# Woot! My first carrier landing! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 11, 2010, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woot-my-first-carrier-landing/532081 "2010-03-11T04:53:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2010, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woot-my-first-carrier-landing/532081/21 "2010-03-13T01:32:07Z")
Thanks for the camera link. I have two ordered. Might try mounting one on one of my AR-15s during the next three gun match. ---
**Author:** ![Declan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2010, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woot-my-first-carrier-landing/532081/22 "2010-03-13T03:28:08Z")
> [@Rysdad](#): > > My first thought was it’s either a helicopter or a Harrier. > > But your way was cool, too. > > Now you just need a way to add a teensy weensy minigun on it for strafing seagulls. Skip the mini-gun and go with a lazer from a DVD burner. Declan ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2010, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woot-my-first-carrier-landing/532081/23 "2010-03-13T04:39:43Z")
Now this thread has got me thinking about it… What’s the lift capacity of your little aircraft, and what kind of armament could we add to it? I’m thinking it wouldn’t be too difficult to mount a rimfire .22 and some small firing hammer-like device. Accurate? No. Dangerous and stupid? In all likelihood. Hm. ---
**Author:** ![LIONsob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/76d3ee/32.png) [@LIONsob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LIONsob)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2010, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woot-my-first-carrier-landing/532081/24 "2010-03-13T04:57:17Z")
> [@Rysdad](#): > > I’m thinking it wouldn’t be too difficult to mount a rimfire .22 and some small firing hammer-like device. > > Accurate? No. Dangerous and stupid? In all likelihood. > > Hm. Try illegal if you are in the US, but that didn’t stop these guys [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/bZCH1492CzA/hqdefault.jpg "Killer RC Helicopter") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZCH1492CzA) ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2010, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woot-my-first-carrier-landing/532081/25 "2010-03-13T05:05:49Z")
> [@LIONsob](#): > > Try illegal if you are in the US… I am, and I believe you. OK, instead of firearms, what else could we mount on it? Maybe a rubber band driven torpedo for attacking basking turtles? ---
**Author:** ![LIONsob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/76d3ee/32.png) [@LIONsob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LIONsob)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2010, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woot-my-first-carrier-landing/532081/26 "2010-03-13T06:11:23Z")
There are a couple of guys in france that put airsoft gun actions on a some rc aircraft that are made of foam and take turns punching holes in them in mock air combat. Video here [Aéromodélisme : combat à la mitrailleuse à billes on Vimeo](http://vimeo.com/7392876) ---
**Author:** ![LIONsob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/76d3ee/32.png) [@LIONsob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LIONsob)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2010, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woot-my-first-carrier-landing/532081/27 "2010-03-13T06:44:58Z")
I think that you will find that Ale’s design size is just about maxed out on payload by a 6 gm. micro camera. If you want to lift anything heavier you are gonna need a bigger airplane. A ParkZone T-28 like the one I fly can lift about a pound but its a lot larger with a much more powerfull motor/battery pack and weights in right at 2 lbs. with a 44 inch wingspan and is made of carbon fiber and a type of styrofoam. Pictures and info here [ParkZone RC Products | Horizon Hobby](http://www.parkzone.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=PKZ5075) . ---
**Author:** ![kferr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/71e660/32.png) [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2010, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woot-my-first-carrier-landing/532081/28 "2010-03-13T16:12:09Z")
Very cool, but you need to set the clock on the camera. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2010, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woot-my-first-carrier-landing/532081/29 "2010-03-13T16:39:25Z")
> [@Rysdad](#): > > Now this thread has got me thinking about it… > > What’s the lift capacity of your little aircraft, and what kind of armament could we add to it? > > I’m thinking it wouldn’t be too difficult to mount a rimfire .22 and some small firing hammer-like device. > > Accurate? No. Dangerous and stupid? In all likelihood. > > Hm. I just weighted the plane with the battery in and it turns out to be 112 grams ready to fly. I guess I could add another 10 or 12 grams before the performance starts to degrade. So no, no guns. > [@kferr](#): > > Very cool, but you need to set the clock on the camera. 🙂 Ah, the stupid clock. I wish there was a way of disabling it altogether. The thing is that I removed the camera battery so I could power it from the plane’s battery. That means that every time I change the battery the camera clock is reset, and since changing the date and time requires loading a file through the USB cable it’s not very practical to do it in the field. Tomorrow I plan to build a new fuselage pod that will include a wide angle lens for the camera, it nearly doubles the field of view of the camera. It should be much better for making panoramic videos from above. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2010, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woot-my-first-carrier-landing/532081/30 "2010-03-15T03:41:42Z")
Very cool - thanks for sharing the video! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woot-my-first-carrier-landing/532081.md?page=1)