OT. Model aeroplane Amazing

[Mr Pounder]

I have faint memories of flying something similar, polydiahedral wings? Excuse spelling. They would go up like a rocket and then just glide. The fuse on the tailplane always seemed to work.

[Huge]

I know read that these days they have a "dead mans switch" so it if the lines go slack, the fuel gets cut off. We never had those!

That's really sad - there must have been thousands of hours of work in that.

[Ian Jackson]

In message , Mr Pounder writes

I used to do control line and free-flight. One helped with my sense of balance and immunity to motion sickness, and the other kept me fit as fit as a marathon runner.

[Mr Pounder]

I could never see the point in control line. To me it was just a thing on a string. Having said that I never tried it, I just watched. The first free flight model that ever flew for me is still near here. I never found it. There was a swamp, now there are houses.

[Andrew Gabriel]

[Ian Jackson]

In message , Mr Pounder writes

It all seemed a good idea at the time, but looking back, it does seem rather pointless! However, there is definitely a fair degree of skill to do loops (and especially bunts), and wing-overs. Flying with two or more in the circle also requires skill - and then there's combat flying, where the idea is, with your propeller, to cut bits off a streamer trailing from your opponent's (of opponents') aircraft.

(similar to when Charlie Brown tries to fly a kite). If a treed aircraft was diesel powered, the exercise became one of getting the engine down - even if this meant the destruction of the rest it. I once had nearly half the village out throwing sticks and stones, and firing catapults. I think the engine was finally 'removed' from the fuselage by a blast from a 12 bore!

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[Huge]

Did you read the article?

[Andy Burns]

I can't see any mention of one person flying two planes, care to link to a specific paragraph if it does?

[Huge]

Damn, I specifically remember that from this morning. I wonder where I saw it?

[dennis]

Fourth entry return by a quick google search gives

it may not be the one being discussed as this one flew three at a time.

[Rick Hughes]

I have a model heli (Titan X50)

this is what I would really like ...

[Gib Bogle]

Astounding. I wonder what engine this plane uses.

[The Natural Philosopher]

probably a moki or laser 140/150 - that about 25cc probably a couple of brake horsepower

[John Rumm]

[Davey]

I was waiting for it to fire the missiles off....

[Mr Pounder]

Yes, that was realistic as far as it can go. I have never liked model helicopters doing silly things.

[Mr Pounder]

Miles .75 diesel.

[Ian Jackson]

In message , Mr Pounder writes

Nah! ED Bambi! ;o)