8 Comments, 8 Threads

1. 1. Frank Martin

   Cooler than a large scale A-10 Warthog?
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtGQqPXDoZs

   Or cooler than an Anti-squirrel missile defense system?
   http://www.iterasi.net/openviewer.aspx?sqrlitid=ujozfldcyu2j-n_wpvz0za

   April 24, 2009 - 3:39 pm   Link to this Comment | Reply

   

   
2. 2. Stephen Green

   Nothing is cooler than the Squirrel Launcher.

   April 24, 2009 - 3:43 pm   Link to this Comment | Reply

   

   
3. 3. Stephen Green

   Better version here.

   April 24, 2009 - 3:45 pm   Link to this Comment | Reply

   

   
4. 4. Garrett

   The Saturn is about 10 kinds of awesome.

   Re the squirrel launcher, how the hell have we not seen a rash of exploded heads from the members of PETA?

   April 24, 2009 - 6:06 pm   Link to this Comment | Reply

   

   
5. 5. ed

   Anytime the recipe starts off with
   Take over 200 pounds of AP
   mix well
   Pour into umpteen aluminum motor cases….

   Well, that is going to be one bitchin’ cake.

   Flying rodents? I am waiting for the moose too.

   April 24, 2009 - 6:25 pm   Link to this Comment | Reply

   

   
6. 6. Casey

   Yep, the Saturn trumps the A-10, although that puppy has an awesome all its own.

   A couple years ago I was lucky enough to see someone flying a 1/12 (IIRC) scale F-16, turbine powered, just like the A-10, at the local RC field. That sucker flew too. The owner was even doing the one-quarter roll, pause, repeat maneuver. If I remember, it could reach 120mph. Very cool.

   April 24, 2009 - 11:07 pm   Link to this Comment | Reply

   

   
7. 7. Frank Martin

   The first thing I thought of when I saw that giant scale A-10 was that World War II dummy paratrooper called “Rupert”. Dropped at night during the Normandy invasion the Germans couldn’t tell that the dummys werent real paratroopers and spent precious hours chasing around the battlefield to now effect.

   If I were in the field and i wanted to have a UAV for forward reconnaissance and if that UAV were also made to look and sound just like a real live nasty aircraft like the A-10, it would have the dual effect of providing the over the hill reconnaissance while also providing a bit of misdirection towards the enemy. For example, if you’re in a russian export tank and someone says “A-10!” It tends to soil your finely crafted soviet seat cushions.

   April 25, 2009 - 12:09 pm   Link to this Comment | Reply

   

   
8. 8. Doug

   Here’s the video of the launch:

   http://www.break.com/index/worlds-largest-model-rocket.html

   April 27, 2009 - 8:14 pm   Link to this Comment | Reply

   

   

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