Avios/Hobby King 1600mm C-130 Hercules

[Woodcock]

I Just hope for ONCE they keep A Good stock of spares and dont discontinue after a few months like they always do. I have a couple of HK models I cant find parts for anywhere. Perhaps MotionRC should take over Avios because there spares back up is second to none. This would be definately be another model for me. But ive looked at HK and they hardly have any models for sale lately and Nitroplanes when you look every plane is out of stock. If they have no stock of planes how are they still in business ?

Ya know, I wonder this myself often

Woody

[stu]

I Just hope for ONCE they keep A Good stock of spares and dont discontinue after a few months like they always do. I have a couple of HK models I cant find parts for anywhere. Perhaps MotionRC should take over Avios because there spares back up is second to none. This would be definately be another model for me. But ive looked at HK and they hardly have any models for sale lately and Nitroplanes when you look every plane is out of stock. If they have no stock of planes how are they still in business ?

[xviper]

Hmm, I'm a scale guy sort of. I rarely freak out about anything. Lol.

Woody

PS, I'd love to see one of the accomplished 3D pilots hover a Freewing phantom jet. Seriously! I lay awake at nights thinking about it.

I know you're kidding but if you were going to hover a jet, the Freewing Phantom is not the one to do it. I doubt it has more thrust than it's weight. You need something that has more than 1:1 thrust/weight ratio and thrust vectoring in order to control the hover since it has no prop wash going over the control surfaces. The SebArt Mig 29 (made by Freewing) is one such jet. Mine will hand launch vertically and it can hover through the whole battery. I'm just not good enough to do it that long.
I also doubt that this HobbyKing Herc will have sufficient power to weight ratio to do a sustained hover. Another similar plane would be the B-24 Liberator. It's a 4 prop plane that runs on 4 cells. I've tried and it just can't hold itself up in a vertical hover, at least not at my altitude. It'll easily do a loop from a straight, level start as long as the loop isn't too big. The Herc will likely be even less powerful, so it won't be able to do it either. HobbyKing is not known for over-powering their "scale" planes, especially multi-engined ones (until they do a "version 2").

[Woodcock]

That's the way I'm planning to fly mine when I get it, assuming it'll have enough power to do it. The "scale" guys will have a freak out.

Hmm, I'm a scale guy sort of. I rarely freak out about anything. Lol.

Woody

PS, I'd love to see one of the accomplished 3D pilots hover a Freewing phantom jet. Seriously! I lay awake at nights thinking about it.

Now don't go crashing your $600 dollar plane, I'm just kidding around.

Building a wall mount in the garage to hold my planes, just waiting for the glue to dry on the first rack. Killing some time.

[rifleman_btx]

If the full scale plane can do it, then its scale. No mater how much moaning they do:)

[xviper]

That's the way I'm planning to fly mine when I get it, assuming it'll have enough power to do it. The "scale" guys will have a freak out.

[rifleman_btx]

And the Airborne Rangers become angry and rush the cockpit in a hail of WTF's. Haha really though that was freaking sweet!:Cool:

[fieldofdreamsflyer]

Real C-130 doing a loop

[rifleman_btx]

Looks to handle grass quite well, even on a pretty rough looking landing

[crxmanpat]

Some brief flying video. Starts at 7:20.

[rifleman_btx]

This is the candidate for my fpv airsoft firing cannon I've come up with. :)

[Woodcock]

That is one beautiful 4 motor model! Everyone needs to keep an eye on when they hit. I suspect they will go fast. Really don't want to miss mine. Suppose to be getting my 65mm A-10 from MRC today. Hopefully it will keep me busy till this hits. I'm really hyped, I can buy one of these and don't have to scratch build one, really wasn't looking forward to that. My wife hates it when I get to involved in anything, especially building planes from scratch.

Best Regards
Woody

[andre]

Spectre!! Ka-boom, ka-ching

Heck yeah, full on NERF firing beast.

[Alpha]

Spectre!! Ka-boom, ka-ching

[Hardway]

I see an AC-130 in the future here at the hangar.....
:Cool:

[andre]

We talked to Steve from Hobby on Sunday about the C-130 ;)

http://www.rcafterhours.com/033-big-things-from-hk-sponsored-by-getfpv/

[handyman220]

I am in on this one, it's such a unique plane just can't pass it up. I know HK has its problems with spare parts but if you don't crash you're fine! ;)

[rifleman_btx]

I'm on the fence until I see some flying, and good reports

[Prowler901]

This is so awesome! I'm in for one. :Cool:

[Jhnybgd]

When I was stationed at Camp Shields on Okinawa we would stand in our repair shop and watch the Marines/Army beach drop supplies and vehicles from 130's.
would be neat to "chute" out a row of vehicles coming down runway center.
I am in.