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  1. dominicm

    Boeing 777-9X Airliner suffers very bad flutter. Awesome save

    Probably the best example you will see of flutter on an aircraft. Ramy's first flight at Airliner Treffen Show nearly ends in disaster when the push rod on the rudder becomes lose and the flutter destroys the lower part of the rudder. Added to that a bad hinge on an aileron results in flutter of...
  2. dominicm

    Largest RC Avro Vulcan & Victor Bomber turbine jets fly together

    Our annual treat at seeing Dave Johnson's huge Avro Vulcan, powered by four gas turbine engines, flown at RAF Cosford. This year flown in formation with the equally large Victor flown by his son, Andy.
  3. dominicm

    Eurofighter Typhoon turbine jet with innovative wing tip smoke

    Probably the best demonstration I have seen of Gunter Zielke's unique and innovative electronic smoke system. This also shows off the G-force initiation of the smoke system as the pilot performs some high speed aerobatics.
  4. dominicm

    Impressive multi-pilot prop hang ends with spectacular crash

    14 pilots put up their rides for a combined prop hang for a Show record! Even with their prop hanging skills this was no easy feat. Avoiding all the other RC aircraft was challenging and there was at least one near miss. Unfortunately there was one crash at the end. One adventurous pilot tries...
  5. dominicm

    Eastern Lockheed L-1011 Tristar Airliner with RC Tug\Tractor

    This Lockheed L-1011 Tristar would have been perfect by itself but when his son used the RC tug/tractor to pull it out to the runway...and pull it back to the pits...
  6. dominicm

    Giant scale twin turbine Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird

    Twin turbine powered Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird scorches down the strip at Airliner Treffen. Flown to perfection by Matthias Blaß with his father Walter, the builder of this jet, assisting on the flight line.
  7. dominicm

    Jase Dussia: Ignoring the Laws of Physics

    Seriously, this guy has zero respect for the laws of physics! Any other RC pilot understands the basic concepts of gravity and lift and turbulence etc and stays within them...but not Jase. He just ignores those limitations and puts his airframe through unreal torture...all for the appreciation...
  8. dominicm

    3 Twin Turbine Concorde Airliners in Close Formation

    This was something you would very rarely see, if ever ! Three magnificent large scale twin turbine powered Concordes. Built to perfection, featuring smoke and nose droop...and all flown expertly in close formation.
  9. dominicm

    Giant Boeing 777-9X Electric Ducted Fan (EDF) Airliner

    Master aeromodeller, Ramy, flies his EDF Boeing 777-9X for the big crowd at Airliner Treffen in Germany. Spectacular ! Scale: 1:20 Wingspan: 3.6 meter Fuselage: 3.8 meter Weight: 22 KG Power: 2 x 120mm EDF from Schübeler ESCs: 2 x 160 amp from Castle Creations Batteries: 12s 6200mah
  10. dominicm

    SAB Avio KR84 Tortuga - Freaky Fast

    "IT's TORTUGA TIME !" That's what we heard as our Italian friends from SAB Avio bungee and hand launched their Tortugas into the air to give a hot demonstration of the speed of the new Tortuga from SAB Avio. TORTUGA is a Full sandwich Fiber glass / Airex Fuselage (made under vacuum). - Super...
  11. dominicm

    SAB Avio Havok and Drake 3D thrust vectored jets

    Very unique and distinctive new RC jet aircraft designs from SAB Avio. You would think the Havok was inspired by Star Trek's Klingon Bird of Prey spaceship. Amazing aerobatic capability in the hands of the right pilots...and these guys were the right pilots. Filmed at Weston Park International...
  12. dominicm

    Rarely modelled Gloster Javelin turbine scale jet

    I have not seen an RC Gloster Javelin flying before so it was fantastic to see Joe's new turbine powered version of this jet at the North London Model Flying Club Scale Day event. You can see the effects of the wind turbulence on this jet through its low fast passes and on final approach. Joe is...
  13. dominicm

    Tony Nijhuis 4x50mm EDF Concorde (retracts and nose droop)

    Stunning EDF concorde from Tony Nijhuis Designs. Features 4x50mm EDFs running on a 4S5000 pack, retractable landing gear and nose droop. I suspect kits will be available here in the not too distant future... https://bit.ly/2EyERIq ...but he did share that these are the fan/motors he is...
  14. dominicm

    Giant P-51 Mustang destroyed on take off

    A very expensive electric conversion destroyed within seconds of take off. Even the most experienced pilots make small mistakes which can have disastrous consequences.
  15. dominicm

    Rocket assisted C-130 take-off

    We've been wanting to try this for a while...
  16. dominicm

    Most expensive RC jet I have ever filmed

    Amazing model especially because of its size, the detail and scheme. All up cost of this creation was £25K ($35K).
  17. dominicm

    Hawker Hunter turbine jet TRIO

    Great to see three of these awesome models fly in formation. Perfection with the exception of the crunched landing from 2nd bird down.
  18. dominicm

    Pit walk (with flight action) around Classic Jets UK

    Steve Johnson, one of the top pilots on the UK Show circuit, takes me on a pit walk at the quarterly Classic Jets event at Abingdon, UK. An event that brings together the broad spectrum of RC turbine jets. From small to large, from scale to aerobatic and even futuristic...concluding with his own...
  19. dominicm

    Scratch built HU-16 Albatross Flying Boat (5m wingspan)

    Doesn't get any more giant scale than this ! 1:6.5 scale. John Greenfield latest scratch built radio controlled model aircraft was flown at its first public event at North London Model Flying Clubs Scale Day. This model weighs ~42KG and is powered by two Zenoah 62cc engines. The wingspan is an...
  20. dominicm

    Hard and Crash Landings

    I film at a lot of shows. Kinda inevitable I'll capture the odd bad or horrific arrival.
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