Not sure about lights as we pretty much shoot daytime video, Amio. We are working on some catapult ideas that should be pretty amazing if they work out. We are aiming at mid-summer for that.
Grizz, we still have that option, although after a 20+minute run, the motors only get slightly warm. The small fans seem to help out... Stay tuned for more details.
Regarding the water pump, perhaps consider running the water through aluminum tubing e.g. 1/8" wound around the motor bodies. Much better cooling for the engines. I had a 6v geared engine on a made from plans vosper RTTL about 30 years ago. It ran on lead acid batteries, and the newer 'kits' with expensive gear (30 years ago ;)) ran rings around my boat. A knowledgeable older guy took me under his wing, and we installed a water pickup behind the prop, plastic tubing back to the aluminum tube, then plastic tube to exhaust at the rear of the boat. Kept the same 6v wiping speed control, powered by a primary 6v lead acid, but also had a r/c switch that controlled a relay to kick in an additional 2 x 7.2v lead acids in series when speed was required. So a 6v motor running at approx 19v. Brushes did not wear, and motor was never even warm to touch. Same motor lasted for years. Should have seen the other modellers faces when I (pimply kid, little to no budget), hit the power on it. Faster than theirs, and battery life of about 25 minutes at high speed compared to about 5 mins for theirs at high speed. And at about 1/20th the cost.
I am sure you guys have probably considered this already, but what about the water cooling actually being functional? If the line from the pump was split into 4 lines at the motors, and each motor wrapped in appropriately sized copper tubing, then rejoined back together to be discharged overboard, then it truly would be functional. =) Love the model guys, and just finished watching the first launch video, too awesome guys. Can't wait to see it complete, keep up the good work!
Excellent work, guys, I love it. This is scale that real R/C should be in my opinion. Thanks for the technical detail. Have you considered sausage-shaped sandbags for the ballast?
Hmm i guess your right but your idea of a dry ice container is also cool for producing the smoke effect of the catapult and the smoke stack it can be vented to small durable pipes,what about the landing gear what are planning to do,use the stuff that they use on pullback cars?
We considered the steam option but don't like the idea of an enclosed boiler system; too difficult to monitor burner and boiler water level. We'll be going a safer route with the cat..
hoping to see something like 1/5 or even bigger scale lol great work.. just wondering how come u guys dont use like brushless motor? are suppose to be better then old type?
Let's see, a 1/5 scale Kitty Hawk model will be over 200 feet long! Brushless would work fine but the larger ones tend to be noisier than brushed, and more expensive. Reversible speed controls are also costly. So for our purposes, with so much battery power available, the less efficient but simple motors we have installed work out okay. Thanks for watching..
+Rapidnadion hi ken here I,m thinking of building r/c approx.7ft model of hmas Canberra 3.You know where icould get scale drawings for that size please,great model was very informative a great to watch cheers.
I would like to suggest if you have the funds you migth want to make that carrier more detailed adding stuff like a real smoke funnel(since the kitty hawk class is non nuclear)and some lights,if its possible why not add small rockets to appear like sea sparrow missile and a bb gun for the CIWS,but anyways an aircraft carrier that is capable of launching and landing rc planes is great on its own.thanks for reading (this is just a suggestion)
Luke, turns, or course changes to port or starboard may be initiated by rudder angle, backing down intermittently on one side, or both. Port ahead, while backing on starboard continuously will effect an in place clockwise ship's rotation; adding right rudder in this scenario will increase the rate of turn somewhat. Initial cavitation creates some turbulence at the water's surface, but (finally) to answer your question, control is maintained.
A close fit between shaft and stuffing tube + light grease or oil and you'll be ok. A few inches of depth under the water's surface doesn't provide a lot of water pressure to cause leaks.
We chose large capacity storage batteries so we wouldn't have to worry about running out of power during 'deployments'. The big boys also help to ballast the model so it floats at its waterline. While LiPo's could work, you would need a lot of them to provide enough amps and they would be expensive. Also, you would still need to add lots of ballast if partially depending on the LiPos for weight.
Wow, .. nobody has ever commented on the E. O. T. engine room bell! It's an egg timer bell. The erratic 'dings' are produced by a very small weight being spun around by a thread attached to a really small servo motor shaft.
Yeah I found that was pretty neat, I'm planning to build a uss Iowa and was thinking about putting the bell, hopefully I'll stick with it and have the time to finish it
What lipo battery do you use for the servos? I'm making a replica of the greek battleship georgios averof with steam engine. It's 2,20 centimeters long and 30 centimeters width .
what did you build the hull from and how much ballast did you use, i built a 6 ft wooden one , severals years ago , the problems was to high up. wind drove it crazy
+Rapidnadion It's time for some more military ships. And I think that a replica of the Japanese battleship Yamato which could fire airgun bullets by blowing up the firecrackers in her cannons is a perfect candidate. Also, record a video where she shoots down a scout plane launched from the Kitty Hawk,when you will complete the construction of it(Yamato).
In your video showing planes landing on the carrier, there are what appears to be arrestor wires running across the deck. Do they function and if so how?
How many amps do those motors draw? I doubt that it is more than few dozens. There are cheap car escs all around ebay - maximum is 15 dollars each. Down side is that you can't disable car style brake - i don't see that as a problem, as you don't change direction rapidly on this giant.
You're obviously completely unaware of the current available from a 12v car/marine battery! And despite the low voltage, you CAN/WILL get angry sparks!
Make another one of these but a bit smaller its the U.S Nimitz the largest ship in the U.S Fleet and add a helicopter and a jet like the real one just an idea if you want to try it
That would be cool, but you have to realize how much time and dedication it requires to build one of these models...besides, they are currently working on the SeaQuest submarine
Ethan Knight they will probably get it out of the water before it "goes under" AND it has pretty dang big bulkheads so it will take a long time to sink
Glad you're enjoying it! Thanks!
You've inspired me to make my own R/C war fleet. Thank you!
PVEntertainment I have one you will LOVE IT!!!! I have 2 Bismarcks and 1 destroyer and one carrier:)
+Jaws The Seawing That's awesome!
Yeah I'm starting to remodel the second Bismarck into a torpedo-firing Tirpitz, with my dad obviously!
Same but i need to connect motors to mother board wich is hard
Lol so this hasn’t happened yet
The systematic and planned nature of all of your videos is a breath of fresh air on youtube. Great work and I can't wait for more!
I agree!
Yes, there's a video up about the delivery cruise up to Bremerton. I hope Kitty Hawk becomes a museum..
This carrier is just amazing. Bravo, Rapidnadion, bravo!
Not sure about lights as we pretty much shoot daytime video, Amio. We are working on some catapult ideas that should be pretty amazing if they work out. We are aiming at mid-summer for that.
Awesome. Get it done, boys. I look forward to what you guys have to offer.
We've been really busy with projects not related to our videos, but we will get back to launches and landings.
You've inspired me to be a detail oriented person. Thank you!
Love the car battery, thats a hoot !
Just Awesome. You are building my lifetime dream my friends.
Can't wait to see it on the water.
Grizz, we still have that option, although after a 20+minute run, the motors only get slightly warm. The small fans seem to help out... Stay tuned for more details.
Can I buy the old kitty hawk?
Very cool, I look forward to the trials
That thing is frickin cool. Great detail from an idea. Can't wait to see what it really does.
I would like to do a short 'formation' video of our SSN 774 Virginia, Destroyer 702 and CV63 Kitty Hawk, but that is up to the film / production crew.
It was indeed! Check out today's shakedown cruise video to see a little bit of that!
Great work..!
I recently saw your ice boat and had a thought that you should make a model ice breaker to clear that icy pond because that might be quite cool
Amazing job you earned a new subscriber 👍
There is not, just the two for 'show' anchors at the bow.
love it man .. good work..
Wow... I hope in the future ill be able to buy one like this from somewhere (since I am not good at DIY) Anyhow, Uncle Sam would be proud of you sir!
Hello Rapidnadion that utilizastes for boat handling and all materials as called everything, thanks
Really GTEAT WORK MATE well you have done well and I could wait to see zhe floding test
You guys are awesome!
Vary impressing! I'm just blown away. Keep up the good work!
WOW.... Great job!!!!
Regarding the water pump, perhaps consider running the water through aluminum tubing e.g. 1/8" wound around the motor bodies. Much better cooling for the engines. I had a 6v geared engine on a made from plans vosper RTTL about 30 years ago. It ran on lead acid batteries, and the newer 'kits' with expensive gear (30 years ago ;)) ran rings around my boat. A knowledgeable older guy took me under his wing, and we installed a water pickup behind the prop, plastic tubing back to the aluminum tube, then plastic tube to exhaust at the rear of the boat. Kept the same 6v wiping speed control, powered by a primary 6v lead acid, but also had a r/c switch that controlled a relay to kick in an additional 2 x 7.2v lead acids in series when speed was required.
So a 6v motor running at approx 19v. Brushes did not wear, and motor was never even warm to touch. Same motor lasted for years. Should have seen the other modellers faces when I (pimply kid, little to no budget), hit the power on it. Faster than theirs, and battery life of about 25 minutes at high speed compared to about 5 mins for theirs at high speed. And at about 1/20th the cost.
I am sure you guys have probably considered this already, but what about the water cooling actually being functional? If the line from the pump was split into 4 lines at the motors, and each motor wrapped in appropriately sized copper tubing, then rejoined back together to be discharged overboard, then it truly would be functional. =)
Love the model guys, and just finished watching the first launch video, too awesome guys. Can't wait to see it complete, keep up the good work!
How are you doing after 10 years?
awesome, next video will be the floating test?
can't wait to see it finished and in action.....gonna be epic!!!!
Love your channel Rapidnadion your models are the best :)
Excellent work, guys, I love it. This is scale that real R/C should be in my opinion. Thanks for the technical detail. Have you considered sausage-shaped sandbags for the ballast?
Very nice, my son wants one now!!!
Looks good guys
Can't wait for the next installment ..... what about the supporting flotilla?
Speed controls for motors drawing lots of amps are expensive. We may add them as a later mod.
Hmm i guess your right but your idea of a dry ice container is also cool for producing the smoke effect of the catapult and the smoke stack it can be vented to small durable pipes,what about the landing gear what are planning to do,use the stuff that they use on pullback cars?
Awesome vessel!!
Outstanding! Big HOOAH!
Bravo, guys! Looks fantastic. :))
We considered the steam option but don't like the idea of an enclosed boiler system; too difficult to monitor burner and boiler water level. We'll be going a safer route with the cat..
When are you guys going to release part 2?
love to see rc aircraft taking off and land
1:33 were do you get those switches
Look up All Electronics, knife switches.
What kind of run times are you getting out of the Optimas, and how many are you running now? Thanks...Great videos....
Very, very impressive.
AMAZING
Also you should add some hanger things :3
u guys are so awesome
we estimate top speed at around 5 knots.
nice! will you sell it?
What for a song are you using for the 2 videos? And how much did the modell cost and how much did the first wood plates cost?
wonderful
Roughly how much would it cost to make it? Do you have a kind of storehouse or place to show your ships?
hoping to see something like 1/5 or even bigger scale lol great work..
just wondering how come u guys dont use like brushless motor? are suppose to be better then old type?
Let's see, a 1/5 scale Kitty Hawk model will be over 200 feet long! Brushless would work fine but the larger ones tend to be noisier than brushed, and more expensive. Reversible speed controls are also costly. So for our purposes, with so much battery power available, the less efficient but simple motors we have installed work out okay. Thanks for watching..
+Rapidnadion hi ken here I,m thinking of building r/c approx.7ft model of hmas Canberra 3.You know where icould get scale drawings for that size please,great model was very informative a great to watch cheers.
I would like to suggest if you have the funds you migth want to make that carrier more detailed adding stuff like a real smoke funnel(since the kitty hawk class is non nuclear)and some lights,if its possible why not add small rockets to appear like sea sparrow missile and a bb gun for the CIWS,but anyways an aircraft carrier that is capable of launching and landing rc planes is great on its own.thanks for reading (this is just a suggestion)
You should make one of the radar arrays the antenna for the ship
Can a 10 to 15° degree turn to starboard on the prop shaft have a big effect on the control of the ship?
Luke, turns, or course changes to port or starboard may be initiated by rudder angle, backing down intermittently on one side, or both. Port ahead, while backing on starboard continuously will effect an in place clockwise ship's rotation; adding right rudder in this scenario will increase the rate of turn somewhat. Initial cavitation creates some turbulence at the water's surface, but (finally) to answer your question, control is maintained.
Ok thank you very much.
If the ship has its motor completely horizontal would water enter through the shaft and how can I stop water from entering the ship?
A close fit between shaft and stuffing tube + light grease or oil and you'll be ok. A few inches of depth under the water's surface doesn't provide a lot of water pressure to cause leaks.
Thanks Rapidnadion
Very cool thanks
Very cool
How much better does the marine battery work than the lipo batteries? Would a atv battery do good in a smaller model?
We chose large capacity storage batteries so we wouldn't have to worry about running out of power during 'deployments'. The big boys also help to ballast the model so it floats at its waterline. While LiPo's could work, you would need a lot of them to provide enough amps and they would be expensive. Also, you would still need to add lots of ballast if partially depending on the LiPos for weight.
Thanks for the reply, also, where did yall get the bell for the uss hank?
Wow, .. nobody has ever commented on the E. O. T. engine room bell! It's an egg timer bell. The erratic 'dings' are produced by a very small weight being spun around by a thread attached to a really small servo motor shaft.
Yeah I found that was pretty neat, I'm planning to build a uss Iowa and was thinking about putting the bell, hopefully I'll stick with it and have the time to finish it
good luck with BB-61; what scale?
What lipo battery do you use for the servos? I'm making a replica of the greek battleship georgios averof with steam engine. It's 2,20 centimeters long and 30 centimeters width .
2 separate radio systems, each receiver has its own 7.4v 5200 LiPo battery.
@@Rapidnadion Wow your still active! Cant wait to see your next video!
Where can you buy all of this stuff? Aswell what wad the cost?
what did you build the hull from and how much ballast did you use,
i built a 6 ft wooden one , severals years ago , the problems was to high up. wind drove it crazy
Mike, we used 3/16" and 3/8" plywood for the build. Ballast is around 140#, or half the total weight. Thanks for watching.
How do your decks lock down, I was thinking of screws but it seems you guys have a different way?
+Rapidnadion It's time for some more military ships. And I think that a replica of the Japanese battleship Yamato which could fire airgun bullets by blowing up the firecrackers in her cannons is a perfect candidate. Also, record a video where she shoots down a scout plane launched from the Kitty Hawk,when you will complete the construction of it(Yamato).
As for ballast, the car batteries would function ideally as ballast, as well as voltage source. Kinda kill two birds with one stone, on that.
It would be cool if you did that on the next boat
Where did you get the propellers and rudders. Is it custom made or a ready made one
Propellers can be found easily enough; rc boat propellers. Almost all the other parts are custom / scratch built.
wonderful !!!
Is there an anchor for stopping and holding position?
you inspired me, too. any tips?
Very nice
these numbers told me nothing but this car battery really showd how big it is
We're still in test mode, ballast may include sand bags in the future. Thanks for watching, Chris.
Can you please please make a Japanese Yamato class Battleship of this size? I would love to see that :)
You are so epic do a crewship plz
Veryyyyyyyy niiiiiiiicee i love u guys
love it
Did you really use a servo to throw a switch instead of a relay? I must have missed something.
In your video showing planes landing on the carrier, there are what appears to be arrestor wires running across the deck. Do they function and if so how?
The ends are secured to elastic bands beneath the flight deck, so they have about 18" of "give" before they begin to retract.
Thanks
hi just wondering what paint have you used and where did u get it from. becacuse i'm in the process of building one myself
Nice
What paint did you use to paint it?
Stephanie Parma paint:)
\(*u*)/ I'm actually, honored. I served aboard her from 99-05. Very awesome!
Mokey Tah Thank you for your service.
Why no proportional throttle control? Brushed car esc are around ten to fifteen bucks per one.
You are the same person from the pocketnow channel aren't you?
How many amps do those motors draw? I doubt that it is more than few dozens. There are cheap car escs all around ebay - maximum is 15 dollars each. Down side is that you can't disable car style brake - i don't see that as a problem, as you don't change direction rapidly on this giant.
Also, from a former lineman, when connecting power, negative first, then positive. You get less sparks.
Good! we were not aware..
Rapidnadion it’s not a major issue on the low voltage crap, it really only matters on the high voltage stuff, but it’s a good practice to get into.
You're obviously completely unaware of the current available from a 12v car/marine battery! And despite the low voltage, you CAN/WILL get angry sparks!
Nicholas Bassett only if you don’t connect the negative wire first.
Nicholas Bassett also, what is your background? Are you an electrician? And if so, are you union? What local (if you are union)?
scratch, sorry but 'optimas'..? Not sure what you mean..
Make another one of these but a bit smaller its the U.S Nimitz the largest ship in the U.S Fleet and add a helicopter and a jet like the real one just an idea if you want to try it
I would like to see the fleet escort for that boat.
Where did you get the motors?
You should build the battleship Missouri
i have a rc boat. on the box it says that the controller could make the ship move backward but it doesnt work whats wrong with it
How much did it cost as I want one
luke taylor they built it themselves so you can't buy it........
Please, build the model of the USS North Carolina, because I think that your war fleet really needs a battleship.
That would be cool, but you have to realize how much time and dedication it requires to build one of these models...besides, they are currently working on the SeaQuest submarine
Nazar Derkach I think USS Wisconsin, BB64 is better with sixteen inch guns, and it was a flagship. I was on it.
Nazar Derkach I think USS Wisconsin, BB64 is better with sixteen inch guns, and it was a flagship. I was on it.
Nazar Derkach the battle ship is obsolete due to planes that the CV carries
Nazar Derkach or uss New Jersey.....
I'm on the USS John C stennis and the kitty hawk is right next to us
May i have a blueprint for the entire model
now for an even bigger one
you guys should make a pump inside the carrier so if it leaks it can get the water out
Ethan Knight they will probably get it out of the water before it "goes under" AND it has pretty dang big bulkheads so it will take a long time to sink
Awesome. Looks like getting her out of the shipyard may be a bear!
I don’t think you’ll require a speed controller. The boat is big enough, where it’s size will keep the speed low.
Correct, Brian, we usually steam around using just 2, sometimes even one, motor. At ~300 lbs. no maneuvers happen really quickly...
I built a 6 and a half foot aircraft carrier it's not RC but it's ok I like the way u built yours cool .
Be safe out there in America folks