200mph+ Smokin' Fast Turbine Jets

by mmerry2 | July 2, 2013 | (8) Posted in Just Fun

I recently got a chance to attend the 9th Annual Airplanes of the World show.  The event was held by Freestate Aeromodelers club in Laurel, MD, USA.  They had some cool demos at the event, including some RC jets that were powered by jet turbine engines.  These jets were clocked at over 200 miles per hour (321km/h).  See video below.

There were 3 jet turbine demos in all.  The first was the flight of a Ultralightning.  This jet retails for about $4K USD.  The jet was flown by Kwang, the owner of Hobby Hangar located in Leesburg, VA, USA.  Hobby Hangar also sponsored the event.

Photo above:  Ultralightning.

The second demo showcased the previous Ultralightning plane and a Navy jet, flown by pilots Andrew and Kurt.  The jets were coordinated in their passes to make for a really cool demonstration.

The third demo was scale A-10 Thunderbolt II.  It was also flown by Kwang.  This was the most expensive of the jets.


Photo above:  A-10 Thunderbolt II

My wife asked me if those jets had speakers installed in them to make the turbine noise.  I couldn't help, but laugh.  I love my wife.

Mike

Check out the video here:

COMMENTS

Willsonman on July 2, 2013
I was there! My video of the A-10...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfayzu0GaZI&feature=c4-overview&list=UUTS8qOKwOWHoniU3Z7DVK5w
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mmerry2 on July 2, 2013
Cool. How much do you think that A-10 costs?
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Willsonman on July 2, 2013
At least in the area of 10-12K. Too rich for my blood.
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mmerry2 on July 2, 2013
I think I may have found a link to the jet product page here: http://www.skymasterjet.com/RTF.htm Looks like it is made by Skymaster. These are $10 - 17K. Hey, that's worth more than my car!
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200mph+ Smokin' Fast Turbine Jets