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RC helicopter flying has evolved into something really insane https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXSfFLGeVZA&t=156s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXSfFLGeVZA&t=

• amiramir 6y ago
  Thanks for links. I had no idea. I tried flying an RC copter some time ago (piston engine) and getting it to hover was a nerve-wracking triumph. These folks and electric motors have taken it into another dimension.
  • spookthesunset 6y ago
    Not just electric motors but cheap, high quality flight controllers. That and kickass batteries.
  • pengaru 6y ago
    The nitro helis are no slouches either, they're all capable of insane 3D maneuvers in the right hands. The exhaust plume of a nitro doing the same things is kind of more interesting IMHO, it's like a telltale in a wind tunnel test. I'm surprised they don't put a smoke bomb on the electrics during these demos.
• xwdv 6y ago
  Oh wow, can a full size helicopter do that? Would be amazing to see at an air show.
  • mrunseen 6y ago
    I don’t think so, engines on RC aircraft are quite powerful compared to their weight which isn’t a case with “real” aircraft. There’s a number of issues that can happen (and probably kill the crew) but it’s the most fundamental issue. Only event I know of is this: https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/jmtvch/turkish_pilots_flying_a_skorsky_s70_upside_down/ https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/jmtvch/tu...
  • ajuc 6y ago
    I think that's a few too many Gs for human pilots.
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