http://www.techwandering.com/2006/08/16/airhogs-aeroace-jet-more-great-fun-same-great-price/ wandering the world of technology Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:37:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.techwandering.com/2006/08/16/airhogs-aeroace-jet-more-great-fun-same-great-price/comment-page-1/#comment-1111 FlyTech Dragonfly — WowWee takes wing Tue, 13 Mar 2007 16:16:19 +0000 http://www.techwandering.com/2006/08/16/airhogs-aeroace-jet-more-great-fun-same-great-price/#comment-1111 [...] the past I’ve written about two easy-to-fly radio-controlled planes (the Aero Ace Biplane and the Aero Ace Jet) and a radio-controlled car/plane/boat hybrid (the Storm Launcher). This time around I’d like [...] [...] the past I’ve written about two easy-to-fly radio-controlled planes (the Aero Ace Biplane and the Aero Ace Jet) and a radio-controlled car/plane/boat hybrid (the Storm Launcher). This time around I’d like [...]

]]> http://www.techwandering.com/2006/08/16/airhogs-aeroace-jet-more-great-fun-same-great-price/comment-page-1/#comment-718 Air Hogs Storm Launcher - an R/C Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang | TechWandering Tue, 17 Oct 2006 21:25:58 +0000 http://www.techwandering.com/2006/08/16/airhogs-aeroace-jet-more-great-fun-same-great-price/#comment-718 [...] Technically, the Storm Launcher is a boat (a hydrofoil) which happens to have skid plates on the bottom of its sponsons so it can be driven on the ground and an elevator on the back so it can fly. The Storm Launcher uses the same thrust-steering that Air Hogs uses with its Aero Ace line (see my other posts on the Aero Ace biplane and the Aero Ace jet). There are no control surfaces other than the elevator on the back so steering is accomplished by speeding one motor up and slowing the opposite motor down. That means that if you cut the power to the motors you can’t steer (you can, however, plummet to the ground, as I’ve proven more than once). This technique of using the motors to steer will be familiar for pilots accustomed to turning with the Aero Aces but it will take some getting used to for pilots who are used to using rudders and/or ailerons for control. [...] [...] Technically, the Storm Launcher is a boat (a hydrofoil) which happens to have skid plates on the bottom of its sponsons so it can be driven on the ground and an elevator on the back so it can fly. The Storm Launcher uses the same thrust-steering that Air Hogs uses with its Aero Ace line (see my other posts on the Aero Ace biplane and the Aero Ace jet). There are no control surfaces other than the elevator on the back so steering is accomplished by speeding one motor up and slowing the opposite motor down. That means that if you cut the power to the motors you can’t steer (you can, however, plummet to the ground, as I’ve proven more than once). This technique of using the motors to steer will be familiar for pilots accustomed to turning with the Aero Aces but it will take some getting used to for pilots who are used to using rudders and/or ailerons for control. [...]

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