FPV racing wing

Oscar · May 19, 2016, 10:40:01 AM

Pylon racing, EF1 racing, FPV Quad racing...
How about FPV wing racing from Horizon Hobby?

https://youtu.be/C9T0Ae09hIU

Eric Adventurer · May 19, 2016, 01:51:04 PM

For once, they are ready at the start of the wave. :-)
Good for them.

thehaze · May 19, 2016, 04:55:09 PM

This looks like a whole lot of fun!!!

Man did they fly close to themselves. I suspect they'll take a lot of crap on RcGroups for that. I want one.. just afraid at how much they are going to ask for them...

thehaze · May 19, 2016, 04:57:23 PM

$419 US.. or about $900 CAD

Interesting that they are branding it under Blade. I thought they were the heli and multi-rotor wing of the company?

Oscar · May 19, 2016, 08:50:49 PM

It was designed by ImmersionRC (guys who develop FatShark goggles). It was first introduced in 2015 but they were too busy onto the racing quad (Vortex). Early prototype shows this wing flies terrible with design problem. Also the cost is over $400USD (mostly on the electronics). Later the year, some Chinese company clone this design and trying to resell it with much cheaper price. (Explorer Bee for $120).

Now it rebrand to Blade.

Ededge2002 · May 20, 2016, 11:58:48 AM

Clearly flight line infractions.

thehaze · May 21, 2016, 05:02:43 PM

You think?

I'm surprised nobody got hit in the head during the filming of the video

bweaver · May 22, 2016, 09:25:19 AM

Quote from: thehaze on May 21, 2016, 05:02:43 PM
You think?

I'm surprised nobody got hit in the head during the filming of the video

Mike, that is what video editing is for.