RC planes!

Post by **Triton** » Sun May 28, 2006 7:50 pm

im startin to get interested in them again and am up for the challenge of getting my megatech airstrike to actually fly! if you dont know these planes have a pretty bad track record ,got mine when i was around 12, tried for a long time to actually get it to fly, failed and put it away, they are regarded as being too heavy, underpowered with too high a wingload to fly well, im doing what i can to reduce the weight and plan to upgrade the batteries and see if i can get it airborn! does anyone else here fly RCplanes

Post by **bicostp** » Sun May 28, 2006 7:52 pm

My neighbor does. He's got some freakin' small batteries, and they hold a lot of juice! (perhaps you could combine your hobbies...

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watermelon · Post by **watermelon** » Sun May 28, 2006 8:55 pm

i really want to build a small electric plane, but the expense and expertise required scares me away.

the cost of the controllers is enough to make me pass it by in favour of other projects.

Darth Fett · Post by **Darth Fett** » Sun May 28, 2006 9:00 pm

I'd like to make Rc planes that look like Star Wars ships, the Blade Ship, a Blue Eyes White Dragon, Lugia, and other such stuff.

cowsgoquack101 · Post by **cowsgoquack101** » Sun May 28, 2006 11:25 pm

I prefer cars. You can't nose dive an RC car.

vskid · Post by **vskid** » Mon May 29, 2006 7:40 am

I was going to start into RC planes, helicopters, or cars. It cost to much, plus, with portables there is always the chance of it electricuting you or blowing up in your hands.

watermelon · Post by **watermelon** » Mon May 29, 2006 10:31 am

after posting i was left curious. i want to build a simple plane from scratch for super cheap.

did a google and found this site:
http://www.webx.dk/rc/wing/wing.htm
very simple, and looks relitivly easy to build. i dont know much about rc planes but it looks like it performs well in the video. the new lighter version looks even better!

can you control an rc plane with a rc car controller? do they offer enough range, and can you do without speed control?

Dark Savant0 · Post by **Dark Savant0** » Mon May 29, 2006 11:25 am

Adding a Digicam or Digicamcorder (the CVS or Ritz ones) to an RC Plane would be awesome.

jeroen · Post by **jeroen** » Mon May 29, 2006 11:29 am

Good luck Triton. I hope you succeed.

Post by **Triton** » Mon May 29, 2006 12:15 pm

what i will probably wind up doing is replaceing everything eventually, but gettin it to run is priority 1

gamer2 · Post by **gamer2** » Mon May 29, 2006 12:57 pm

i made a "RC" plane

HomicidalBarber · Post by **HomicidalBarber** » Mon May 29, 2006 1:17 pm

Theres always one isnt there...