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You don't need a turbine to take a real jet off grass

  • 08-11-2004 12:14AM
    #1
    coolwings
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 3,462 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Take a look at this video ...
    www.aero-naut.de
    go to english, then downloads

    Three links.
    Blade ... the Batplane :cool: , George Clooney would be jealous.
    Grumman Panther takes off with no wheels under the power of that brushless motor.
    Rafale has the demo pilot ignoring a lovely runway, and starts alongside it on a grass takeoff.

    Electric has come a looong way in the last 3 years.
    Coolwings


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  • #2
    coolwings
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 3,462 Mod ✭✭✭✭coolwings


    For the folks not on broadband, the Rafale video is a bit big at 6 megabytes.
    I got Aero-Naut's permission to post a shortened version on
    www.greenhobbymodel.com go to vids page and it's there.
    This file is 1.8 Mb


  • #3
    mad m
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,032 ✭✭✭mad m


    That place is only down road from me 'Greene marine' was looking at there little video of the Logo 10 electric helicopter which was great,bit of a choppy landing thought for second he was going to hit trailer,sorry but have to laugh they got the window cleaner in on shot while videoing the helicopter hehe.... :D Seems like Green marine is doing great for the models all the same...


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