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Old January 25th 11, 05:56 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Bruno[_2_]
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Default Just inches apart formation glider flying...

The quality of this video is just spectacular. Looks like a very
large scale rc glider and a power rc with a camera flying in tight
formation. Many times they are just inches from each other. While
not the real thing (full scale sailplanes with pilots) it is fun to
watch while the snow flies. These kinds of shots would be simply
amazing in real life but just too dangerous to get with any degree of
safety margin. Enjoy.

http://vimeo.com/16378157

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Old January 25th 11, 06:55 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Mike the Strike
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Default Just inches apart formation glider flying...

On Jan 25, 9:56*am, Bruno wrote:
The quality of this video is just spectacular. *Looks like a very
large scale rc glider and a power rc with a camera flying in tight
formation. *Many times they are just inches from each other. *While
not the real thing (full scale sailplanes with pilots) it is fun to
watch while the snow flies. *These kinds of shots would be simply
amazing in real life but just too dangerous to get with any degree of
safety margin. *Enjoy.

http://vimeo.com/16378157

Bruno - B4http://www.youtube.com/user/bviv


8.4 meter ASH-31, according to the credits - about 1/4 scale?

Mike
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Old January 26th 11, 01:42 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Just inches apart formation glider flying...

On Jan 25, 9:55*am, Mike the Strike wrote:
On Jan 25, 9:56*am, Bruno wrote:

The quality of this video is just spectacular. *Looks like a very
large scale rc glider and a power rc with a camera flying in tight
formation. *Many times they are just inches from each other. *While
not the real thing (full scale sailplanes with pilots) it is fun to
watch while the snow flies. *These kinds of shots would be simply
amazing in real life but just too dangerous to get with any degree of
safety margin. *Enjoy.


http://vimeo.com/16378157


Bruno - B4http://www.youtube.com/user/bviv


8.4 meter ASH-31, according to the credits - about 1/4 scale?

Mike


From a brief shadow on the ground, the chase plane looks like a delta
wing. Nice piloting by all.
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Old January 26th 11, 01:49 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Just inches apart formation glider flying...

On Jan 25, 10:56*am, Bruno wrote:
The quality of this video is just spectacular. *Looks like a very
large scale rc glider and a power rc with a camera flying in tight
formation. *Many times they are just inches from each other. *While
not the real thing (full scale sailplanes with pilots) it is fun to
watch while the snow flies. *These kinds of shots would be simply
amazing in real life but just too dangerous to get with any degree of
safety margin. *Enjoy.

http://vimeo.com/16378157

Bruno - B4http://www.youtube.com/user/bviv


Fascinating video - and it's a good thing they are models cuz the
photo plane damn near rammed the glider a couple of times! But having
done a lot of full size formation flying, in both power and gliders,
it's impressive what the modeling community is doing. Great video!

However, competent and trained pilots would have little trouble
duplicating this full scale - safely, and without the close calls.

It is a skilled bit of model flying though - a lot harder than doing
it in the real thing, IMHO.

Thanks for the vid.

Kirk
66

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Old January 26th 11, 07:05 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Eric Greenwell[_4_]
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Default Just inches apart formation glider flying...

On 1/25/2011 9:55 AM, Mike the Strike wrote:
On Jan 25, 9:56 am, wrote:
The quality of this video is just spectacular. Looks like a very
large scale rc glider and a power rc with a camera flying in tight
formation. Many times they are just inches from each other. While
not the real thing (full scale sailplanes with pilots) it is fun to
watch while the snow flies. These kinds of shots would be simply
amazing in real life but just too dangerous to get with any degree of
safety margin. Enjoy.

http://vimeo.com/16378157

Bruno - B4http://www.youtube.com/user/bviv


8.4 meter ASH-31, according to the credits - about 1/4 scale?


The ASH 31 is 18/21 meter - 1/4 scale would be the equivalent of 33 meters!

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Old January 27th 11, 08:02 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Just inches apart formation glider flying...

On Jan 25, 10:05*pm, Eric Greenwell wrote:
On 1/25/2011 9:55 AM, Mike the Strike wrote:

On Jan 25, 9:56 am, *wrote:
The quality of this video is just spectacular. *Looks like a very
large scale rc glider and a power rc with a camera flying in tight
formation. *Many times they are just inches from each other. *While
not the real thing (full scale sailplanes with pilots) it is fun to
watch while the snow flies. *These kinds of shots would be simply
amazing in real life but just too dangerous to get with any degree of
safety margin. *Enjoy.


http://vimeo.com/16378157


Bruno - B4http://www.youtube.com/user/bviv


8.4 meter ASH-31, according to the credits - about 1/4 scale?


The ASH 31 is 18/21 meter - 1/4 scale would be the equivalent of 33 meters!

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Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to
email me)


1:2.5 is sometimes a scale that gets used. It is likely this one from
H Model since I didnt see anything from Rosenthal

http://www.hmodel.cz/2685/ash-31/
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Old January 27th 11, 07:23 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Eric Greenwell[_4_]
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Default Just inches apart formation glider flying...

On 1/26/2011 11:02 PM, db_sonic wrote:

Bruno - B4http://www.youtube.com/user/bviv


8.4 meter ASH-31, according to the credits - about 1/4 scale?


The ASH 31 is 18/21 meter - 1/4 scale would be the equivalent of 33 meters!

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Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to
email me)


1:2.5 is sometimes a scale that gets used. It is likely this one from
H Model since I didnt see anything from Rosenthal

http://www.hmodel.cz/2685/ash-31/


Amazing models that look very scale like, and yet clearly no attempt to
make to scale some of the details you'd see when it's on ground. The
propeller mast and it's doors, and the landing gear are what I noticed.

At least to me, a 26 E owner, those details are more important than the
pilot figure in the cockpit.

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Old January 27th 11, 08:30 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Just inches apart formation glider flying...

Amazing models that look very scale like, and yet clearly no attempt to
make to scale some of the details you'd see when it's on ground. The
propeller mast and it's doors, and the landing gear are what I noticed.


Most (not all) of these RC planes large enough to launch a dog/small
child in use prefab generic (mechanically proven) self launch hardware/
installations... along with generic retract wheels, operational
release hooks, airbrakes etc. Evan as such, these models are fairly
expensive, but with authentic scale hardware would start rivaling
costs of the real deal.

-Paul
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Old January 28th 11, 12:17 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
db_sonic
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On Jan 27, 11:30*am, sisu1a wrote:
Amazing models that look very scale like, and yet clearly no attempt to
make to scale some of the details you'd see when it's on ground. The
propeller mast and it's doors, and the landing gear are what I noticed.


Most (not all) of these RC planes large enough to launch a dog/small
child in use prefab generic (mechanically proven) self launch hardware/
installations... along with generic retract wheels, operational
release hooks, airbrakes etc. *Evan as such, these models are fairly
expensive, but with authentic scale hardware would start rivaling
costs of the real deal.

-Paul


This is true. A high end model sailplane like this is about 5 to 6
grand not including radio
and servos. Add another 1 to 2 grand for servos and audio vario,
Lipos and call it 8 grand all in.
That would get you the occasional 1-26, Grob 102, or a Ka6E by the
looks of it on WW.


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Old January 28th 11, 06:04 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
RRK
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Default Just inches apart formation glider flying...

On Jan 27, 6:17*pm, db_sonic wrote:
On Jan 27, 11:30*am, sisu1a wrote:

Amazing models that look very scale like, and yet clearly no attempt to
make to scale some of the details you'd see when it's on ground. The
propeller mast and it's doors, and the landing gear are what I noticed.


Most (not all) of these RC planes large enough to launch a dog/small
child in use prefab generic (mechanically proven) self launch hardware/
installations... along with generic retract wheels, operational
release hooks, airbrakes etc. *Evan as such, these models are fairly
expensive, but with authentic scale hardware would start rivaling
costs of the real deal.


-Paul


This is true. *A high end model sailplane like this is about 5 to 6
grand not including radio
and servos. *Add another 1 to 2 *grand for servos and audio vario,
Lipos and call it 8 grand all in.
That would get you the occasional 1-26, Grob 102, or a Ka6E by the
looks of it on WW.



excellent soundtrack too...
 




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