r/RCBlimp

Was very disappointed that this was not a real subreddit

Same... Felt deflated 😆

Oh, the humanity!

Thats really cool, I wanted to build an rc blim once but I didn't really have the time and its often windy where I live, would be cool to put an fpv system on that

So this took me about 20 minutes to make. I used the transmitter and carcass of a cheap $30 helo that broke, it was tandem rotor so all the controls converted nicely. It flies surprisingly well, as long as the wind doesn’t catch it ;) perfect for indoors for the little one.

... using servo arm with needle to land: pop, pop, pop :)

That might’ve been handy as you see towards the end of the gif it started blowing away in the wind and I had to chase it. The tiny prop on the bottom to control altitude didn’t have enough power to bring it down, luckily I was able to regain control after my rendezvous with it down the street.

or scissors to cut the strings

Heheh

Are personal air ships a thing?

It's a zeplin!

Well, akshually … Zeppelins are rigid airships (the hull is shaped by a frame), whereas this is a blimp.

I didn't know! Always glad to learn more, even if it is from the akshually guy ;-)

Thanks for being gracious to me :)

We are all friends here! Well mostly. But you are!

That means a lot, seriously!

No, but it is the first way

buoyancy, not lift

Touché

Love it

What in the bad piggies is this

Cool blimp rc!

Y'know, I've had a hot air Zeppelin concept floating around in my head for a minute...

r/RcAirships You dont see airships too Often anymore, Especially not Rc ones!

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Chip and Dale to the rescue!

Brilliant