50 % Edge 540 bites the Dust....

[physhstyx]

Wow what a monster. Video of the prototype crash.

http://www.billhempel.com/video/images/forweb-bill004.wmv

50% pitts

http://www.billhempel.com/video/images/trcc3.wmv


http://www.billhempel.com/video/images/forweb-bill001.wmv


http://www.billhempel.com/video/images/forweb-bill002.wmv

[seawings]

Wow!!!! these are some of the most incredible videos I have every seen!!! It does bring to mind several questions (I have never flown RC but I am a pilot).

1. What is the power to weight ratio...it's amazing they can "hover" like a helicopter.
2. At that size what does the FAA say? Or how big can you make them before they become an aircraft?

Again...amazing and thanks for sharing.

[physhstyx]

The power to weight ratio on some are as much as 3 to 1 or more.
The big ones are powered by DA150's and 3w 200's 150 and 200 cc's amazing power.
Most of these guys have about 4000.00 to 7,000.00 tied up in the big planes.

The weight limit is 50lbs without a waiver. In Europe though I think it's different as they built a scale B-52 that weighed 300lbs.

Larry