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I built and flew R/C a lot as a kid, just when the ducted fans were becoming popular (the engine tech is way beyond that now). The low wing-load slow planes are more fun, IMHO.
The fans and jets go too far too fast... 10 seconds of flight in any direction and you're losing your view/perspective, so it's: zooooooooom, turn, zooooooooom, turn, zooooooom, turn. It gets boring to watch. But they're definitely cool machines.
The local R/C club's field is right next to the driving range I frequent, so there's a lot of high-dollar toys in the air on Thursday evenings... including some very fast-moving machines.
The guy needs to install afterburners (and a video camera in the nose, so he can fly it by pilot's p/o/v and extend his range a bit).
JP
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2003 SuperCharged Frontier ../.. 1979 930 ../.. 1989 BMW 325iX ../.. 1988 BMW M5 ../.. 1973 BMW 2002 ../..1969 Alfa Boattail Spyder ../.. 1961 Morris Mini Cooper ../..2002 Aprilia RSV Mille ../.. 1985 Moto Guzzi LMIII cafe ../.. 2005 Kawasaki Brute Force 750
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