I filmed this airplane standing upright, as if to deny both gravity and aeronautical logic. Has anyone ever seen such a stunt before? .....
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Yup, almost every airshow. They hang by the prop. It’s got a name but I don’t remember it.
I’ve seen them do this, then rise into a slow hammerhead turn.
So many times I'm bored with it.
It's called 3D flying. If you look at the 7-second mark you can see the pilot flying the model airplane. The model looks like a 40%-scale model (40% the size of the full-size)
See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL9mh8PYHeg
And, http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=3d-flying&aq=f
Like I say, bor-ing...
Thanks for the ping!
I could be wrong, but that appears to be one of the little Sukhoi 26/31 aerobatic units. They are quite capable and fascinating to watch little sport ships.
I’ve seen them before, though, I’ve never seen one perform that particular move.
Not sure if you’ve seen Sukhoi Su-27/35s performing the “Cobra” maneuver.......not quite the same as that in your video but very close to a large jet aircraft hanging motionless in the air. Too, the F-18 Super Hornet does a pretty darned good ultra-low speed vertical pose that’s an ear-splitting thrill to see.
I happen to think we were INTENTIONALLY punked. Anyone at the airshow would have become aware the plane was RC just by the mere fact the truth would have spread through the crowd rather quickly. Add the fact the thread author covered up the distinct RC engine sound with music and, well, a lot of us got played for suckers.