Ep 45 - Phantoms and LEDs

Ep 45 - Phantoms and LEDs

Author: AviationRCNoob March 5, 2022 Duration: 2:23:24

This week Matt and Joe talk about what they are up to as usual. Joe will talk about the Fairchild Republic A10 Thunderbolt II and then Matt will continue with the Night Flying topic and discuss some of the details of LEDs.


Discord

https://www.precisionhawk.com/agriculture/vegetation-indices

References

LED education - https://www.derunledlights.com/the-difference-between-addressable-rgb-led-strip-ws2811-ws2812b-ws2813-ws2815-sk6812-sk9822/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light-emitting_diode

Led Plane Lights https://www.amazon.com/Airplane-Aircraft-Helicopter-Wireless-Navigational/dp/B07H5VP4JH

Flite Test Radian light kit - Set it to a Barometer to change color like a Vario.

https://www.wingnuttech.com/products/night-radian-led-controller

https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?3603653-Wingnut-Tech-Night-Radian-LED-Controller-Review

https://www.laserbeelpm.com/rlc.html

A-10

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Republic_A-10_Thunderbolt_II

https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104490/a-10c-thunderbolt-ii/

https://www.military.com/equipment/a-10-thunderbolt-ii

RC Gun - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gh00NTOWUJE

The new A-10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMNT5WMrz-c

Build One:

Foam: https://forum.flitetest.com/index.php?resources/ft-a-10-warthog.58/

Balsa (72”): https://aerofred.com/details.php?image_id=93099&mode=search&sessionid=v5lh2km9d3pdct9v1rc88q94q1


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