EuroFighter Typhoon - EuroSport Crash

[mrralvintwerp]

did the pilot survive

[handsfan]

Has anyone ever died as a result of being hit by a RC airplane? I think it's only a matter of time until someone does. I noticed people walking along that road after the crash. Was the road closed during the display?

[FrostbiteUK]

@handsfan : In the last 25 years I personally only know of 2 people that have been killed by an RC plane in the UK, one at an organised event and one in a public park (unsure if the person should have been flying there or not). This is why we are regulated by the BMFA & CAA (we also have to be insured, just like car drivers). I don't know the details of this event, so can't comment specifically. I personally wouldn't fly any aircraft over where people or property are (same as a military airshow)

[handsfan]

@FrostbiteUK Thanks for your reply and the information. I was just curious. I pretty much have a live and let live attitude and don't like to hear about 'over regulation' in sports and hobbies but, on the other hand, I sure wouldn't want to be hit by one of those things!

[oclvcarbon123]

how much would that cost?

[FrostbiteUK]

@oclvcarbon123 : If you kit this plane out with good quality equipment you wouldn't get much change out of £5000 (at last years prices)

[robiniroven]

did he cry? lol :(

[aliander8]

did the engine survive?

[FrostbiteUK]

@aliander8 : I don't know, you could see in the video it was pulled from the wreckage. Personally I would have sent it away for a full test and service after that.

[MrMajidaxel]

ah man..and I liked that plane...it flew good

[stiigern]

great now lets do that agin!

[TheCheckerDD]

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha­

[dazaboy2k9]

now thats crashed and burned

[MG63mhAzusa]

that hurt... I like the model plane though. excellent work on whoever built that.

[capespring]

luckily the pilot ejected to safety

[matteuklol]

lol

[deimos2k6]

3:04 OMG nooooooooooo!!!!!!! That really hurts

[stonkie1982]

I hate to see videos like this :-(

[wdettn]

Ooops!

[akingdiy]

You do need to firstly belong to BMFA or some body which covers insurance, BMFA is £10 million liability, since this was a organised event anyone using the footpath would have been in controlled area, these aircraft fall under control of CAA and need to meet certain requirements in certain weight classes, model flyers do not crash on purpose, more chumps fly real a/c and drive cars, this is a regulated activity and flying in this case was clear of spectators as are most meetings

[ecotts]

What a shame; that looked great.. You got another one yet?

[FrostbiteUK]

@ecotts : Thankfully it wasn't my plane :-)

[temporaldisplacement]

If you need a licence for these overpowered rc's (i think you should need one) this guy should have his revoked. Its ended up crossing a public footpath, someone 'll get badly hurt one day if we let chumps play with the bigger toys.

[Taildragger2411]

OUCH! £££££££££££?

[feralferret]

Flesh wound.

[I4MJ05H]

thats a bitch...

[FinalFreedomEclipse]

I feel sorry for the owner of that plane. not only did it look awesome. it sounded amazing. till he (or the pilot) crashed it. it must of taken him a long time to put something like that together in the shed. its a complete write off. If i was the owner and i let someone else fly it and he crashed it like that. Id be after his blood. but of course accidents happen. and some are a bitter pill to swallow

[eckman69]

It's just a scratch, no worries

[privatepinkbits]

it was windy maybe it played a part

[sterby1]

It's dead, Jim

[NikitasGuitars]

@sterby1 i laughed so hard when i read this.

[EXTREMERFLUGSTOFF]

orr bissl tape  wa

[coolferds06]

Its almost perfect, failure makes you stronger. Just keep it up.

[PrownToOwn]

did that thing freakin go through the fence?!

[NikitasGuitars]

@PrownToOwn it looks that way doesnt it? Maybe it slipped under?

[eclipser2004]

Looks like it might have been going to fast for the control surfaces to work, or flutter set in. It was really movin' along!

[vizzuleyes]

@eclipser2004 Servo failure or low voltage failure cousing rx reboot, but that does tie into yours high amp draw...but in the first part of the video you can see his bus board, looks like there was more than enough power. Hell my smaller J-10b delta lost all control and it took me two weeks to fin. figure it out. I knew I still had atleast 2 min reserve. I went into a heavy bank at 120mph thought I shut the thrust vector off, nope. Dropped volt on all 4 rx. virt. stab was all that was left

[vizzuleyes]

@eclipser2004 you said flutter....went back and watched again and yes his wing tips had very very mild flutter almost right after lifting off and gaining speed.

[vaters310]

Did they found the black box?? lollllll

[mobafan1997]

Nice plane Real hard for the builder if something happens

[selfoto]

3:04 well, there's your problem. I could never fly such an airplane, I would just cry if I crashed it :)

[chfreund]

Cool plane. I hope you rebuild it!

[HorusVrae]

yep. thats fucked.

My grandfather does this hobby, you can get insurance (i think its a legal requirement due to the real posibility of hurting someone, damaging property etc) so atleast your investment into such an expencive kit is protected to some degree

[FrostbiteUK]

@HorusVrae : Unfortunately the BMFA insurance doesn't cover your model :-) , only the damage it can cause to people and property.

[vylet271]

What happened there?

[Scoopy4444]

When u repeat over and over 2:57 , it's funny, cause u hear sound but see nothing loll

[ffp19]

sounds like a real jet

[YSSKYHR]

つーか、エウロファイター大丈夫か?信頼性が・・・

[t1000eg]

what happened to it ?

[TheAirflyer]

Get an RC Simulator to your computer and get some train before you fly the real one.

That would not appen again

[CammyBoy97]

FAIL!!!

[fureal21]

Did you recover the black box?

[AzinFiro]

@fureal21 Hahaha :)

[orbazel]

I hope the plastic pilot ejected safely:)

[mandaltby]

You are lucky that it did not catch fire, for than its a total loss.

[tkswdr]

Bloody hell! and what if someone whas walking over there..... nice build tho

[gnark1ll1us]

I have a scale spitfire for instance that I will only take out on the calmest and quietest days down at our field.

I woudl genuinly be heartbroken if I totally destroyed it, as I scratch built it with the man who introduced me to RC flying, who is dead now, and I spent nearly as much time getting the details right, as building it on the jig!

Anyway, bad luck, was it as windy as it sounds on the camera mic?

PS Its also a good excuse to build another : D I like building as much as flying tho : p

[gnark1ll1us]

Well Ive lost some very nice models, not jets, but I do still have an addiction to the little stroker engines, and dislike electric. So when I lose a plane, often a reasonably expensive motor is destroyed along with it.

The thing is, Ive never shed a tear, or been particularly angry about it (not had a mid-air or a collision at all with a 'noob' or whatever yet), since I consider it all part of the game. We would not fly nice models, if we werent willing to lose them in crashes.

[acs6121956]

collecting rubbish !

[TheMtaTeam]

it would be fresh if it broke the sound barrier

[Quontomleeeep]

Didn't look like a happy camper right from take off ,maybe a servo on the way out ???

[bluepheonex1989]

Its the EuroFailer 2000!

[johnaldo165]

should of cheaked ya batterys before flight lmao

[ClevelandStorms]

are those just sound effects or is that the real sound?

[aeroangrymoose]

@ClevelandStorms yea thats what they sound like, turning 120-200k rpm

[ClevelandStorms]

@aeroangrymoose crap thaats loud

[Rivan81]

@ClevelandStorms That's actually what it sounds like.

[FrostbiteUK]

@ClevelandStorms : Real sound, no effects used :-)

[yahoopig]

hahaha months to build and seconds to wreck

[nishbrown]

Looked like the pilot lost sight of the ground and lost pitch orientation.

Done it myself, but not with that big of a plane.

[fibbrokkio]

oooh daam!!!

[matt250505]

has a wicked sound though!

[patters22]

aww they must be broken.

[b0nd08]

now that was abit silly wasnt it !

[Agent0range67]

what a nice cfit

[teamfab]

A drop of Isopon and shes as good as new lad...

[101stairbornedan]

ooooooppppsssss

[xjboy550]

Dam shame ! 

[TheBenwilden]

Lol epic fail but still i want one theyre awesome

[tagala777]

oops!!

[DoNotuseEbid]

if I had a wreak like that I would want it to burst into a huge fireball of flames and smoke. All hes got now is scrap and firewood. Feel for you dude.

[karlm121]

Get the gaffer tape out and it'll be good as new. All seriousness, I would be absolutely gutted. Was anything salvageable from it?

[FrostbiteUK]

@karlm121 - I can't say if anything was used again but the engine and some of the electrics may have been used again after checking.

[Wisallis66]

HAHA lol :D

[dtiydr]

That gotta cost.

[sparkygiz]

that plane looked so badassed untill it met the ground.

[SuperAncientmariner]

ouch!!!!

[EXTREMERFLUGSTOFF]

bissl tesa und dann geht dat wida

[tarby19]

Even the wreckage looks realistic! Shame though it did look dogs in the air!

[emiel1234567890]

what is the price to buy one of these?

[FrostbiteUK]

If you kit this plane out with good quality equipment you wouldn't get much change out of £5000

[torchr]

These guys seem totally unconcerned that the Eurosport crashed at full throttle on an obviously popular walking path!!??

[FrostbiteUK]

I know, I don't think they realised how lucky they were until after the event.

[paulkazjack]

very very sad!

[zanfozanfani]

how to burn money!

[arebrec]

That should polish out shouldn't it.....

[XysteRST205]

Classic case of "Oh my 'jet powered' model can cope with the higher winds lol" Real shame, and yes, very lucky it didn't hit anyone, that would kill someone easily

[FrostbiteUK]

I was told the crash was due to an elevator servo malfunction.

[XysteRST205]

You'd be surprised how many times i've been told that too. lol ;)

[basimpsn]

@FrostbiteUK Both servo ???it would roll if thats the case. More like lockout

[FrostbiteUK]

@basimpsn : I can only report what I was told about the elevator failure. I do not know how the elevons and canards were configured although I would personally have thought it was a lock-out that caused it.

[caramel1978]

serve un po di attack?

[Macsgrafs]

Lucky it never hit anyone! But as the old saying goes, canta fford to crash it, then dont fly it ;))))

[likegravy]

was he eating part of the plane there?

[FrostbiteUK]

Looks like he was blowing on the turbine to try and cool it down a bit before handling it. :D

[Pr0pag4ndhi]

I´m Sorry

[RacingMaster2000]

2 get a new 1 would cost £2500 ive seen 1 of them exactly the same in a shop for £2500

[jamie9000001]

i bet your wallet hurts after that

[FrostbiteUK]

I bet it does, thankfully not my wallet though.

[huggie28]

hiw much would that cost ot buy???

[FrostbiteUK]

Don't know £2000-£3000 is my estimate.

[fastjetplanes]

i love the way the rc sounds sort of like the real thing, well in the video it does a bit.

[jNS278]

oh no! shit happens =(

[nathstevens]

poor chap!

[helipilot27]

Looks like another lockout, I will never go to 2.4, why does everyone claim this is the best thing since sliced bread? My 72mhz has NEVER locked me out.

[Tork64]

its like someone died.

[fancyman3553]

one things for sure, that definetly wont fly again.

[stinger128]

Absolutely. Very costly.

[stinger128]

Just comes with the hobby I guess.

But as I always say Risk<Reward.

Good luck with the build and happy flying! :)

[FrostbiteUK]

Thankfully not my plane. Got to feel sorry for the guy though, I know what it's like to "put your plane back into kit form". lol.

[0mgn0names1]

Lmao