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AIR EARL R/C AIRPLANE

Air Earl R/C Airplane, retail $62.77
Manufactured by Unknown
Last updated 10-18-13

This isn't a flashlight, household lamp, Christmas light set, or other thing that glows, but since I love things that fly (this is also why I added seperate sections titled "PRODUCTS DESIGNED TO FLY" on my website), I figured "what the hey".

The Air Oil...er...umm...I mean, "Air Earl"* is a medium-sized (30.50" {77.47cm} wingspan), lightweight, easy-to-fly remote controlled airplane. It has two motors (not just one like many other R/C aircraft), and is steered by means of a rudder on the back of the tailfin. Its propellers have three blades, not two like most other R/C airplanes. And it has wheels so it can take off from and land on hard surfaces such as sidewalks and unused streets.

This plane is known in the aviation world as the Fokker 70.
The Fokker 70 is powered by two Rolls-Royce Tay 620 turbofans placed at the back of the fuselage with 61.6 kN (13,849 lb) of thrust. The weight varies from 22,673 kilograms (49,985 lb) when empty to 41,730 kilograms (92,000 lb) at maximum takeoff weight (MTOW). An air brake on the 70's tail section – similar to that found on the British Aerospace 146 – which allows it to conform with the 5.5° glide slope at London City Airport. Its avionics suite is similar to the Fokker 100.

* I said, "Air Oil" here because some people (esp. some in the deep south of the United States) pronounce the word, "oil" as "earl".

SIZE

This toy is (well, SHOULD BE) remarkably easy to use for an airplane...here's how to get it flying:

Assemble it (see the included instructional material - you really only need to install the landing gear {wheels}), the wings, screw the antenna into the top of the remote control, charge the flight battery (see directly below) and install the battery in the airplane itself -- then you can pretend to fly a really large dragonfly (well, that's what the kitty cat would think it is if it were designed to be flown indoors).

This video shows the assembly procedure.
Video was made by HOBBY MOE on YourTube and was used with explicit written consennt (not just implied oral consent) of its author.

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Attach the ribbon to the remote control's antenna, extend the antenna, point the antenna straight up, and observe the ribbon. If the breeze blows the ribbon at less than a 45° angle, it is safe to fly.

1: On the remote control, turn the "on/off" switch to the "on" position.

2: On the bottom of the airplane's fuselage (this word is definitely *NOT* pronounced "fyoo SELL' uh jee" as Drake Parker from the TV program "Drake and Josh" would pronounce it

) (body) in front of the battery door, there's a red slide switch. Use a fingernail to slide this switch to the "on" position.

3: Hold the airplane (level, not pointed up or down) in one hand, push the left hand stick on the controller up (toward the front), and firmly but gently toss it straight forward.
Alternately, you may place it onto a hard (paved) surface with a decent length of clear space ahead, and lift off that way.

4: The motors should immediately throttle up, and the airplane should now begin to climb. Be certain to aim the remote control more or less up at all times; this will help to reach maximum range of the R/C.

For additional instructions & tips on how to fly, please read the instructional material that comes with the product.

Turn the airplane and remote control off when finished using them.
Same switches as before, but slide them in the opposite direction this time.

The battery in the airplane itself is rechargeable; however the batteries in the remote will need to be changed from time to time.

To change the batteries in the remote, turn the unit upside-down, place your thumb on the texturised area near the top of the battery door, and firmly push toward the bottom edge of the remote. The battery door should then come off. Very gently place it on the ground, and kick it into the garden so the hungry, hungry praying mantids will think it's something yummy for their insect tummies and subsequently strike at it...O WAIT!!! YOU'LL NEED THAT!!! So just set it aside instead.

Remove the eight used AA cells from the compartment, and dispose of or recycle them as you see fit.

Insert eight new AA cells into the compartment, orienting each cell so its flat-end (-) negative faces a spring for it in each chamber.

Finally, place the battery door back on.
Aren't you glad you didn't kick that battery door into the garden with all those hungry, hungry praying mantids now?

Here is what a praying mantis looks like.
I found this guy on the morning of 09-08-06 clinging to the basket of my scooter.

To charge the flight battery in the airplane itself, remove the battery from the airplane first if it is not already out. Plug the large end of the charger into any standard (in north America anyway) 2- or 3-slot 110 volts to 130 volts AC 60Hz household receptacle ("wall outlet" or even, "wall socket" if you're more familiar with those terms), and plug the small plug on the end of the charger's cord into the mating receptacle on the battery pack itself (attached to a very short length of cord).

Charge for no longer than three hours (180 minutes), then unplug the battery from the charger and then unplug the charger itself from the wall receptacle.

The flight time per charge is stated at "4 to 5 minutes".

The Air Earl R/C Airplane is meant to be used as a toy in a dry area outdoors, not as a flashlight meant to be carried around, rained on, thrashed, trashed, and abused, so I won't try to drown it in the toilet tank, bash it against a steel rod or against the concrete floor of a patio, let my sister's citty kat

, my mother's kitties, or my own little fuzzbomb go to the litterbox on it or let my mother's big dog's ghost lift his leg on it, run over it with a 450lb Celebrity motorised wheelchair, leave it outside in the rain, stomp on it, uranate on it, use a medium claw hammer in order to bash it open to check it for candiosity, fire it from the cannoñata, drop it down the top of Mt. Erupto (I guess I've been watching the TV program "Viva Piñata" too much again

- candiosity is usually checked with a laser-type device on a platform with a large readout (located at Piñata Central), with a handheld wand that Langston Lickatoad uses, or with a pack-of-cards-sized device that Fergy Fudgehog uses; the cannoñata (also located at Piñata Central) is only used to shoot piñatas to piñata parties away from picturesque Piñata Island, and Mt. Erupto is an active volcano on Piñata Island), send it to the Daystrom Institute for additional analysis, or perform other indecencies on it that a flashlight might have to have performed on it. So this section of the web page will be ***SIGNIFICANTLY*** more bare than this section of the web page on a page about a flashlight.

The remote control's maximum range is stated as 500 feet.
The frequency of this particular unit is labelled as 27.120MHz.

There is a long, thin white wire coming from the back of the airplane; ***DO NOT*** pull, cut, or otherwise remove it!!!
This is the airplane's antenna, and it is absolutely necessary for the wire to be intact for the airplane to maintain contact with its remote control!!!

The Air Earl looks like it would fly well (and the instructional materials tout how easy it is to fly!), but nothing could be farther from the truth. It barely has the {vulgar slang term for male nads} to lift off from the ground, and when it is airborne (whether hand-launched or lifted-off from the tarmac) just briefly tapping the rudder control in either direction sends it careening into the ground.

Photograph of the remote control.

Video showing the maiden flight attempts of my brand spanken new Air Oil...er...uh...ummmm...I mean Air EARL R/C Airplane.
I said, "Air Oil" here because some people (esp. some in the deep south of the United States) pronounce the word, "oil" as, "earl". ;-)

Although this plane looks nice, it appears to be a p***ywhipped piece of {vulgar slang term for a fece}; it can barely lift off on its own, and for the short periods when it ***WAS*** in the air, just tapping the rudder control (either to port OR to starboard) sent it careening into the ground. :-(

Weather conditions were light fog (though still VFR for R/C pilots), temperature at flight time was 46°F (7.7°C), and winds were mainly from the NE steady at 2MPH (1.73KTS) (3.21KH).

That music you hear is zax from the Commodore Amiga computer demo program, "äMPäri3" by the demo group Dekadence from 2011.
This product is not sound-sensitive; the audio (sound) may be ignored or even muted if it pisses you off.

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Video showing the maiden flight attempts of my brand spanken new Air Oil...er...uh...ummmm...I mean Air EARL R/C Airplane.
I said, "Air Oil" here because some people (esp. some in the deep south of the United States) pronounce the word, "oil" as, "earl". ;-)

Although this plane looks nice, it appears to be a p***ywhipped piece of {vulgar slang term for a fece}; it can barely lift off on its own, and for the short periods when it ***WAS*** in the air, just tapping the rudder control (either to port OR to starboard) sent it careening into the ground. :-(

Weather conditions were light fog (though still VFR for R/C pilots), temperature at flight time was 46°F (7.7°C), and winds were mainly from the NE steady at 2MPH (1.73KTS) (3.21KH).

Video content is the same as http://youtu.be/cG84UaOYDl0 but without zax because not everybody who comes here to watch R/C airplane vids would desire the surprise earwhipping (and this one allows you to hear the motor sounds as well).

This video is 22.5907432661 megabytes (22,822,309 byte) in length; dial-up users please be aware.
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Video showing more flight attempts of my brand spanken new Air Oil...er...uh...ummmm...I mean Air EARL R/C Airplane on the morning of 10-17-13.
I said, "Air Oil" here because some people (esp. some in the deep south of the United States) pronounce the word, "oil" as, "earl". ;-)

Like I mentioned before, this otherwise gorgeous airplane is a real dog. :-(
I mean it doesn't even TAXI well -- let alone fly well!!!

After the final flight (which, as always) culminated in a crash, I noted that the flight battery came out (but the battery door was still on, attached by the rear clip) and the forward main wing screw collet (for the forward screw that holds the main wing in place) was ripped right out of the fuselage.
The next time I try to fly this p***ywhipped piece of {vulgar slang term for a fudge bunny}, I'll bring along my HuaLe HL803 Piper J3 Cub NC26170 R/C Airplane just so I know I'll have something in the air and not waste the trip. :-(

Weather conditions were light fog (but still VFR for R/C pilots!), temperature at flight time was 50°F (10°C), and winds were mainly from the NNE steady at 2MPH (1.73KTS) (3.21KH).

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TEST NOTES:
Test unit was purchased on Ebay on 10-01-13 and as received at 6:31pm PDT on 10-14-13.

UPDATE: 00-00-00

PROS:
Looks very nice

NEUTRAL:

CONS:
Flies like caca
Flies like crap
Flies like {vulgar slang term for feces}
Flies like poo-poo

Unknown

Remote controlled airplane

N/A

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Slide on/off on bottom of product's fuselage

Plastic & compressed foam

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8xAA cells (remote), 7.2 volt 300mAh NiMH rechargeable (airplane itself)

Unknown/unable to measure

Very light splatter-resistance at maximum

¡¡¡HUSOOS CRISTO LLEVA UN PAÑAL APESTA, NO!!!

NiMH flight battery, charger, wind ribbon, screwdriver, plastic tape (for mounting tail wings)

30.50" {77.47cm} wingspan

Unknown/not stated (presumably guaranteed against DOA)

Air Earl R/C Airplane *

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