R/C jets

[PUFF88]

im a member of a photo site, and it has a large community, anyway these are some pics i ran across that i thought were very cool of r/c jets saw a f-15 , f-4 phantom, a f-84 and some others.

public.fotki.com/benlanterman/2003_sullivan_mo/

[Keith Heitmann]

Nice, but you have to have extremely deep pockets to buy and build a true jet kit (not a ducted fan). Check out the prices for these kits and used R/C jets:

www.bvmjets.com/

[PUFF88]

yeah i know they are very pricey, but is hella cool, i was thinking more of buying a prop plane kit to save costs, but some of them are almost as expensive. cool though.

none of the good toys are cheap anymore

[Keith Heitmann]

Some of those "turnkey" used jets run around $28,000! You better have good insurance or a rider on your policy too if one of those ever gets loose at 180MPH it could be bad news.

Ducted fan is the cheap way to do jets. It's essentially a propellor in a tube hidden from view. Even prop planes aren't really cheap. If you are just getting started your best bet is to go as cheap as you can and to get a trainer aircraft or a slow flyer. You definitely do not want to start out with a to-scale low-winger.

One place I like to drool is www.hobby-lobby.com, that and www.towerhobbies.com. A few other places I like to check out are www.graupner.com and www.robbe.com.