Brian O’Meara’s F- 86 Sabre in German Air Force markings was a very smooth flyer. It features a 96-inch wingspan, AMT Olympus turbine, built from the Skymaster kit and covered in FliteMetal.
Technical novelty was everywhere, from the thrust-vectoring
nozzles on the CARF Eurosport 3D to the smoke fluid-injection
system mounted externally on the model.
provides all that plus a chance to see the actual jets in operation. You
can count on seeing some really amazing, innovative and creative
items either on the flightline or in the vendor display area. Some
amazing new products were out there for the jet turbine, electric-ducted-fan (EDF) and turboprop crowd, and all were well
represented. Size extremes were
addressed by tiny turbines and
monstrous sport jets. Massive
power is available, with the big
turbines cranking out 40-plus
pounds of thrust, and some of
the 5-inch EDF units are easily
producing over 20 pounds of
thrust thanks to electric components like motors and batteries.
Jet performance doesn’t get any
more “plug and play” than this!
Among them, the monster Tomahawk Futura sport
jet is the largest model of its
type that I’ve seen yet. With a
span of nearly 100 inches, this
38-pound model displayed a
remarkable speed envelope and
flew unbelievably smoothly. I
saw three of them at the meet,
two by Andy Herold, which
were uniquely “flown” by Sheriff Woody and Buzz Lightyear in the
cockpits. While adult spectators seemed captured by the quality of
the models themselves, the Pixar “drivers” were spotted by nearly
every kid in the audience.
Technical novelty was everywhere, from the thrust vectoring
nozzles on the CARF Eurosport 3D to the smoke fluid-injection
system mounted externally on the model, much like what the full-
scale jets employ in their aerobatic demo jets.
A BAe Hawk in Royal Saudi camo was flown, among other
“rides,” by Brit Ali Machinchy who really seemed to be enjoying
all the activity. A little post-flight maintenance going on here.
