P-38 LIGHTNING R/C "PARK FLYER" AIRPLANE VIDEOS
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Last updated 07-15-12
Mediocre (OK, but not excellent) flights of my little frequently-damaged & re-repaired Tuffoam™ P-38 Lightning R/C "Park Flyer" Airplane. It's a "tuffy" but the damage, repairs, and re-repairs have taken their toll over the years. Flights were made at Celebration Park in Federal Way WA. USA on the morning of 07-11-12 (or "11 Jul. 2012" or even "Jul. 11, Twenty Stick-Very-Twirly-Stick" if you prefer. Temperature at flight time was 71°F (21.7°C).
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A video on YourTube showing the P-38 flying after being hand-launched.
This flight was made late on the morning of 08-01-09.
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In this clip, you can hear me say "Entering sector fourteen point seven" in the same manner as the speech synthesizer in the coin-op arcade video game ''Star Trek'' {it's supposed to be Mr. Spock saying this}, then say "I mean...flight number one hundred forty seven", in the same manner as the speech synthesizer in the coin-op arcade video game ''Looping'', followed by the P-38 buzzing around in a baseball field after being hand-launched.
I had a much better flight after I had put my camera away...it flew fairly high, flew out of the baseball park, flew back in, and was guided to a landing not too far in front of me. The front landing gear, while the wheel itself stayed on, did require some rather minor repair when I returned home - the "socket" it fits into looked like it was about to come out. Nothing a little household white glue couldn't handle.
A video on YourTube showing the P-38 flying after being hand-launched.
This flight was made late on the morning of 09-15-09.
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In this clip, you can hear me say "Entering sector twenty point zero" in the same manner as the speech synthesizer in the coin-op arcade video game ''Star Trek'' {it's supposed to be Mr. Spock saying this}, then say "I mean...flight number two hundred", in the same manner as the speech synthesizer in the coin-op arcade video game ''Looping'', followed by the P-38 buzzing around in a baseball field after being hand-launched. A gust of wind blew it down *HARD*, causing it to crash nose-first at full throttle!!!
You may (or may not) be able to hear me say "son of a diddly!" shortly before the video clip ends.
Video showing the Tuffoam™ P-38 Lightning R/C "Park Flyer" Airplane flying around in a baseball park to the tune of the song "Metal Thrashing Mad" by Anthrax.
This plane is not sound-sensitive; the audio may safely be ignored or even muted if it pisses you off or if you're strongly in dislike of thrash metal music.
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