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Fooboy · 2005-09-29, 18:21

Watch this at least 3-4 minutes.

http://media.putfile.com/HydroFoam

Brad, I know this is a little non-descript ... but I don't want to give too much away.

Dave · 2005-09-29, 18:50

Old news.

Still a cool video, though.

Ebby · 2005-09-29, 19:00

Whoa! Sweet. I never saw that before.

Eugene · 2005-09-29, 19:53

RC airplanes that look like lawnmowers are much cooler.

Mac+ · 2005-09-29, 19:53

That thing looks like great fun ... but Ernest (the director and pilot) needs to be told that his video could do with some much snappier editing! Far too long and self indulgent me thinks.

torifile · 2005-09-29, 20:09

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Originally Posted by Mac+

That thing looks like great fun ... but Ernest (the director and pilot) needs to be told that his video could do with some much snappier editing! Far too long and self indulgent me thinks.

I want about 3 minutes of my life back. It would have been worth 2 minutes, but not 5. I kept watching because I thought that someone would get decapitated or something.

Brad · 2005-09-29, 20:38

Yeah, the lawnmower thing was pretty cool.

Much more fun are RC B-52s with jet engines (WMV). Yes, I said jets.

Mac+ · 2005-09-29, 20:54

Jet engine - cool.

... but damn, you've seen one plane do a fly-pass ... you've seen them all! What is it with these model airplane buffs and their penchant for extended 12" remix versions of what should be a short film?

FFL · 2005-09-29, 20:57

Pretty cool, but yeah, waaaaay too long.

Call me when a fullsize model is available.

Dave · 2005-09-29, 23:19

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Originally Posted by Brad

Yeah, the lawnmower thing was pretty cool.

But does it really mow lawns? Cause I'd buy one if it did.

Eugene · 2005-09-30, 00:33

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Originally Posted by Brad

Yeah, the lawnmower thing was pretty cool.

Much more fun are RC B-52s with jet engines (WMV). Yes, I said jets.

Wasn't there another video with a large scale B52 that went down in a fiery crash?

screensaver400 · 2005-09-30, 01:28

Flying Lawnmower: http://www.monsterrccentral.com/rcvideos/skycutter.mov

Dave · 2005-09-30, 03:06

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Originally Posted by Eugene

Wasn't there another video with a large scale B52 that went down in a fiery crash?

I think it might've been the same plane. My roommate was poking around on the website that was hosting the video, and discovered that it crashed at some model plane show or something. No big fireballs, but lots of smoke, so something was burning.

curiousuburb · 2005-09-30, 04:48

For the Star Wars set... not quite interstellar spacecraft, but flying models of them...

Lots of clever ducting of engines through foam... Millenium Falcon that flies, etc...

Some with links to construction plans, plenty of photos.

Mac+ · 2005-09-30, 05:29

nice link ... cheers

*ahem* not that I think I'd ever actually manage (or perhaps have the motivation) to build one though

Fooboy · 2005-09-30, 05:49

That mower video ( http://www.monsterrccentral.com/rcvideos/skycutter.mov ) ... seriously made me come dangerously close to spewing cereal all over my powerbook.

I was dying.

Brad · 2005-09-30, 06:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eugene

Wasn't there another video with a large scale B52 that went down in a fiery crash?

http://www.alexisparkinn.com/aviation_videos.htm

Amadeus · 2005-09-30, 17:05

Interesting, foot tapping music.

Moogs · 2005-10-01, 20:13

Fucking WMP... both B52 videos get stuck in mid-take off and the thing freezes / won't buffer the remainder in correctly. Anyway that model (was) pretty amazing I must say. Took a lot of work to get that thing right at that scale. Fuel tanks and all... what a buzz kill to have it crash and burn though.

Brad · 2005-10-01, 20:37

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Originally Posted by Moogs

Fucking WMP... both B52 videos get stuck in mid-take off and the thing freezes / won't buffer the remainder in correctly.

Save the file to disk instead of opening the link in WiMP.

Moogs · 2005-10-01, 21:44

Good call. Not sure why I didn't think of that; done it many times with other file types. That Aviation Links page is very cool. The Spitfire flyby of the newscrew is hilarious.

Eugene · 2005-10-02, 03:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moogs

Good call. Not sure why I didn't think of that; done it many times with other file types. That Aviation Links page is very cool. The Spitfire flyby of the newscrew is hilarious.

The two F-15s crashing into each other head-on from the cockpit view is most amazing to me considering the pilot of the camera plane was hardly even fazed by the collision.

Mac+ · 2005-10-02, 05:04

Yeah, I spent a bunch of time at that site today. The amount of training that those F-15 pilots receive must really become second nature to them. He seemed very calm and methodical - don't know whether or not he survived though.

Did you see the Boeing 707 prototype roll, with the pilot's commentary? He was a very cool customer.

And the news chopper that crashed - and all survived ... which was good to know.

Then there was the plane that flew under the motorbike as the guy on the bike jumped over the plane.

Hmmm - I did kill some time over there.

Kickaha · 2005-10-02, 11:35

One thing missing from the 707 roll interview was that they did it in front of about 50,000 spectators at SeaFair during the hydroplane races. They announced that Boeing was unveiling its new jetliner, and a good portion of the crowd thought it was going to crash when it started the roll. Then it completed it, and everyone went nuts.

Heck of a public rollout. *rimshot*

709 · 2005-10-02, 12:40

The stunt pilot flying upside-down underneath a bridge was friggin incredible.

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Fooboy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005	2005-09-29, 18:21 Watch this at least 3-4 minutes. http://media.putfile.com/HydroFoam Brad, I know this is a little non-descript ... but I don't want to give too much away.
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Dave Ninja Editor Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bay Area, CA	2005-09-29, 18:50 Old news. Still a cool video, though.
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Ebby Subdued and Medicated Join Date: May 2004 Location: Over Yander	2005-09-29, 19:00 Whoa! Sweet. I never saw that before.
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Eugene careful with axes Join Date: May 2004 Location: Hillsborough, CA	2005-09-29, 19:53 RC airplanes that look like lawnmowers are much cooler.
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Mac+ 9" monochrome Join Date: May 2004 Location: 🇦🇺	2005-09-29, 19:53 That thing looks like great fun ... but Ernest (the director and pilot) needs to be told that his video could do with some much snappier editing! Far too long and self indulgent me thinks.
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Brad Selfish Heathen administrator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Zone of Pain	2005-09-29, 20:38 Yeah, the lawnmower thing was pretty cool. Much more fun are RC B-52s with jet engines (WMV). Yes, I said jets.
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Mac+ 9" monochrome Join Date: May 2004 Location: 🇦🇺	2005-09-29, 20:54 Jet engine - cool. ... but damn, you've seen one plane do a fly-pass ... you've seen them all! What is it with these model airplane buffs and their penchant for extended 12" remix versions of what should be a short film?
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FFL Fishhead Family Reunited moderator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Slightly Off Center	2005-09-29, 20:57 Pretty cool, but yeah, waaaaay too long. Call me when a fullsize model is available.
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screensaver400 Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2005	2005-09-30, 01:28 Flying Lawnmower: http://www.monsterrccentral.com/rcvideos/skycutter.mov
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curiousuburb Antimatter Man Join Date: May 2004 Location: that interweb thing	2005-09-30, 04:48 For the Star Wars set... not quite interstellar spacecraft, but flying models of them... Lots of clever ducting of engines through foam... Millenium Falcon that flies, etc... Some with links to construction plans, plenty of photos.
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Mac+ 9" monochrome Join Date: May 2004 Location: 🇦🇺	2005-09-30, 05:29 nice link ... cheers ahem not that I think I'd ever actually manage (or perhaps have the motivation) to build one though
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Fooboy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005	2005-09-30, 05:49 That mower video ( http://www.monsterrccentral.com/rcvideos/skycutter.mov ) ... seriously made me come dangerously close to spewing cereal all over my powerbook. I was dying.
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Amadeus Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts	2005-09-30, 17:05 Interesting, foot tapping music.
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Moogs Hates the Infotainment Join Date: May 2004 Location: NSA Archives	2005-10-01, 20:13 Fucking WMP... both B52 videos get stuck in mid-take off and the thing freezes / won't buffer the remainder in correctly. Anyway that model (was) pretty amazing I must say. Took a lot of work to get that thing right at that scale. Fuel tanks and all... what a buzz kill to have it crash and burn though. ...into the light of a dark black night.
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Moogs Hates the Infotainment Join Date: May 2004 Location: NSA Archives	2005-10-01, 21:44 Good call. Not sure why I didn't think of that; done it many times with other file types. That Aviation Links page is very cool. The Spitfire flyby of the newscrew is hilarious. ...into the light of a dark black night.
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Kickaha Veteran Member Join Date: May 2004	2005-10-02, 11:35 One thing missing from the 707 roll interview was that they did it in front of about 50,000 spectators at SeaFair during the hydroplane races. They announced that Boeing was unveiling its new jetliner, and a good portion of the crowd thought it was going to crash when it started the roll. Then it completed it, and everyone went nuts. Heck of a public rollout. rimshot
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709 ¡Damned! Join Date: May 2004 Location: Purgatory	2005-10-02, 12:40 The stunt pilot flying upside-down underneath a bridge was friggin incredible.
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