Model jet gets all Top Gun

Once you watch a scaled-down jet push 280 MPH, you can pretty much forget about ever enjoying your dinky little RC model again.

[Thanks, Shig]

[Dutch @ Feb 3rd 2006 11:12PM]

I think flying a $10,000 plane at 280mph 20 ft off the ground would be more stressful that it is fun.

[Heath Stahl @ Feb 3rd 2006 11:19PM]

Really old video... but nonetheless still awesome. Try owning one of those in a major city though. Get a Mig-29 and the cops might call the Air Force thinking they're under attack.

[Matt G @ Feb 3rd 2006 11:22PM]

COOLEST TOY EVER!!! but i agree with the first post wow... what if all of a sudden your flying it and DING.. out of fuel... *cold sweat*... if there was a way to build in a camera to the cockpit looking out, and like a virtual headset, that would be awesome.

[yosh @ Feb 3rd 2006 11:28PM]

Now, add in a 150ft rc range whilst flying 280 mph 20 ft off the ground.. then it's a little more than stressful.

That sucker would pass that range within 0.3 seconds.

Nah, jk.. I wonder what the range would be. Quite and interesting "toy" nevertheless.

[Jeff @ Feb 4th 2006 12:32AM]

Yeah this video's been floating around for several years now, but it's still freakin' awesome.

I would be way too scared to ever fly this thing, though - crashing one of these from altitude is just as destructive as crashing a real one (to the plane, at least). And that's a lot of money down the drain.

[blammo @ Feb 4th 2006 12:36AM]

I assure you there are no afterburners on that thing. It's pretty damn cool though.

[rich @ Feb 4th 2006 12:43AM]

i want those engines on my civic! forget NOS

[Luke @ Feb 4th 2006 12:52AM]

That video would have been a whole lot more impressive if I could actually hear the jet behind the crappy music.

[Matt Fisher @ Feb 4th 2006 12:56AM]

Thats not a model. There is a little munchkin in there, trained by the US Air Force.

[Dan @ Feb 4th 2006 1:25AM]

it's the skull leader from robotech/macross.

vf-1

[Sven @ Feb 4th 2006 2:01AM]

Can it carry a Hellfire missile?

[nizzy1115 @ Feb 4th 2006 2:18AM]

The range of my nitro rc track car is as far as you can see. I've taken it out on my golf course and let it go all the way down a par 5 hole to the green to mess with people putting and im sure it could go farther. Nothing throws a put off more than the scream of a nitro car leaping out of a sand trap at an unsuspecting golfer. It's priceless.

But anyways, I'm pretty sure the range is as far as you can see too. The only problem is that it gets really hard to see what its doing when its that far!

[Alan @ Feb 4th 2006 2:21AM]

Great plane! The sound quality was very poor though. I wonder if there is a site that has the details of the build? I would like to read more details about it...

[Joel @ Feb 4th 2006 4:45AM]

Here is some info on how to build your own!


http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/rc_other/article/0,2033,DIY_14223_2273913,00.html

[Tom Stringer @ Feb 4th 2006 5:14AM]

www.RCuniverse.com has loads and loads of links on there forums to Jet videos

best one i ever see was a scale jumbo jet taking off

it's just mad mad i tells you

[Ben @ Feb 4th 2006 7:22AM]

That guy is a damn good driver. Impressive.

[The1 @ Feb 4th 2006 9:39AM]

That was HOT!!!! I wish I had one. If they produced those in mass with propeller engines it would sell like crazy.

[Gwailo @ Feb 4th 2006 11:48AM]

Check FunSonic for more videos here:

http://www.funsonicusa.com/Infos/infos.html

They are the maker of some of the most powerful turbines for model jets. I just throw in a thrustrange of 0,6 - 12 lb with a RPM range of 50.000 - 160.000 / min. :-O

[Athique Ahmed @ Feb 4th 2006 12:48PM]

Seen one of these before...except it looked exactly like an F-15 Eagle...way cooler if you ask me.

Anyone in RC circles would have known about these jets for ages now.

[Jeannie @ Feb 4th 2006 1:00PM]

You do realize that they by now have a government contract. I mean, remote controled F-16s? Thats if the government doesn't already have something simular in production.

[Jeannie @ Feb 4th 2006 1:03PM]

You do realize that they by now have a government contract. I mean, remote controled F-16s? Thats if the government doesn't already have
something simular in production.

[ravuya @ Feb 4th 2006 2:40PM]

Wow, that's pretty awesome. These guys SHOULD have a government contract.

[DAN @ Feb 4th 2006 8:51PM]

blech...

[Zo @ Feb 5th 2006 11:04AM]

#17 -- They make electric turbines that are ready to fly that provide as much fun without the uber cost. See here: http://www.rc-airplane-world.com/rc-jets.html

For those of you who are big Grand Turismo/Forza/Project Gotham racing fans who would like to try to have the same video game fun but without destroying your real-world full scale car, you should visit a local R/C track...especially if you are in SoCal or Southern Florida where this sport/hobby is at its mecca. See here: http://www.rccaraction.com or http://www.rc411.com

[Chris @ Feb 5th 2006 1:50PM]

There was a flying scale model B52 here in the UK with the full set of 8 jet engines, at a cost of �2k ($3.6k) per engine. I say 'was' because they crashed it. And then built another one. And then crashed that one too, apparently.

[MaXKiLLz @ Feb 5th 2006 11:29PM]

Weak video. There's a park near me with a section devoted to RC airplanes and helicopters, right down to scaled runways. There's always someone there on the weekend flying jets. They are amazingly fast.

[Justin Bell @ Feb 8th 2006 9:00AM]

God, I really hate people who feel the need to dub shitty music over a turbine.

There's a good video of an RC Concord. Google for "2006-RC_concorde.wmv". You can actually hear the turbine in that one.

And as someone else mentioned, there's a few good videos of a RC B52, including it's crash. Try Googling "B52 006.wmv". Good sound in that one, also.

[lin @ Feb 10th 2006 11:37PM]

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for rc car tips,see here:
http://www.rcplaneguide.com/Radio_Control_Car.html
I believe we can benefit from this site

[Boz @ Jun 16th 2006 3:13PM]

Now, add in a 150ft rc range whilst flying 280 mph 20 ft off the ground.. then it's a little more than stressful.

That sucker would pass that range within 0.3 seconds.

Nah, jk.. I wonder what the range would be. Quite and interesting "toy" nevertheless.


The range is limited to your vision. If you can see it, it's still in range. And just so you know, my $35 digital receiver alone has a listening range of 1000 feet, not taking into effect the braodcasting range of the transmitter.

Also the e-turbine mentioned earlier is not a turbine, it's a ducted fan. Not even close to the same thing.

And forget rcuniverse, rcgroups.com is where it's at.

[Aeternea @ Jun 16th 2006 4:03PM]

No, it's more like an F-14. See the wings?

[AJfromPA @ Sep 10th 2007 7:00AM]

Your right, it's a Tomcat ... You are the only one to recognize the aircraft!

[P-RC @ Jul 6th 2006 2:47PM]

If you really want to get a feel for what's happening in RC Jets and watch some good stuff.

http://www.ca-jets.com (debrief section)

http://www.bestinthewestjets.com

RCGroups:-( Yeah right...not if it's about jets for ya bro. RCUniverse is where the jetset hangs out. Where you been?

[matt Brown @ Sep 18th 2008 10:27PM]

Does anyone know of an "Official" Top Gun website?

I would like to link to it from my Scale RC Airplane page.

[matt Brown @ Sep 18th 2008 10:30PM]

This is my page http://www.hooked-on-rc-airplanes.com/scale-rc-airplanes.html

[Fingerling @ Sep 29th 2008 11:13PM]

Wow - this is one really awesome toy - I'd also like to link to this - this is my website

http://www.fastgasremotecontrolcars.com/

[tony baker @ Dec 10th 2008 3:54PM]

Over 200 mph,go's to 1000 feet plus,really cheap,just great.Now if our Al-Qaeda cousins found that this was a great way to deliver C-4 into a 747 on take off or landing that would be fucking awesome.A poor mans drone.Has no one thought of this before?