RC Turbine Boats

[Trevor 25]

 

These look like fun. For a short while anyway. Love the sound they make.

 

 

 

 

[Bravedan 106]

 

So, let me just try and understand this, you use a jet turbine, then connect it to an inefficient propeller drive system.

 

So, let me just try and understand this, you use a jet turbine, then connect it to an inefficient propeller drive system.

 

So, let me just try and understand this, you use a jet turbine, then connect it to an inefficient propeller drive system.

 

 

No, sorry, does not compute.................................

 

[Pilot Ben 28]

 

NOOOOO!!!! What a waste of a good turbine

 

 

 

 

You need one of these, its "fun" to fly (into the oak tree)

 

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[Bravedan 106]

Or go Dynamic Soaring, when you won't be polluting the planet with effluent, noise, AND will be considerably faster.

[Pilot Ben 28]

 

Yeah you told me about those. I am still in shock about how fast they go, but that sound of the turbine is

 

B

 

[Lofty 5]

 

Seen a few turbine boats in the pass! Also help set-up one as well!

"In the shops I worked at and also on the water"

 

Its cool at first, but after a bit it gets boring to watch!......full speed then turn around slowly then go full speed again

 

Some people don't use a prop shaft system, they just use them the same as the rc planes would!

 

[Pilot Ben 28]

 

I agree with Steve. They are great fun for 10mins. I once had a rc car that ran off of 4 volts, and I got bored with it after half an hour. I put a 3s 11.1v lipo on it, and it was great fun until it began to smoke....

 

B

 

[Bravedan 106]

 

Cars and Boats both have to be raced against others formally or they are BBBBBBOOOOOOOORRRIINNGGGGG.

 

I raced cars from 75-81, Stock Cars, 1/8th 3.5cc engine and 1/12th electric. 1/8th scale used to attract 45-55 drivers per meeting in the 70's, mostly Midlands based. I still run a 1/12th club in LPSB, one design Mardave class, very close skill based racing. Pretty often have to turn pupils away.

 

I raced boats from mid 76 for a few months and briefly in 78, Multi Racing and Speed Steering. I joined Birmingham Model Boat Club as they had the World Champion and the next two runners up. I left after two meetings, I was bored and they were hacked off at me beating them. They had "unwritten rules" that were way different to the nationally published ones and were ridiculously juvenile about it.

 

For the '78 Model Makers Festival I built a Pirhana, a Cyclone 15 brushed electric class racing boat in three days, tested on the canal in Stoke so far off trim I had to hold near half rudder to go straight, went to the Festival and got two Third Trophies for both classes, the only people to beat me were the Editor of Model Boats magazine and the designer of the hull. (This was NO reflection on my building or piloting/driving skills, rather the reverse).

 

Still have that boat. I get it out the loft and run it every decade or so on the Oyster Pond, Littlehampton, so just to remind why I do aeromodelling.

 

Sometimes I even manage a second cell pack without falling asleep.

 

[Pilot Ben 28]

 

Yeah, I had a £10 Audi and Ferrari from tkmaxx, and my friend and I raced them and filmed the racing via my phone taped to the top! Gr8 Fun!

 

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Edited June 15, 2016 by Guest