Pelican Parts
Parts Catalog Accessories Catalog How To Articles Tech Forums
Call Pelican Parts at 888-280-7799
Shopping Cart Cart | Project List | Order Status | Help



Go Back   Pelican Parts Forums > Miscellaneous and Off Topic Forums > Off Topic Discussions


Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools
Author
Thread Post New Thread    Reply
Model Citizen
 
herr_oberst's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: The Voodoo Lounge
Posts: 20,291
A swarm of (Gee)Bees

Germans letting their hair down.. with their usual precision.


__________________
"I would be a tone-deaf heathen if I didn't call the engine astounding. If it had been invented solely to make noise, there would be shrines to it in Rome"
Old Today, 01:38 PM
  Pelican Parts Catalog | Tech Articles | Promos & Specials    Reply With Quote #1 (permalink)
Registered
 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Orange County
Posts: 7,929
Garage
That looks like it was a LOT of fun.

How do you think they keep track of their own plane when they all look alike?
__________________
Scott
'78 SC mit Sportomatic - Sold
Old Today, 01:56 PM
  Pelican Parts Catalog | Tech Articles | Promos & Specials    Reply With Quote #2 (permalink)
Registered
 
Randolph's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Cambridge, MA
Posts: 46,145
Quote:
Originally Posted by Scott Douglas View Post
That looks like it was a LOT of fun.

How do you think they keep track of their own plane when they all look alike?
I imagine tweaking the controls so their plane does something unique like dive or rise quickly, turn a wing...stuff like that.
__________________
Automotive • Fashion • Art
Old Today, 02:01 PM
  Pelican Parts Catalog | Tech Articles | Promos & Specials    Reply With Quote #3 (permalink)
Registered
 
astrochex's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Space Coast
Posts: 5,779
Bee Gees are so cool.

I love it because it looks like it should not be able to fly.
__________________
Paul
82 911SC - a past friend
2011 Cayman - simply perfect
Old Today, 03:28 PM
  Pelican Parts Catalog | Tech Articles | Promos & Specials    Reply With Quote #4 (permalink)
Registered
 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Higgs Field
Posts: 23,163
Here is my collection of what us R/C pilots call "foamies", injection molded styrofoam construction "almost ready to fly" kits. I have the smaller Gee Bee, probably a 10" to 12" wingspan. A notably difficult model to fly, even with modern onboard gyro stabilization and all of that. The one meter version shown in the video would, I'm sure, be much easier. It would be about the size of my Cub and larger Pitts S1.


__________________
Jeff
'72 911T 3.0 MFI
'93 Ducati 900 Super Sport
"God invented whiskey so the Irish wouldn't rule the world"
Old Today, 03:45 PM
  Pelican Parts Catalog | Tech Articles | Promos & Specials    Reply With Quote #5 (permalink)
Reply


 


All times are GMT -8. The time now is 09:28 PM.


 
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2026, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0
Copyright 2026 Pelican Parts, LLC - Posts may be archived for display on the Pelican Parts Website -    DMCA Registered Agent Contact Page
 

DTO Garage Plus vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.