an amazing little remote control airplane I designed and built in 2003-2004,
called The RocketBird. It's claim to fame is that, unlike the rest of the RC
airplanes out there, it can hover as well as fly 40 mph....and fly in winds
ranging from 0-30mph. Other planes are either light enough to float
slowly..but get beat up when the winds pick-up...or they are very fast and
can handle big wind...but are heavy and fall out of the sky at slow speeds.
As far as I know...it is the only plane that will do both. It weighs in at
10.5 oz., and can fly out/up as far as you can see, staying airborne on a
single charge for 30-45minutes. You can tuck it into a thermal and turn off
the motor and circle with the ravens; and with the right wind, turn off the
motor and soar to your hearts content. It's a pretty cool little toy....if
you'd like to build one...complete instructions can be found here.
Other videos are just fun, sometimes silly, sometimes serious clips from the
world around me. Odd little vignettes of family, friends...animals. The
videos should start streaming after 15 seconds or so. If you are on dialup,
i'd pass on the videos....sorry!
and slow
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big wind
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first?
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heavens door
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painting
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time
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