Instant Control Line Flying! T-38 Talon Whip-Line from 2/70 M.A.N.

Kim Sun Nov 06, 2011 5:51 am

Here's a model you can keep by the door, ready to fly at a moment's notice. NO support equipment, fuel, or noise. Ought to make a great trainer for beginners to get themselves started in control line flying without risking their powered model on a first flight.

You should also be able to use it's general size and dimensions to design your own model from other aircraft.

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nitroairplane Sun Nov 06, 2011 7:16 am

Cool but how about the rc car in that add?
That was a lot of money for a kit that only really includes hardware and chasis!!

Godsey3.0 Sun Nov 06, 2011 10:33 am

How does whip power work?

microflitedude Sun Nov 06, 2011 10:50 am

Godsey3.0 wrote:How does whip power work?

No motor. You just swing the plane around on a single tether stick, and hold it up to go up and down to go down. Very Happy

Some had functional elevators.

More info here - http://www.americanjuniorclassics.com/WhipPower/whipower.htm

Kim Sun Nov 06, 2011 10:00 pm

Godsey3.0 wrote:How does whip power work?

This one involves using a fairly long fishing pole, with the lines run though it's eyelets to a typical control handle. The plane has a bellcrank and elevator just like a regular U-control plane. You hold the pole in your non-flying hand, and the control handle in the other. The plane is whipped around with the pole, and is flown just like a typical control line plane.

He explains it all in the article. I thought it might be fun for someone to try.

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