Parkzone Radian RC plane unboxing, maiden flight with on board camera
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Radian RC Airplane, PNP version Key Features Large 2-meter wingspan makes the Radian™ easy to see and provides an excellent lift-to-drag ratio Plug-in wings separate for easy transportation and storage Powerful 480-size, 960Kv outrunner brushless motor for efficient power Throttle, rudder, and elevator provide true 3-channel flight and maneuverability E-flite’s Pro 30A Brushless ESC with Switch-Mode BEC for maximum performance Durable, lightweight and repairable Z-Foam™ construction Also available in an RTF version (PKZ4700) Overview The ParkZone® Radian™ offers the perfect opportunity for park pilots to experience the true essence of flight. Although a powerful 480 brushless motor enables initial launch, the propeller soon folds back to reduce drag, freeing the plane to utilize thermals of air to remain aloft, instead of batteries. That means flight times for this quiet and eco-friendly alternative are much longer than they are with traditional electric aircraft, making a relaxing day in the great outdoors even better. Like all of ParkZones innovative and high-quality aircraft, the Radian looks great right out of the box. The planes large 2-meter wingspan and elliptical dihedral design improve flight performance and visibility from the ground, while plug-in wings provide for easy transportation and storage. Not only does the Radians lightweight Z-Foam™ construction offer the perfect balance of weight and durability, it also makes repairs simple and quick. With the Plug-N …
Born in Alameda, California, on August 8th, 1903, Paul Mantz first learned to fly when he was 17. After spending several years barnstorming, and washing out of Army Flight School in 1927 for buzzing a railroad car filled with officers, Mantz returned to California and started his own charter air service. He eventually moved into movie stunt flying. He really became noticed by Hollywood were he flew as a stunt pilot for the Howard Hughes war epic, “Hell’s Angels”. Although Mantz performed many aerial stunts, he specialized in flying through buildings. In the 1932 movie “Air Mail”, he guided a Stearman plane through a 45-foot-wide aircraft. He developed a number of camera and aeronautical innovations to improve aerial photography, and continued as a stunt flyer (he once flew under the Golden Gate Bridge for the movie “This is Cinerama”), a director of aerial photography, and a supplier of aircraft and pilots for the movies for two decades after the war. He formed a company, with legendary pilot Frank Tallman, named Tallmantz Aviation in 1961 based at Orange County Airport (now John Wayne Airport) in Southern California. Together, they provided pilots, camera planes, and a small fleet of antique and historic aircraft for movie and television productions. Mantz loved restoring and rebuilding rare aircraft, such as a copy of Lindbergh’s “Spirit of Saint Louis”. However, Mantz and Tallman’s collaboration did not last long. In 1965, the two men were working on the movie “Flight …
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was control remote loose or can with it???
can you makea build vid? for me. i have a new one and need helping putting it together. thanks
@dkroi997 The main? difference is that the Pro has 5-channel control compared to 3-channels.
whats? the diff between this and the pro
YOU? convinced me to buy this and I frickin love this plane! Thank you for the awsome review and great job
check out my video RC Flying over Dublin HD. I’m pretty sure I go much higher than this over Dublin City,Ireland….
I’m using HD 11 Keychain Camera good quality? if you select the 720HD quality…
wow the remote control costs more than? the plane itself…
Nice? shirt brah, how did you attach the video camera to the Radian?
this thing? is fast the brushless motor is insane i kinda flew it into the ground oopsies
Re: Rc18trocks
I too wonder if this would be a good plane to learn on. How ever, I don’t have experience on sims. But I? did learn to fly a real glider for a short time.
Also, I love the way you always manage to wave to the camera in all your videos. Keep up the good work!
would this be good to learn on as a first plane but? i have experience on a sim
WOW!!!!!!!?
Nice. I’m? thinking of this being my third plane.
Best vid iv found of the Parkzone Radian
Cant? wait till mine comes 
included controller??
Hi Eric, Can i bind the? Raidan with my Vapor reciever?
looks? very nice! Cool onboard vid!
Btw, you’ve uploaded the vid on my birthday. Just wanted to mention that!:)
Alright? box…cooperate
See my channel for the real Radian. If you don’t own a real Radian you will have it for sale shortly…..Been there done that…as with all motor? gliders…
may i know how much is this plane.?
good video im gonna buy? this plane!
Eric,? How much do you like this plane? I am thinking on buying me one. Should I get it? I would buy the RTF version. Since I have no electric planes or batteries & chargers in my fleet.
Thanks for the vid. Did you use counter balance with your point and shoot camera under the wing? I’m thinking about getting a radian soon for some aerial video, and of? course getting into gliding.
@matrobsti
Yes? its was
@mnpd007 “That plane would? have never touched the ground if Mantz didn’t want it to” Logic failure
i used to overhaul propellers for tall-mantz years ago and heard a few stories from? one of the fellows there. i can assure you he was a well-liked man, a highly-respected pilot, and his spirit lives on. i really wish i could have met the gentleman. rob (san diego propeller)
snafu?
If this had happened recently, they would have banned airplanes from movies.
Don’t think so? Read up on the death of? Vic Morrow.
@FS2K4Pilot your right about the history? but he was drinking whiskey b4 this happend and then he put to much power on as he lifted of thats what happend
@ItsThatScienceKid
It’s pretty dumb to make a comment with obsolescence built into it, don’t? you think?
@sjtom57
I understand your sentiment, but history is not always ‘tasteful’ – should we lock? it all up in a vault because it isn’t nice? This isn’t an expoitative video, after all.
Captain? Baluu!! 1:55
What makes me know his seat belt wasn’t fastened was the information told to me direct from Jim Thompson, a pilot who worked for Paul and Frank. I worked with Jim? and did some flying with him long time ago. I knew Frank well enough to have sat in on a few conversations when I was a kid learning to fly. Paul had been drinking, he did not have his seat belt fastened, structual problems may of occured and the engine slapped him in the head.. It wasn’t just one thing alone that caused his death.
He was a human being and due to personal issues became careless and it caught? up to him. Ive seen it a hundred times too, happened to Art Scholl, Skip Volk, Frank Tallman Scud running in the mountains, non of the tricks or stunts, or situations give a shit how good you are or how many hours you have or how great you may appear to your fans. Complacency eventually will do you in.
@lacunadoug – what makes you think his seat belt wasn’t fastened?? Nothing in the film to indicate that.
Wow, “Flight? of the Phoenix” accident” I’ve seen that movie several times though out the years and never knew this.
Slow motion vids of a stunt man’s death is hardly entertaining and it’s certainly not a? memorial. Just plain poor taste.
Also notice that he did not have? his seat belt on.
alcohol??
maybe not, as when the assessment was made no allowance was made for blood ethanol? factor which may occur after death
@rothwellss Not true. Watch at the end at 2:36. He hit with the wheels hard BEFORE it broke in two. It was his fault. Not to mention it was later discovered he was flying under? the influence of alcohol. His luck ran out.
@PhantomUAV Here here!!?
a tough way to earn? a living.
@mnpd007 yeah but he hits the ground with enough rate of descent and airspeed he bounced back up… sure it’s a weak airframe but that was a known quantity, not the kind of machine to be hot dogging like that in. It’s interesting to note that part about alcohol consumption, seems like maybe he forgot for a moment the limitations of what he was flying? All in all a shame but as the cliche goes, he died doing what he loved. Better than rotting away? in an old folks home!
One of the best effing Hollywood Stunt pilots EVER BORN – and he died because the engine came back on him. The cause?? The gear striking a small turf grass sand-clump. What a loss. Mantz was BORN in a NEST, he was that good. They were just about to close out shooting for the day and this was the last take of the shot they wanted….
One of the best effing Hollywood Stunt pilots EVER – and he died because the engine came back on him. The cause? The gear striking a small turf grass sand-clump. What a loss. Mantz was BORN in a NEST, he was that good. They were just about to close for the day and this was? the last take of the shot they anted.
Once the tail broke? in half it threw off the center of gravity and caused it to flip.
at 58 seconds you see the plane break in two behind the fuselage. not pilot error but construction fault. SAD to loose such a great adventurer ?
@Alexvideoclip There is a dedication to Mr. Mantz at? the end of the movie.
That wasn’t a pilot error crash… it was a structural failure. That plane would have never touched the ground if Mantz? didn’t want it to. All he did was touch the wheels on the ground for a little dust and drama, but the claptrap fuselage broke in half. At that point there was no hope of control or recovery.