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Post by dominicm » Sun Nov 12, 2017 4:40 pm

John Greenfield (Ghost Squadron) built this half scale Klemm KL 25 from plans of the actual full size aircraft. He also used the same materials in its construction and chose the Valach 420cc 5 cylinder radial engine (VM R5-420). An engine more powerful than the engines used in the full size aircraft!

This model has a wingspan of 6.5 metres and length of 3.8 metres.
The weight is 57 KG.

Filmed at the Large Model Association (LMA) Cosford Show 2017.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JtbXcMEPJQ
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Post by dominicm » Fri Nov 17, 2017 3:24 pm

Dave Johnson, Chairman of the Large Model Association, flies this stunning scale Bede 8, together with John Greenfield (Ghost Squadron) flying the highly detailed 66% scale Beercraft 'Honey Bee'.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmEMMvuljy8
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Post by dominicm » Sun Nov 19, 2017 2:59 pm

Superb scratch built MiG-29 powered by two micro gas turbine jet engines each with 170 newtons of thrust. It looks especially menacing against the grey skies at RAF Cosford.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4b2YHXhRFc
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Post by dominicm » Mon Nov 20, 2017 7:16 pm

The ultimate tribute to Spitfire. A replica at 1:3 scale of the full size. Just as awesome to watch flying over the menacing skies of RAF Cosford. Scratch built and powered by a DA150.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvUM9DB2SZw
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Post by dominicm » Tue Nov 21, 2017 6:44 pm

This giant VC10 has a wingspan of 4.9 metres and length of 5.75 metres. Total weight is 63 kgs. The model is powered by 4 Wren Super Sport micro gas turbine engines each of which has 18 lbs if thrust. Designed and built by Terry Mason. Flown by Dave Johnson, LMA Chairman.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YroLpIWJv6o
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Post by dominicm » Fri Nov 24, 2017 9:37 pm

1:3 scale Piper J-3 Cub flown at the Large Model Association Show at RAF Cosford. Scratch built and without the context of the owner in the background you would think it was the real full size aircraft. Amazing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8pEuIHg-cc
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Post by dominicm » Tue Dec 05, 2017 6:06 pm

VISUO SILUROID XS809HW FPV 2.0MP Drone
Was sent this to try out. Decent size and comes with 2.0MP cam that transmits to your smart phone with a downloadable App , captured to a micro SD card in the drone. 2 flight speed modes. Comes with 2 batteries each of which give a good 10 minutes flying time. I thought it was good if you want to try out FPV and aerial video on the cheap for the first time (i.e. only $55 !).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qgfyXpS5A4
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Post by dominicm » Sat Dec 09, 2017 3:53 pm

Essential RC Crash, Burn, Explode, Speed and Thrill Compilation 2017
It's been a great year for RC. Was difficult deciding what clips to pull into my annual crash and thrill action compilation. Mostly likely I'll make another because there were so many! But here are my best bits. Looking forward to 2018 already.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw_F4d1hcnE
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Post by dominicm » Mon Dec 11, 2017 9:06 am

Top 10 Biggest RC Airplanes (UltraHD/4K resolution)
2017 was a good year for giant scale model aircraft. Travelling around the country to several shows I got the opportunity to film some of these monsters in action. Most of these take several years to build from scratch. Quite amazing engineering achievements. Here are my top 10 in no particular order of preference. What's your favourite?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8hbwvynFWY
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Post by RFDGuy » Tue Dec 12, 2017 1:26 am

dominicm wrote: Mon Dec 11, 2017 9:06 am What's your favourite?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8hbwvynFWY
The Vulacn, that's nuts!
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