Re: RC bomber idea [TANKS]

["jon s kowitz" <jonskowitz-at-hotmail.com>]

  Agreed, I've got a pair of RC planes (one wood and one foam).  Both have a 
significant amount of weight and move pretty fast so I'd rather not get 
thumped by either one (and that's before you even consider the prop).  Let's 
sideline the airforce for the time being until the powers that be make a 
ruling.

>From: Grant Mahalek <gmahalek-at-shaw.ca>
>Reply-To: tanks-at-rctankcombat.com
>To: tanks-at-rctankcombat.com
>Subject: Re: RC bomber idea  [TANKS]
>Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2005 20:41:17 -0600
>
>Bill,
>
>I was only joking.....I hope nobody took my post seriously....obviously a 
>paintball gun armed heli could be extremely dangerous and not a 
>particularly prudent thing to do(could make someone a candidate for the 
>famed "Darwin Awards").
>
>I've played around with RC helis for the last 4-5 years.....they can be 
>extremely dangerous and deserve the utmost care and respect.  From reports 
>I've heard, there are regularly rather gruesome fatalities associated with 
>RC helicopter flying each year in North America.  I've witnessed 
>catastrophic failure of main rotor blades and seen the entire head 
>assemblyof a model helicopter explode in mid air 10 feet above the 
>ground(with the associated projectiles whizzing past our bodies and 
>heads....scared the crap out of me!!!).
>
>I've enjoyed almost all aspects of the RC hobby since 1980 and my 
>experience has shown RC Airplanes and Helicopters definately present the 
>most significant risk to life and limb and therefore deserve the most 
>respect.
>
>Grant "I'am serious" Mahalek
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Hamilton" <seeker-at-phoenyx.net>
>To: <tanks-at-rctankcombat.com>
>Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 6:44 PM
>Subject: Re: RC bomber idea [TANKS]
>
>
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>>On Mon, 6 Jun 2005 adt22-at-drexel.edu wrote:
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>>>how much damage could one of those do?
>>
>>
>>Well, the prop of an r/c airplane can easily remove fingers.  I expect a 
>>helo's rotor would at least give you an emergency room visit, if not a 
>>permanent reminder of how foolish it is to try to shoot down an r/c 
>>helicopter.  :D
>>
>>-Bill Hamilton
>>
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