RC-related Movies
These movies are all in QuickTime format. If you don't have QuickTime™, you can download it here. (Free)
More information on all these aircraft can be found on my Projects page. Click the titles below, or the image, to view the movies.
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A 30 second tour of past NextCraft™ |
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This movie is an animation of all the B200 parts coming together, in 3D. |
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Here's a "fly through" of the interior of the J-45, showing all the RC components, and the main structural items. |
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This is a rotating, transparent view of the "Avanti", showing the layout of many of the internal structures, inclluding the engines, radio gear, and scale cockpit. The landing gear retraction sequence is also shown working. |
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A 360-degree rotating view of my original design sport jet, revised for .60-size glow power. The gear retraction is shown here. |
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Eliminator II sport jet |
A simulation model was tested in "X-Plane", and looks good. In the past, I've had good results predicting performance with this simulator. |
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Here's a 360-degree view of my CAD model of the X-32, Boeing's entry in the Joint Strike Fighter competition.. |
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I read a flight test report in "Code One", the Lockheed-Martin magazine, which stated "The aircraft rolls around the velocity vector." When in level cruising flight, shown here, this is obvious, and is what we're used to seeing. Velocity vector is RED. But... See below. |
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Now, let's say that the aircraft is in level flight, but at 20 degrees angle of attack, such as in slow flight. When the aircraft "rolls around the velocity vector", things can get really out of whack. The 20 degrees AOA causes severe (visual) pitch and yaw sensations for the pilot. |
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After some changes to the canard, the 33% Berkut-Long EZ takes off in about 150 feet, and lands nicely. (a little hot in this video, but the wind was gusting to 30 mph.) |
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Surprise Dead Stick |
After a full-throttle dive for a high-speed pass, the engine quit when I was low. |
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Just a little CAD fun here, testing some physics functions... A simple paper plane glides by and touches down, as the camera follows. |
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My multi-purpose work table... The top surface is for modeling, then the table top rotates to reveal a pool table, and finally, a map, which could be used in planning world domination or simply finding a restaurant. |
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