Lance Campbell's F-15 Turbine - 2001 Taylor R/C Airshow

Photos and commentary by Andy Steere.

Mid-Missouri Radio Control Association member and past President Lance Campbell, of Columbia Missouri, flys a turbine-powered F-15 Eagle. This remarkable aircraft was a highlight of the Taylor Airshow, as it is in all the shows Lance flys in.

STATIC IMAGES

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Pilot Lance Campbell flys the F-15 down the runway toward show-center, while spotter Jerry Crow keeps an eye on all the other planes in the air and relates that information to Lance.
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Pilot and Plane
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In-flight shot of a roll at the full zoom (10x) of the Olympus C-700 digital camera. (same image as top of page)
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MOVIE CLIPS

(Choose a format to view by clicking on one of the two links provided. The native format for the video camera (Olympus C-700UZ) is Apple Quicktime MOV. This version will produce the best picture and sound possible, but the file sizes are large. The Microsoft AVI files were converted using Lead Multimedia Converter and while much smaller... their image quality suffers (a lot on some movies, very little on others). If you have trouble viewing these by directly clicking on the link, try right-clicking on the link, choose save to disk, and play the video ouside the browser. The MOV files require Apple Quicktime player or plugin, and the AVI files require Microsoft Windows Media Player or similar. The AVI files are converted using an Indeo video codec, if you have trouble viewing the video.)

Takeoff of the F-15. This was taken Saturday.
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Low pass to a vertical, which surprised me a bit and I lost sight of it in the viewfinder for a second. NOTE: All videos with the word "jumpy" at the end show my less than perfect camera handling... especially at full-zoom (the C-700 won't allow you to change your zoom setting during the movie... you are stuck with what you start with.). They are worth downloading anyway! This one was taken Saturday.
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Roll-Pass... "flawless"... wish I could say the same about the camera work. Saturday.
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Slow Roll pass... at less zoom, so much smoother. Saturday
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Inverted pass. Saturday.
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Gear Pass, done to check landing gear before landing. Saturday.
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Landing. Saturday.
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On Sunday, Lance flew as part of the special presentation show team. During his flight, the other turbine powered aircraft, a BVM Bandit, was also flying. This is a pass down show-central that featured three rolls.

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This is a low and slow pass down show-central. Sunday
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Gear pass on Sunday. Not bad for a "jumpy".
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Last modified on 07/15/2002

since July 15, 2002.