[86GlSqSK]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqcDJGlfAGE

One of the best model plane I've seen and I could imagine how difficult it is to land that plane!

[BgpOoGI2]

Yeah, not only are they insanely hard to build, requireing custom build everything (though the engines are made at a turbine manufacturing company). These planse take hundreds of man-hours to design build and complete... all custom, hand made for the most part, replicas of real planes.

They use remote planes like this in movies all the time (like Top Gun).

The largest jet engine model plane I have ever seen was a HUGE B-52 with a 23-FOOT wingspan... sadly, it crashed on it's first day out.

Here's a site I found with technical discriptions and some video of it... gosh but it as big.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-.../posts?page=34

Old Aerospace guys with time on their hands... I guess.

[Azzi_Kahlila]

i know someone that flys planes (collects and restores original tamiya cars too)
that plane is a serious bit of kit. definately not for a beginner.
how much would it cost if the pilot lost control and crashed it? owy

[Beatris]

Man, I want one of those.... T_T
Actually, it would be better if it was one I could ride on

[Tyncneiff]

OMG. I saw those at the RC Airplane airstrip on the outskirts of davis, CA.

Real Brayton cycle, turbine engines with afterburners included, retractable landing gear, etc. The one I saw was a bit smaller, but still a great sound to hear. Its like a high pitch whine.

The 10channel radio control to control that thing is worth 1000$ alone...

Tim

[AutocadOemM]

I used to volunteer at the college my Grandpa works and it was part of an engineering camp and at the end of the week these kids would fly RC planes that they built. The place we would fly them at is the same place that professional quality RC planes would be flown and occasionally a guy would bring out his F-15 model out and fly that around. It was pretty intense. Those things apparently cost about as much as a small car and the maintainance on them is pretty hefty too.

[Green_Monkey23]

ive never flown one but i used to fly R/C Planes and do the Car thing too -- the planes themselves [not including radio, landing gear, and turbines] will run about 5-10k depending on what type of plane it is..i saw an F22 model that wasnt being produced yet but the estimated price was abotu 11,000 USD and they really do go 250+ MPH (REAL, not scale MPH... scale MPH...well the models are usually 1/5th-1/6th scale so around 1250 MPH scale )

[dietpillxanaxaxx]

tried looking at a Y2K jet-"motorcycle"?

its a helicopter turbine engine thats got like 5000 pounds of thrust on a 2 weel frame that has a totle weight of what... 470 pounds? weight to power ration = OWNADGE.

http://www.marineturbine.com/motorsports.asp

[yharmon6614]

tried looking at a Y2K jet-"motorcycle"?

Amazing things aren't they? Last time I heard they are banned in Holland, can't remember why . A friend mine has seen one of these things during a test run. He described the sound as a fighter jet on wheels. He loved it (he's an amateur racer and a speed freak).

And they aren’t that expensive for a jet on wheels, only a $150,000, not bad. Maybe if Santa has some spare change left next Christmas .

[ITYfl01c]

I only had one plane, a balsa P40 I had with four channels and a .20 scale motor. Pretty sweet with the polyurathane paint I used... till it crashed on the second flight after the test glide for weight and balance. I watched the two months I spent putting it together go down the toilet in two seconds as it hit a tree. Oh well....

Unofficial FAA Accident Report: Pilot Error.
Casualties: One, (really sweet paint job.)