Articles with Tag: planes

Combat! Part 3 - H-Frame and Combat HitsOur friend Chameleon stops by for a quick schooling of my arse in Combat! Including a H-Frame design and combat hits.

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Semi Great Moments In Parent To Child Attempted RC Decapitation HistoryMy father likes to fly things....at his one and only son.

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RC Circuits and Power 1 - LiPo BatteriesThis first episode - Li-Po batteries from the standpoint of powering a circuit - this does NOT cover balancing, charging, disposal, etc.

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Presidential Delivery to Springfield NEFather receives Estes Air Force One 747 4 EDF Jet Engine RC Plane, while mother and son double check life insurance policies.

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Christmas Gifts and Projects - 2009We have our work cut out for us this Christmas! Kits and Micro Flyers, from the P-51 Mustang to a Fokker DR-1 Tri-Plane. Nice things to work on indoors during this winter season!

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Google Sketchup with CombatGoogle Sketchup makes 3D modeling a snap, even for a spatially ignorant person such as myself. Free to download, try it out!

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Combat! Part 2 - Tips and TweaksSome additional hints and tips, especially for the first time builders, on setting up the circuits and other parts of your combat flyer.

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Measure Once...Cut Many Times - RC Plan StencilsIf I'm building or even *thinking* of building a plan more than once, which I often do because my number of crashes rival how often I blink, I like to cut out stencils the first time to save time.

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Combat, Meetings, and Thrust.Combat has been a blast to work on, I'll be attending my first meeting as an Omahawks club member, and I start looking at how much I thrust...with motors.

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Combat! Part 1 - Parts and PlansIt's a long due update...Build a simple cheap combat flyer! Make your friends build one, then.... RAMMING SPEED!

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Introduction to basic RC aircraft and helicopter circuitsNarration with Video. I decided to stretch my video editing wings a bit and whipped up a basic introductory video to the common RC circuit components.

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9-20 COMBAT! Prep WorkWe've got some parts, now we need to start putting it all together and seeing if the basics work. Pure preparation at this point. Test, Test, Test.

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