A Tornado at the AMA Headquarters! (Big balsa glider!)
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We saw an F3 tornado at the AMA in Muncie, IN! It was huge and crazy. It was circling in the air and then it touched down on site #3.
Yeah, you know we are talking about our 36 inch catapult glider (aka, the "F3.") Not a "real" tornado... but something more awesomer! (Yes I said "awesomer" and it is in my vernacular!)
Video correction: 36 inch wingspan is ~90 centimeters (not 60 centimeters like the video stated) Doh! I can do maths...
The RC Saylors and a number of their friends decided to meet up at the AMA headquarters and spend some time flying RC airplanes. Of course, we (Nighthawk Gliders) must bring some of our crazy catapult gliders and have a go with them!
Thanks to the RC Saylors for spending time with us and a special thanks to "RP Gough aka. Captain Mavic" who helped us film some of our shenanigans!
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Brad and Bruce are brothers-- just having some fun building, sharing, and flying various things-- including HUGE Balsa Gliders that seem impossible... ok, maybe not "impossible," but slightly believable? Ok, maybe not "slightly believable," but incredible? Yes, we'll accept "incredible!" and go with that! ;-)
Music:
Flex by Jeremey Blake
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Wow, that was AWESOME!! Landing in the runway just on second try!! Guys, your videos are always inspiring. It shows the magic behind free-flight airplanes!! Cheers!! :D
@NighthawkGliders
5 жыл бұрын
Some might call it luck... but the runway was quite big... so we call it skill! 😉
GOD!!!👍👍👍✈☁😊)))
Muy divertido! Excelente avioncito!!
@NighthawkGliders
3 жыл бұрын
Gracias! 👍😊
Looks like fun project
@NighthawkGliders
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, it was a blast! 😀
It was great to hang with you guys and capture some footage!
@NighthawkGliders
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for helping us out. The additional camera angle was super helpful in this video!
That whoosh on the first launch! Now that's how it's done!
@NighthawkGliders
5 жыл бұрын
I know, right! Instant goose bumps just hearing that. 😀 Now we wish we used the radar gun on that thing!
@joshuawfinn
5 жыл бұрын
Well, yeah! I so cannot wait for next year when we see who can make the biggest whoosh!
BUILD VIDEO BUILD VIDEO!!!! Great flights guys!
@NighthawkGliders
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks! 😊
Wow, I love you gliders!
@NighthawkGliders
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks! 😀
@CaptainJohn
5 жыл бұрын
No problem, keep up the good work!
That is a big fella 😊
@NighthawkGliders
5 жыл бұрын
Without a doubt! It transitions well and we LOVE this thing! It’s fun and borderline dangerous! Should we try something larger? 😜
@joshuawfinn
5 жыл бұрын
Nighthawk Gliders, "should we try something larger?" Well, duh! :P
Great job! But now I have to watch tornado videos to get it out of my system.
@NighthawkGliders
5 жыл бұрын
Hmm. We may be starting something here. Kinda like “shark week?” Maybe we need a “tornado week”. For those needing a good fix? 😂
The way it's porpoising it looks/seems a bit tail heavy..
@NighthawkGliders
5 жыл бұрын
Yes, it was. We walked on the field and forgot to bring some extra clay to balance that out... So, you know... sometimes you just go with it! 😀
Awesome flights guys! Man I love that plane! But...36" is not 60cm...it's actually 91.4
@NighthawkGliders
5 жыл бұрын
Yup, you are right. After publishing, I quickly realized the blunder and added a “correction” in the description text. 😊
@AeroCraftAviation
5 жыл бұрын
Yup. I see that now. Nice save!😄
how....do...you.....do that stressfull, HIGH stress launch, with out the wings tearing off... Very nice guys!
@NighthawkGliders
5 жыл бұрын
I know, incredible, right? And with no carbon reinforcements... hmm... in hind sight, we’re still scratching our heads! It could be dandruff... but mostly in amazement! 😜
Kool
@NighthawkGliders
5 жыл бұрын
👍😀
thanks for posting. good work. here are some things to consider. this should be considered to be a 'lets see if someone can be injured' iteration of a BUNGEE LAUNCH. jeez. there is too much 'draw' to consider it to be a catapult launch. certain features may increase a tendency to stall. it appears that the length of the fuselage forward of the main wing should be reduced by about one inch. the wonky inboard main wing trailing edge May also be a factor. on a free-flight glider, EVERY little thing matters. you may know, a conventional fuselage Should have an inherent Moment Arm of 3:1, with the reference point/fulcrum being located, Appropriately; ie., at the model's (ideal) Center of Mass (c-m), which IS at 25 percent of fuselage length. were it me, i would use a bit more dihedral, at the horiz-stab. there is no indication that a lift-making profile was used in the construction of the main wing. compare the clark-y profile (the profile of model wing Should ALWAYS be thickest at 30 percent of chord.) it is not clear whether Spruce has been used, for the tail boom. if not, it Should have been. with Correct tapering, of course (to keep the dom good). cheers googletranslate
@NighthawkGliders
5 жыл бұрын
Ok, thanks for commenting.
Is a super tronado Coool🤔🤔🤔 i imaginen a super American kestrel 🤔🤔🤔🤔
@NighthawkGliders
5 жыл бұрын
You may be right... I want a larger American Kestrel! 😁
@alfredlebeau3137
5 жыл бұрын
Wit roket porpultion Corsé only experimental lonch divice 🤔 alternative 🤔🤔?
@alfredlebeau3137
5 жыл бұрын
Meavi mr Joshua help in thes experimeta porollet 🤔
@joshuawfinn
5 жыл бұрын
Alfred Lebeau, I endorse this abuse of gliders! :)
Way to go gang! yep- the flat earth society has determined factuals of roundness, and are traveling to the nearest radio store, and that location has been "bucketlisted" by MOI! :D
@NighthawkGliders
5 жыл бұрын
Ok! Cool! The space there is incredible! Hope you have fun!