3D?? Sorry...been away for a while.
12-30-2004, 04:50 PM
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3D?? Sorry...been away for a while.
Sorry for this probably ignorant question. But what is meant by 3D aerobatics? I grew up flying pattern with my dad. I am looking at getting back into the hobby and this seems to be a new term since I last flew (8 years ago).
12-30-2004, 05:31 PM
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RE: 3D?? Sorry...been away for a while.
3-D is the latest new developement in RC Flying. It really started getting popular about 2 or 3 years ago. Basically, it means flying with the wing in a totally stalled condition.
For example, Hovering a plane like a helicopter is a 3-D manuver - Tumbling end over end would be another.
The trick to doing these is to have a VERY light, VERY over powered plane with a low-pitch prop and huge control surfaces.
Here's a link to the Funtana Review I did last summer. near the end is a video of my friend Josh doing some pretty nice 3-D flying:
http://www.rcuniverse.com/magazine/a...article_id=373
For example, Hovering a plane like a helicopter is a 3-D manuver - Tumbling end over end would be another.
The trick to doing these is to have a VERY light, VERY over powered plane with a low-pitch prop and huge control surfaces.
Here's a link to the Funtana Review I did last summer. near the end is a video of my friend Josh doing some pretty nice 3-D flying:
http://www.rcuniverse.com/magazine/a...article_id=373
