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burkefj 02-16-2020 12:28 PM

Large Colonial Viper RC rocket glider video
 
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I'm a little bit proud of this one this one came out really nice, and as much drag as it has is it is it boosts really well and glides like a pussycat.

Based on 4-inch bt-101 tubing and 9 mm depron for the wings and tail uses anything from an f 25 up through g 40s...

https://youtu.be/-8eb1jP8cmk

ghrocketman 02-16-2020 01:01 PM

VERY Cool.

ghrocketman 02-16-2020 01:18 PM

You need to be able to "air start" a second motor to kick-in the "Turbo".

burkefj 03-04-2020 06:09 PM

Here's another flight on a G-40, nice day out.

https://youtu.be/kaK4mo6E-LE

Rocket Babe 03-05-2020 01:44 PM

That's awesome Frank! :)

And this one is bigger than the first one.


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ghrocketman 03-22-2020 03:56 PM

Your SR-71 and F-105 videos on YouTube look like they glide really well.
The F-105 was very surprising seeing as that was one of the all-time turd worst fighters of all time.

mwtoelle 03-23-2020 09:39 AM

Many of the "Century Series" fighters were very poor at dogfighting. I think that the F-105 was designed to deliver tactical nukes (or a tactical nuke) from its internal bomb bay. It was not really designed to deliver a bunch of conventional ordnance.

ghrocketman 03-23-2020 11:28 AM

The F-105 Thud was totally unsuited for it's role in Vietnam. Out of the Century series only the F-101 was worse suited to dogfighting. Despite being a crappy airframe, the F-105 did manage some air-to-air kills in Vietnam due to superior PILOTING. Originally the F-4 was to be the F-110, but was already named under the Navy's GOOFBALL naming system as the F-4. That one is the only one fully-successful member of the "Century Series" of fighters.
I'm pretty certain a B-1B can safely pull more G's than a Thud.
Ugly as sin to boot.
The Brewster Buffalo is about the only aircraft uglier.

ghrocketman 04-03-2020 04:41 PM

Your DynaSoar on Youtube looks great on the pad and under boost.
Unfortunately it looks like it glides about as well as a manhole cover or a full-scale F-4 Phantom.

burkefj 04-06-2020 08:38 PM

As for the dyna-soar glider, it all comes down to shape, weight and wing loading, however I challenge you to show me an example of it that flies better 😀


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