Sad this may be all that's left of the SR71 in the skies, but this is still awesome.
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RC SR71 - sweet.
"When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." -Benjamin Franklin
"A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury." -Alexander Fraser TytlerTags: None
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Originally posted by Rustang View PostThat was cool! I though it would be faster, only seemed to be around 130mph or so. Looked pretty stable, and seems to have a nice slow landing speed, no bad stall characteristics. I'd fly it, if I didn't have to pay for it!"When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." -Benjamin Franklin
"A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury." -Alexander Fraser Tytler
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Originally posted by 5.0_CJ View Postagreed - to be completely honest with you, I don't know how these guys that spend tens of thousands of dollars on these RC's have the balls to fly the things like that. Years of work, man that just seems like it was be absolutely nail biting.
I'd imagine that guy's been flying RC planes for a good long while, and that $10k is not a deal breaker for him. $10k is a decent sized investment for anyone though, so I doubt that his grandkids will take the controls, ever.
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