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#752048 - 04/04/12 10:59 PM SR-71 model plane
Sol Duc April Fool Registered: 06/18/01 Posts: 15727	[video:youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=SDbQ5xvsrIU[/video] Edited by Sol Duc (04/04/12 11:00 PM) _________________________ He who joyfully marches in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice. - Albert Einstein.
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#752063 - 04/04/12 11:40 PM Re: SR-71 model plane [Re: Sol Duc]
ParaLeaks WINNER Registered: 01/11/03 Posts: 10363 Loc: Olypen	Doooood! Not your beginner RC for sure! _________________________ Agendas kill truth. If it's a crop, plant it.
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#752070 - 04/04/12 11:57 PM Re: SR-71 model plane [Re: ParaLeaks]
Fast and Furious River Nutrients Registered: 12/30/07 Posts: 3116	last year I found a model jet video on vimeo that was pretty cool. It hauled [Bleeeeep!]. There is a big radio control military chopper on that You tube group.
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#752086 - 04/05/12 01:14 AM Re: SR-71 model plane [Re: Fast and Furious]
chrome/22 Captain C/22 - Team Stay Up Right! Registered: 01/13/00 Posts: 4194 Loc: Hurricane Ridge , Wa.	Thats just too cool. c/22 _________________________ Apocalypse Steelheader. Chucking gear as the end draws near.
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#752108 - 04/05/12 10:52 AM Re: SR-71 model plane [Re: chrome/22]
Illyrian Repeat Spawner Registered: 12/20/09 Posts: 1475 Loc: Spokane, wa	A magnificient job of getting it all together. Saw a smaller version with ducted fans once but it flew kinda erratically. On the hairy edge of underpowered. Thanks for the link.
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#752155 - 04/05/12 04:28 PM Re: SR-71 model plane [Re: Illyrian]
GutZ The Original Boat Ho Registered: 02/08/00 Posts: 2917 Loc: Bellevue	Someone hit the lotto ... _________________________ It's good to have friends It's better to have friends with boats *GutZ*
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#752174 - 04/05/12 06:52 PM Re: SR-71 model plane [Re: GutZ]
IrishRogue Poon it! Poon it! Poon it! Registered: 08/08/06 Posts: 1714 Loc: Yarrow Point	What are the specific engines he's using? They sound like jets, not ducted fans, but I wasn't aware that you could make a jet work in this size/thrust class. I thought they sort of intrinsically had to be larger? _________________________ The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. -John Buchan
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#752180 - 04/05/12 07:27 PM Re: SR-71 model plane [Re: IrishRogue]
steely slammer Three Time Spawner Registered: 02/24/00 Posts: 1520	now all he needs to do is build a SAM to knock it down with.. _________________________ Where Destroying Fishing in Washington.. mainly region 6
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#752184 - 04/05/12 07:36 PM Re: SR-71 model plane [Re: IrishRogue]
Sol Duc April Fool Registered: 06/18/01 Posts: 15727	I have no idea, it does sound like a jet. _________________________ He who joyfully marches in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice. - Albert Einstein.
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#752201 - 04/05/12 08:27 PM Re: SR-71 model plane [Re: ]
Sol Duc April Fool Registered: 06/18/01 Posts: 15727	Those are little jet engines, you better have deep pockets. _________________________ He who joyfully marches in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice. - Albert Einstein.
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#752248 - 04/06/12 12:00 AM Re: SR-71 model plane [Re: Sol Duc]
IrishRogue Poon it! Poon it! Poon it! Registered: 08/08/06 Posts: 1714 Loc: Yarrow Point	Wow, those are COOL!!! Some of those turbines have top ends above 160,000 RPM! That is BAD [Bleeeeep!]! _________________________ The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. -John Buchan
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#752250 - 04/06/12 12:09 AM Re: SR-71 model plane [Re: IrishRogue]
Sol Duc April Fool Registered: 06/18/01 Posts: 15727	That's over 5 times of a router. _________________________ He who joyfully marches in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice. - Albert Einstein.
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#752310 - 04/06/12 01:30 PM Re: SR-71 model plane [Re: Sol Duc]
NickD90 Shooting Instructor for hire Registered: 10/26/10 Posts: 7204 Loc: Snohomish, WA	Damn! USAF / NORAD and Dept of Homeland would have a fit with one of those in our airspace due to its size, speed and radar sig. Would hate to dumb thumb that baby into the ground! YIKES! _________________________ “If the military were fighting for our freedom, they would be storming Capitol Hill”. – FleaFlickr02
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#752403 - 04/06/12 09:47 PM Re: SR-71 model plane [Re: NickD90]
chromefish Juvenile at Sea Registered: 12/06/03 Posts: 144 Loc: wa	Been up close and personal to the real thing a few times. Cool machine in its day.
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