There are floaty foamies in the gymnasium, Roscoe!
March 25, 2013 8:21 PM Subscribe
Radio controlled electric flying has been around for a while now, but a relatively new type of indoor pattern flying is becoming popular. Using very light electric airplanes called "foamies", F3P can be both mesmerizing and artistically beautiful simultaneously.
That's the first thing I thought too, rmd1023. The pilot is getting very close to the ability to position the plane anywhere in a 50cm radius, in any orientation, almost instantly. That's totally nuts.
I flew RC helicopters for a little while a few years back, and it's interesting how much lithium-polymer battery cells, brushless DC motors, and lightweight solid-state power electronics have changed RC flying. This kind of indoor flying would never be possible with a nitro plane.
posted by aaronbeekay at 10:50 PM on March 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
I flew RC helicopters for a little while a few years back, and it's interesting how much lithium-polymer battery cells, brushless DC motors, and lightweight solid-state power electronics have changed RC flying. This kind of indoor flying would never be possible with a nitro plane.
posted by aaronbeekay at 10:50 PM on March 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
I'm so glad this isn't about that annoying Newgrounds goth squirrel.
posted by Charlemagne In Sweatpants at 11:03 PM on March 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by Charlemagne In Sweatpants at 11:03 PM on March 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
Good stuff - thanks. Couldn't actually watch the first video for long - far too many cuts and the slow pans irritated me. Second one was good though.
posted by YAMWAK at 1:21 AM on March 26, 2013
posted by YAMWAK at 1:21 AM on March 26, 2013
Routines with multiple planes at once would be interesting...
posted by huron at 1:51 AM on March 26, 2013
posted by huron at 1:51 AM on March 26, 2013
I bet that video would make a figure skater cry: the plane can go up-up-up, and it never has to come back down until the routine is done.
My dad built gas engine planes with four-foot wingspans as a boy. I am going to show this video to him and see what he thinks. :7)
posted by wenestvedt at 6:16 AM on March 26, 2013
My dad built gas engine planes with four-foot wingspans as a boy. I am going to show this video to him and see what he thinks. :7)
posted by wenestvedt at 6:16 AM on March 26, 2013
The outdoor version is more intense. Made possible with a gyroscope in the tail, and other stuff making RC plane developments worth watching.
posted by stbalbach at 6:23 PM on March 27, 2013
posted by stbalbach at 6:23 PM on March 27, 2013
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