Back in 2003 this model went down at the SWMAC November turbine meeting. After an engine flame-out it hit hard and eventually the liquid propane tank spewed its contents into the smoldering wreckage.
Boy do these guys know how to have fun!
A beautiful scale turbine-powered heli has a hard landing at the 2007 ANZAC jet meeting held in Tokoroa NZ.
No major harm done, was flying again later in the day
The bearings in most model engines wear out eventually but fortunately changing them is a pretty simple task, requiring no special tools.
This video shows you how to change your own bearings and is one of the informational series of videos coming from RCModelReviews.com
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Part two of a video that explains how to replace worn bearings in a model airplane engine.
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Another hard-core flier from the SWMAC in Tokoroa NZ, Richard experiences a little flutter at high speed. Includes a special guest appearance by Ron (aka "stumpy").
This plane has been clocked by radar at more than 180KPH on a calm day -- that's over 110MPH. How fast does your trainer fly?
20knot winds, a cheap ARF, a powerful engine and a tuned pipe spell: FUN!
We clocked this plane on the radar at over 175kph on a calm day (that's 110mph), not bad for a trainer!
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In 2003 I was recruited to act as "technical advisor" to the producers of Junkyard Megawars. While there, I filmed a bit of "behind the scenes" stuff. This part is from the morning of the competition day. Later I'll upload some of the racing action.
A (very) few shots from the first day of the 2007 ANZAC international model jet meeting held in Tokoroa New Zealand.
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Check interestingprojects. com and aardvark.co.nz/pjet for more info on this vehicle. New Zealand's Missileman built what is probably the world's only twin-pulsejet-powere d dragster. Temuera Morrison (the actor who played Jango Fett in Star Wars) takes the ride of his life on this crazy-dangerous machine. Check the other vids in my channel for more stuff like this.
Here are just a few scenes from the third annual 2008 ANZAC model jet meeting held in Tokoroa New Zealand on Feb 15, 16, 17 this year. More video is to follow but I just tried to get these highlights from the third day onto YouTube as fast as I could.
(Formerly) Ace Flier thinks his 1/4-scale World Models Piper Cub is actually a cross between a pylon racer and an IMAC aerobatics plane. Just as well that ASP180 is fed with a good diet of our excellent fuel.
Doesn't he fly it just like the real thing?
Some clips from the November 2007 RC model jet airplane meeting held at the Tokoroa airfield in Tokoroa NZ. Check my other videos for more jet and RC action.
Jackasses of the air, Bung-eye Simpson and Ace Crasher of the SWMAC go head to head in a bout of hover-combat with their 3D profiles The first round was almost a draw but the second round saw the Katana 70 of Ace Crasher pretty much wiped out.
This is what happens if you run your receiver antenna too close to the aileron extensions and ignore a marginal range-check before the maiden flight
Why don't RC systems ever glitch *up*?
Oh the shame of it all as Ace Flier is demoted to "ditch-digger" after crashing his Skyradier Mach 2 into the drain. Yep, we love a bit of wind at the SWMAC so 20knot cross-winds make us *very* happy.
When I broke my GeeBee profile 3D plane in half (crashed it) I wondered if it would still fly without a tail. So I mixed up the ailerons as elevons and gave it a go. With the CG an inch forward of the wing, I wasn't sure it would fly -- but it did.
I reviewed the iMAX 9X 2.4GHZ RC system for RCModelReviews.com. What better way to see how it works than to throw it into my oldest and crustiest 3D profile, a 4-year-old Katana P. This bird is *very* loose and my flying isn't that good, but the RC gear performed perfectly. A full review coming up on RCModelReviews.com
This was an experiment I did about four years ago to see if injecting fuel into the augmentor of a pulsejet would increase the thrust. It didn't -- but there were some pretty flames :-)
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