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Planes => Delta Wings and Funjets Section => Topic started by: FPVSteve on June 20, 2013, 11:28:05 PM

Title: X8 .. powered by TURBINE! :D
Post by: FPVSteve on June 20, 2013, 11:28:05 PM
First Rc Turbine Foam X-8 In the World Maiden Flight (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shfzILLz3VI#ws)

Need a cool shower!
Title: Re: X8 .. powered by TURBINE! :D
Post by: FPVSteve on June 20, 2013, 11:32:11 PM
What a cocktease of an ending though :laugh:
Title: Re: X8 .. powered by TURBINE! :D
Post by: 3DJIM on June 20, 2013, 11:52:11 PM
Quote from: Steve W on June 20, 2013, 11:32:11 PM
What a cocktease of an ending though :laugh:

Yup, Maybe he stacked it :D

Jim.
Title: Re: X8 .. powered by TURBINE! :D
Post by: skyscraper on June 21, 2013, 09:57:23 AM
Crazy Americans!

Shame that he just pootled around. I was waiting fro him to open the throttle so we could watch the wings fold  :laugh:

regards
Andy
Title: Re: X8 .. powered by TURBINE! :D
Post by: dogzilla on June 21, 2013, 11:25:03 AM
Ian Davidson put a Turbine in a Zephyr2. Now that was an engineering challenge.
Title: Re: X8 .. powered by TURBINE! :D
Post by: FPVSteve on June 21, 2013, 11:31:10 AM
I remember that - did he ever fly it because I've not seen a vid and wouldn't mind!!
Title: Re: X8 .. powered by TURBINE! :D
Post by: dogzilla on June 21, 2013, 12:38:35 PM
Quote from: Steve W on June 21, 2013, 11:31:10 AM
I remember that - did he ever fly it because I've not seen a vid and wouldn't mind!!

Yeah it flew, I believe he has been having some technical with his radio link and is waiting on some part to continue the fpv flights.
Title: Re: X8 .. powered by TURBINE! :D
Post by: g.collins on June 21, 2013, 11:18:43 PM
how did he run it without it melting the fuselage.
:+ G
Title: Re: X8 .. powered by TURBINE! :D
Post by: Tim Chambers on June 21, 2013, 11:48:41 PM
Come on G! Your turn.
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Title: Re: X8 .. powered by TURBINE! :D
Post by: g.collins on June 21, 2013, 11:59:22 PM
Cool, just out of my price rang.  :laugh:
:) G
Title: Re: X8 .. powered by TURBINE! :D
Post by: Coyote on June 22, 2013, 03:41:24 PM
That is awesome ! :) I wonder what range it has :)
Title: Re: X8 .. powered by TURBINE! :D
Post by: Ratty on June 22, 2013, 07:51:26 PM
This is Ians Zeph for those that haven't seen it.

JetCat turbine Flying Wing (RiteWing ZII) - aka "Project Hello Kitty" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuTIVuZfcpY#ws)

Awesomeness.  :o