Gee Bee racers

[Simpo Two]

Remarkable!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCrlX-iMr3s

[Eric Mc]

Simpo Two said:

Remarkable!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCrlX-iMr3s

They look like the aviation equivalent of Minions.

[Simpo Two]

Eric Mc said:

They look like the aviation equivalent of Minions.

I'm fascinated that they don't collide - do you think there can be some sort of automatic collision avoidance system?

[Jo-say8k]

I'd say probably not, judging by the dead ones on the runway!
I could be wrong though!

[clockworks]

How on earth do they keep track of which plane they are flying, when they all look the same?

I used to enjoy slope soaring from a clifftop. A few of us has those "indestructable" foam wing things, wrapped in different colour tape. Even with those, I once lost track of which one I was controlling and crash landed.
I thought I was still up in the air, when my mate pointed out that it was his glider I was watching, and mine was a few hundred feet away on the ground.

[Simpo Two]

clockworks said:

How on earth do they keep track of which plane they are flying, when they all look the same?

That's another good question - one blink and you've lost it in the melee.

I'm impressed by the one which is flying very low on a wingtip, stutters, hits the ground but just bounces and keeps on flying!

[robemcdonald]

I love this aircraft.

I built a couple of 1/144 scale a few years ago. Not sure my eyesight would allow me to produce them today though.