Giant Scale R/C Air Racing: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly!

THE Aviation place: www.kbvp.com From full out air racing to mid-air and landing mishaps, this video presents a look at Giant Scale Radio Control Air Racing. These planes are BIG and can weigh up to thirty pounds and have a wing span over eight feet. The cost to built these monsters can range from five to fifteen thousand dollars! Just like their full scale counterparts, these teams and pilots are dedicated to winning. The action in the air is very tense with speeds approaching 150 mph and just a few feet from the ground. The G forces on the scale planes are so high that structural failures occur. A 30 pound plane can weigh near a 1,000 pounds in the turn! These are experienced pilots, but things do go wrong. From take off to landing, these planes require the utmost in skill to win.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• airplane
• R/C
• air
• racing
• giant
• scale
• Reno
• style
• radio
• control

[straighttailpilot]

is that gordon borman jones?

[TheVidPro]

@straighttailpilot

Yes

[captz1000]

I wonder why the pilots are so lousy.

[TheVidPro]

they are dummies

[straighttailpilot]

where is this at? and is it an annual event?>

[TheVidPro]

@straighttailpilot

Marina, California. Google giant scale air racing for latest info.

[GuyFawkes40]

It is frequently very, very windy at Marina Airport. I worked there for about a year in the main hangar. It's no surprise that some of the planes looked like rag dolls when landing.

[WStar4Life]

Everyone acts like they care that they crash their planes. All these guys are soo rich that they probably treat $15k like I would treat $250 lol. Honestly, what middle class American is gonna drop 10-15k into a rc plane? I'd say there's not many

[MrPapergunsmith]

R.I.P al the pilots that lost t here money XD

[fmxmofo]

lol skilled yet cant land

[straighttailpilot]

@TheVidPro that mustve been cool.