Hello,
Has anyone ever used the Magic Flight system from Revell like in this picture :

My question is, can it be used to put in an other plane, like a passenger plane?
Thanks

I wanna try that out myself but it costs a lot. I think it can be used on other kits since there is some kind of device inside the craft. If you have enough room for in the fuselage of your passenger craft, give it a try.

What is magic flight? from the picture it appears to be levitating, is that what it does?

Ave,

This is the info I found on the Revell site :
Plastic model kits including magnetic hover technology, diorama and accessories!
- The hovering state of the model, making it appear to fly, is achieved through the push force of two opposing magnets
-The model is stabilised by means of fine, almost invisible threads in-between the diorama and the model hovering above it
- The maximum 'altitude' of the model can be set by precisely adjusting the stabilisation threads
- Magnetic hover technology functions entirely without any further energy source, i.e.: neither batteries, adaptors nor connection to the mains are necessary.

I want to know if it can hold a big airplane.

Bep,

Can it handle a 1/48 kit? I have never seen this before, where did you see it?

Thanks.

Jeff

Jeff,
Don't know if it can handle a 1/48 scale plane. I think it can but they have these kits in scale 1/144 for the modern plane and scale 1/72 for the old planes.
I've seen them in a local store and they cost about 35 euro.
Here's the link on the revell site :
revell
hth

I believe we had a thread about this shortly after I joined.

Bottom line is if you can get magnets strong enough, you can get a 1:1 airliner to hover over the ground. You just gotta find 2 magnets strong enough to levitate the 1:48 aircraft. (you may need 2 in the fuselage and 2 in the base for balance, though)

Can anyone of you give us a photo of the magnets used on the craft and the base? Where was it positioned?

Just an educated guess, but probably a bar magnet running left to right in the base and the match to it in the fuselage right above the centerline tank.

If I remember correct, the magnet in the base was a large circle.

Ahh.... a circle magnet. I might buy one of these someday so I could study the positioning of the magnet for future special effects.

Keep us posted

Until I get the cash . I think the Spitfire costs around $60 USD.

60 dollars? I guess Revell is expensive import in your country. I live nearby Germany and the spitfire costs 32 euro in my local toy shop.

Dirk,

why don't you write an email to Revell, tell them a lot of people are curious over here, and ask them for a model to review and to write a feature about ?