NOTE: RADIO CONTROL AIRPLANES ARE ON THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE PAGE.
The United States Air Force
Thunderbirds demonstrate their supersonic jet aircraft through a show comprised
of a series of intricate maneuvers. The exhibit of their aircraft roaring
overhead has been said to increase service enlistment while enhancing the image
of the USAF.
The team personnel are made up of eight pilots, four
support officers, three civilians and over 130 enlisted
personnel.
Thunderbirds aircraft are currently comprised of six General
Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. For more information about the F-16 Falcon, click
here.
A show typically lasts over one hour. In it the team performs
around thirty maneuvers.
The Thunderbirds, based at Nellis Air Force
Base, NV, was originated in 1953 and are still going strong to date.
Radio Control Airplane
Nitro Planes rc Thunderbirds airplane.
Radio Control Airplanes:
The picture immediately above is of the rc Thunderbirds radio control airplane from Nitro Models. The ARF has a wing span of 41" and a length of 42". You will need a 600 to 800 watt pusher prop motor to power the 3 1/2 lb. rc airplane.
Aviation Design has a rc Thunderbirds ARF for sale. Wing span is 58" and length is 87". The recommended engines are AMT Mercury
Pegasus, Jet Cat P- 120, and Sunjet 3000.
FOR SALE in the first picture below is the rc Thunderbirds F-16 from E-Flite. See the text below the picture for more details.
In the second picture below is the rc Thunderbirds airplane for sale from HET-RC. Wing span of the ARF is 25" and
length is 39". Recommended motors are Typhoon 2W, 3W
or 2W-20 driving either a We Mo Tec Mini Fan 480 or HTE-RC 6904 fan
units.
The last picture below is of the Skymaster Jet rc Thunderbirds airplane.
Wing span is 51" and length is 74". It will weight from 16 to
18 lbs. and can be powered by a Jet Cat P-60
turbine.
Cermark has two
rc Thunderbirds airplanes. Their tractor prop rc airplane has a wing span of 48"
and a length of 65". You can put two stroke engines from .61 to .91 in size in
the nose of the RC Airplane. All up weight will be about 9
lbs.
The turbine powered Cermark rc Thunderbirds airplane has a wing span of 50" and a length of
73". It can be powered by 11 to 17 lb. thrust turbines. All up weight should be
around 16 1/2 lbs.
Philip Avonds has a rc Thunderbirds airplane. The wing span is 53" and length is
83". Recommended power are 12 to 30 lb. thrust turbines. All up weight is 20
lbs.
Do you have a favorite rc Thunderbirds radio control airplane? Email us.
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