Fly'n with the Circus. RDRC's traveling Circus

[Do-rag]

	Quote: Originally Posted by ifly3d
	I got your raffle tickets for you when you want to buy them Nelson. You can only buy them from me. I will make sure they get mixed up very well (trash can at home) with the others.

Dang isn't that being a little harsh on a brother. What are the odds of me winning again this year?

[ifly3d]

with you very high

[Geckoman]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Do-rag
	Dang isn't that being a little harsh on a brother. What are the odds of me winning again this year?

umm...with your luck?? preety darn high!! :*)

but you just buy the tickets you need from me Sir..I"ll look after them for ya

[Geckoman]

	Quote: Originally Posted by ifly3d
	with you very high

talking of high...how's your arm doing?? and little miss Rocky?

[RobertV]

Sikorsky has designed a new helicopter called the "X2" that is intended to fly at speeds previously un-achieved by any helicopter. And in recent flight tests, they achieved that goal by unoffically beating the previous record of 216 knots held by the Westland Lynx with a flight at 225 knots! They expect to ultimately reach 250 knots!

One of my friends is working at Sikorsky on a civil helicopter project that may eventually borrow from this technology.

[RobertV]

Check out this Popular Science article about a guy who built a big B-50 (B-29 variant) model. It's interesting to read the claims of the article that this is the largest electric aircraft in the world.

[toprudder]

	Quote: Originally Posted by RobertV
	Sikorsky has designed a new helicopter called the "X2" that is intended to fly at speeds previously un-achieved by any helicopter. And in recent flight tests, they achieved that goal by unoffically beating the previous record of 216 knots held by the Westland Lynx with a flight at 225 knots! They expect to ultimately reach 250 knots! One of my friends is working at Sikorsky on a civil helicopter project that may eventually borrow from this technology.

Kinda reminds me of this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_AH-56_Cheyenne

Reading that article, it is interesting that Sikorsky competed for the same contract as the Cheyenne, but used a tail-rotor that swung around during flight to provide forward thrust, instead of two separate rotors.

Looking at that new copter, I wonder how efficient the rear prop is, considering the hot turbine exhuast is blasting right through it. Seems like they would figure out how to exhaust through the hub somehow.

[Geckoman]

	Quote: Originally Posted by RobertV
	Check out this Popular Science article about a guy who built a big B-50 (B-29 variant) model. It's interesting to read the claims of the article that this is the largest electric aircraft in the world.

I have an RCM&E with the originbal article in it if anyone wants to see it. Tony designs and builds a lot of their plans that are given away in the magazine each month. His latest is a Halifax Bomber, looks really nice, but has nasty smelly engines on it...4 x 30 2 strokes or .32 4 strokes.
He is a prolific RC plane designer though and his models all fly very well.

[jongurley]

	Quote: Originally Posted by RobertV
	Sikorsky has designed a new helicopter called the "X2" that is intended to fly at speeds previously un-achieved by any helicopter. And in recent flight tests, they achieved that goal by unoffically beating the previous record of 216 knots held by the Westland Lynx with a flight at 225 knots! They expect to ultimately reach 250 knots! One of my friends is working at Sikorsky on a civil helicopter project that may eventually borrow from this technology.

That looks like my trex700 after I drive it in the dirt,,

[CSpaced]

	Quote: Originally Posted by jongurley
	That looks like my trex700 after I drive it in the dirt,,

I've seen your old T-Rex 600 after a failed tail slide.... it didn't look like that

[jongurley]

	Quote: Originally Posted by CSpaced
	I've seen your old T-Rex 600 after a failed tail slide.... it didn't look like that

Ur right Chris,, it looked EXPENSIVE<< ,

[ifly3d]

No thats what it looked like after you hit those beans. LOL

[jongurley]

	Quote: Originally Posted by ifly3d
	No thats what it looked like after you hit those beans. LOL

HAHA<, you remember when you spotted for me at our flyin the other year at lunch time,, that was some funny stuff,, Lloyd was flyin his to my left,, I could hear kent on the microphone, beans were flyin from the rotor blades,, and you were behind me saying " dang gurley, you better calm down or its going to get expensive" LLLLLOOOOOLLLLLLL classic

[RobertV]

Check this out! Oshkosh has started and pilots from all over are converging on Wittman Field for the EAA Convention. Well, it looks like NASCAR owner Jack Roush had a little problem during landing. I saw some video on the news last night. He was literally emerging from the door during the clip and sort of staggered out as the EMS guys came up and began strapping him to a back board. Amazing!

[toprudder]

	Quote: Originally Posted by jongurley
	That looks like my trex700 after I drive it in the dirt,,

Oh, I thought you were going to say "that looks gay".