you can get up close and touch the thing, poke around in the wheel wells...its an amazing aircraft
thanks for the second video
April 12, 2020, 04:23 PM
Otto Pilot
Just read the whole build blog. That is amazing.
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April 12, 2020, 04:30 PM
cruiser68
Way cool. Looks cool, sounds cool. Must have taken countless hours to build.
April 12, 2020, 04:36 PM
4x5
Wow!
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April 12, 2020, 04:53 PM
flashguy
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Originally posted by .38supersig: That was cool.
Got to see a Blackbird up close once. Can't imagine the true potential of such a thing.
I've seen a couple of them. There's one in the USAF museum at Dayton, Ohio and another at Randolph AFB, Texas. Both are accessible.
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April 12, 2020, 06:15 PM
PowerSurge
I’ve seen the one in Dayton, Ohio at the National Museum of the USAF. Awesome piece of machinery is an understatement. Everyone should add that museum to their bucket list.
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April 12, 2020, 06:16 PM
olfuzzy
I read an article about this in a model aviation magazine right after he finished it. The engines cost $5,000 each.
April 12, 2020, 06:16 PM
jhe888
Very cool.
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