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Post subject: Re: Homebuilt F-16 for sale?  Posted: 06 Jul 2017, 19:50 |
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Username Protected wrote: Has anyone heard of something like this before? My searches are only coming up with big RC planes and simulator cockpits. Gotta admire the balls it must take to build and fly something like this, even if it seems implausible. https://www.trade-a-plane.com/search?ca ... e=aircraftAh, the Jet from the Jungle. Jet A danger zone.
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Post subject: Re: Homebuilt F-16 for sale? Posted: 07 Jul 2017, 21:12 |
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Username Protected wrote: Doesn't the real f16 have negative static stability requiring a full time stabilization system? That is a big 10-4.
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Post subject: Re: Homebuilt F-16 for sale? Posted: 08 Jul 2017, 08:12 |
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This has to be a wife said get rid of it situation but it's not for sale. The biggest rc Viper I've seen fly was 1/4 scale so this thing probably will fly fine if they designed it like an rc airplane.
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Post subject: Re: Homebuilt F-16 for sale? Posted: 08 Jul 2017, 11:02 |
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Username Protected wrote: Doesn't the real f16 have negative static stability requiring a full time stabilization system? They deliberately put the center of gravity over the center of lift to maximize maneuverability. So the ass is always trying to pass the nose. The fly by wire system is working full time to prevent that. If it fails you eject. Moving the cg forward on a replica would give it normal control.
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Post subject: Re: Homebuilt F-16 for sale? Posted: 09 Jul 2017, 16:54 |
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Username Protected wrote: I'm holding out for an Harrier as vectored thrust would work GREAT in my pasture after I fence in a small spot were you wouldn't land on my horses. You missed your chance. There were a number ex-British ones available on Ebay some years ago, https://www.google.com/search?q=Harrier ... e&ie=UTF-8. I saw one was brought to the US for restoration. I saw video of VTOL but no transition to winged lift at that time. Ashley
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Post subject: Re: Homebuilt F-16 for sale? Posted: 10 Jul 2017, 00:42 |
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Username Protected wrote: I'm holding out for an Harrier as vectored thrust would work GREAT in my pasture after I fence in a small spot were you wouldn't land on my horses. You missed your chance. There were a number ex-British ones available on Ebay some years ago, https://www.google.com/search?q=Harrier ... e&ie=UTF-8. I saw one was brought to the US for restoration. I saw video of VTOL but no transition to winged lift at that time. Ashley
It looks like this guy is living your dream...
[youtube]https://youtu.be/-PHcdn8R4d4[/youtube]
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Post subject: Re: Homebuilt F-16 for sale? Posted: 10 Jul 2017, 07:58 |
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Username Protected wrote: You missed your chance. There were a number ex-British ones available on Ebay ... It looks like this guy is living your dream...
You could drink a lot of Pepsi like this guy did...
[youtube]https://youtu.be/U_n5SNrMaL8[/youtube]
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Post subject: Re: Homebuilt F-16 for sale? Posted: 10 Jul 2017, 14:44 |
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Username Protected wrote:
It looks like this guy is living your dream...
[youtube]https://youtu.be/-PHcdn8R4d4[/youtube]
My hat is off to that guy! He gets maximum Pepsi points. Ashley
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Post subject: Re: Homebuilt F-16 for sale? Posted: 11 Jul 2017, 00:09 |
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Username Protected wrote: You could drink a lot of Pepsi like this guy did...[youtube]https://youtu.be/U_n5SNrMaL8[/youtube] Somebody tried that but Pepsi reneged on the deal, said they were only kidding, and the courts let them get away with it. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/1996-man-su ... rrier-jet/
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