Which first plane?
05-10-2005, 07:48 PM
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Which first plane?
I have never flown befor, but I do RC cars and realy have good coordination. I want to get an RC turbine jet that will go 200mph! How much do a jet cost? 300$ 500$
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RE: Which first plane?
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I have never flown befor, but I do RC cars and realy have good coordination. I want to get an RC turbine jet that will go 200mph! How much do a jet cost? 300$ 500$
I have never flown befor, but I do RC cars and realy have good coordination. I want to get an RC turbine jet that will go 200mph! How much do a jet cost? 300$ 500$
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RE: Which first plane?
Ha ha ha...you made me laugh... Try about $4500 (and that's cheap) and probably a good deal of stick time before you are even ready. Best course of action is to get involved with your local R/C Flying club and get started there. They may have a club trainer available which will give you a go at the sticks. Driving R/C cars is a skill all in itself and can be difficult to master if your one who competed. But flying R/C airplanes let along turbine jets is a whole different story.
Find a club and ask lots of questions.
Wish you the best...
Find a club and ask lots of questions.
Wish you the best...
05-10-2005, 07:57 PM
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RE: Which first plane?
If you never flown any rc plane I suggest you start a 45 size prop trainer.
Then you can move up to what you call a ducted fan that can fly 150 mph + then you can decide if you want to continue to the next level. BTW the cost of a rc turbine jet starts at 5K and up.
EdLo
Then you can move up to what you call a ducted fan that can fly 150 mph + then you can decide if you want to continue to the next level. BTW the cost of a rc turbine jet starts at 5K and up.
EdLo
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RE: Which first plane?
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Fine then. I want to make my own from scratch. How to i do it?
Fine then. I want to make my own from scratch. How to i do it?
Welll you are in the right place to get started. Start reading the posts in the Jet's forum. A great source of information and will help point you in the right direction. Then start doing searches on the internet for different Turbine suppliers and Turbine powered aircraft. I thing you'll learn very quickly on how much it is truly going to cost you. But if you really want to save yourself a lot of grief and money, do it right and do as Eddie Lozano suggested. Flying jets is not simple and demands a good deal of skill to do it right.
Cheers,
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RE: Which first plane?
It is an expensive hobby at this end. Take a look at the market place and see how much some of the used jets are selling for... http://www.rcuniverse.com/market/category.cfm?catID=12
Not everyone can afford jets, that is a fact of life. However, if you are determined and willing to put a plan together, you can get there ...eventually.
If you are considering building a turbine, check out GTBA site, and ArtesJets, and Wren..... Starting from scratch you would need some decent machining skills and access to a lathe, milling machine, etc etc
Not everyone can afford jets, that is a fact of life. However, if you are determined and willing to put a plan together, you can get there ...eventually.
If you are considering building a turbine, check out GTBA site, and ArtesJets, and Wren..... Starting from scratch you would need some decent machining skills and access to a lathe, milling machine, etc etc
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RE: Which first plane?
You don't need a turbine at all to do 200 mph with a r/c airplane , you can achieve it with a prop plane (see the extreme speed prop models forum) or even with a specialized glider. But nothing
beats the roar of a turbine, and yes, they are expensive. That's is a fact, and it is a motivator (at least for me) to shift to a higher gear in life.
Best rgds, Enrique
beats the roar of a turbine, and yes, they are expensive. That's is a fact, and it is a motivator (at least for me) to shift to a higher gear in life.
Best rgds, Enrique
