One of the guys here in the park (Jerry Brown from Bronson, Michigan) is a RC airplane hobbyist. The local RC club have built a mini airport complete with paved runways etc. They can be out there flying almost any day when there isn’t too much wind. The other day they had an air show and I went out to watch them fly. The planes are built to various scale ratios to the real plane that they are patterned after. Jerry’s is scaled to 35% and has an 8 1/2 foot wingspan and has a 10 hp motor.
Jerry's PlaneIt is not a hobby for the faint of heart as they can cost up to $40,000 so a crash can be quite costly. In addition to the prop driven models there were some jet engine models.
Jerry said that this jet was probably worth about $10,000. It uses regular “JP4” fuel, develops about 35 lbs of thrust and can go up to 200 mph. 
The guy with the jets was from out of town and must have deep pockets indeed, as this is the trailer that he hauls his planes around with. He was an excellent flyer and put on quite a show.
The flyers can do amazing acrobatics with them.
Because you have no reference of distance against the sky, you could easily mistake them for real planes; especially the jets which were almost impossible to photograph as they go so fast.
There were some of these less expensive battery powered "electrics". The strange thing about them is that they make no sound and seem to just float in the air.
1 comment:
It is fantastic model.Flaying RC Plane as a hobby has been growing worldwide. The hobby of RC Airplanes is an interesting one that has lots of options and opportunities. One of the best things about the hobby of model airplanes is the wide variety of styles and models that are available.
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helen
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