ORIGINAL: G.KERR JR.
thrust is currently going for approx $100.00 per pound w/ turbies will elects be 1/2 that since they will only be 1/2 realistic. i guess if i buy one of those fancy futuba radios i can have a turbine soundtrack playing and a elect jet then can be what we already have THE REAL THING!
"Realistic?" A Viper does not even have a CANOPY. To me, there is nothing very realistic about it, it looks like a toy jet, nothing like a real one. Same with a BobCat or KingCat or most other models.
On the SCALE side of things, though...hey...turbine has electric whipped. No doubt. The sound, the smell, yup, that's a missing part of the electric package.
I think a LOT of people would never touch a turbine...too intimidating, or they don't have a place to fly that will allow it...and would definitely spend the money on a serious EDF jet. I guess we will see.