MetaFilter posts tagged with rc

Where do the guns go?

lazaruslong — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:52:09 -0800

RC version of a Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird with real jet engines. (SLYT)

Flying a model airplane in Brazil, with video!

geoff. — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:01:00 -0800

First person video of Gabriel flying his model plane around Rio and landing it through the balcony of his 10th story apartment. Here's a greatest moments compilation that includes him launching and retrieving the plane from a boat, a moving train, through tunnels and around high rises. Here he is flying a plane with no engine, using only his car's windshield to generate lift. Also, RC Groups' "What to Buy For Video Piloting." Oh and Brazil is very pretty.

Come on now! This is America. Time is money!

KokuRyu — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:12:53 -0800

RC Model Crashes [youtube] B-52, P-51, RC Model crash filmed with an on-board camera, Monoplane crash, Thunderbolt crash, Dogfight and mid-air collision

Faster than the average bear.

goodnewsfortheinsane — Mon, 14 May 2007 19:03:52 -0800

Teddy Bear Pilot.

Do you know how people will fly r/c planes in the future?

MetaMonkey — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 15:43:39 -0800

Do you know how people will fly r/c planes in the future? Canadian enthusiast Dennis (aka VRFlyer) rigs up a camera and VR googles to view the flight in real time. To complete his dream of virtual flying, he then adds a gyroscope, allowing him to control the camera's pan and tilt with head movement. Dennis explains more about his method and passion for VR flying in this RC forum.

The joys of tiny RC flight

blahblahblah — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 11:58:00 -0800

This year has been a good one for those who like little things that fly: you can get ultra-tiny remote controlled planes (video), helicopters, (or a cheaper one), and ornithopters. Also, the HydroFoam, a boat/plane/hovercraft that caused quite a controversy in the RC world after its inventor posted a famous video of the vehicle in action, and others tried to copy the design while he worked to commercialize it. There are smaller RC aircraft still, but you can't have them yet.

Woah.

loquacious — Tue, 30 May 2006 01:47:21 -0800

For you: Amazing video of indoor precision musically choreographed aerobatic RC airplane flying. (From YouTube, of course.)

A modern day Jules Verne, on a slightly smaller scale

Gamblor — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 12:18:06 -0800

Live steam creations. We've seen steampunk robots in artwork, and read about them in fiction, but now someone has gone and built real, radio-controlled, steam-powered creatures that roll and creep and swim.

Sony-Ericsson officially endorses upskirt photography

chrismear — Sun, 20 Mar 2005 16:11:32 -0800

Sony-Ericsson officially endorses upskirt photography. (Flash, SFW)

"If you see some bright lights at about the height of your ankle, you'd better watch out."

Remote Driver

DragonBoy — Wed, 23 Jul 2003 11:16:11 -0800

Baby you can drive my car. Mini RC cars are all the rage but how often do you get to control a RC car in Tokyo from your browser. Bascule created a web interface for controling an RC car in their office, hooked up a couple of web cams on the track and now allows anyone with the Flash 6 plug-in to log in and drive their car for 60 seconds.

Blimp assaults sleeping homeowner

kewms — Thu, 27 Feb 2003 14:28:25 -0800

Radio-controlled blimp: harmless toy, or minion of evil? Read the story, then decide. Too bad Zany Brainyis going bankrupt.

Radio-controlled robot snakes

planetkyoto — Sun, 16 Feb 2003 04:37:27 -0800

Radio-controlled robot snakes Made by Adobe engineer Gavin Miller. Pages haven't been updated in a while, but movies are way cool. Robo-snake as ringbearer. Once I get my hands on enough of these, none shall escape my wrath. None! via Geisha Asobi Blog

skallas — Fri, 21 Dec 2001 08:25:29 -0800

New type of RC plane going for around $100 They're electric as opposed to gas powered, lighter than their gas powered cousins, and a fraction of the cost. I've always wanted to get into RC planes, but the cost was prohibitive until now.