David perry 1 Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 What does BNF and PNP mean when applied to foamiesetc? I stop reading the mags for a few months and new acronyms creep in!! Build n fly? Plug n Play? I understand RTF, but these new 'uns... David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Pollard Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 BNF is Bind"n"fly Pnp is Plug"n"play Garry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Can you guess PNF then Garry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Skilbeck Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 BNF, Bind n Fly is e-flite/parkzones models complete with a spektrum 2.4 Rx so all you have to do is bind it to your Spektrum/JR2.4 tx and fly. PNP/F, plug and play/Fly is the same without the Rx, you just have to plug your Rx in and play/fly. Kind of them to do the latter for those who don't have a DSM2 Tx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Pollard Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 I would say its got to be plug and fly Tim, not that the others were guesses as they were taken off and old post of yours that maybe David had not seen Garry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Nah.... pointy nose fetish - a la Jart etc ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Pollard Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Didnt know you were allowed any fetishes in your part of the country Tim, we live and learn . Makes you wonder what goes on at the great orme LOL Off topic again so it will be slapped wrists all round again Garry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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David perry 1 Posted October 30, 2009 Author Share Posted October 30, 2009 Thanks! D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Whisky Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 And when I started, I was mystified for a while by ... TX (Transmitter) RX (Receiver) XTAL (Crystal) ROG (Rise Off Ground - refers to a take-off from the ground on undercarriage) 1C the battery charge level which would recharge the battery pack in 1 Hour Every form of human endeavour seems to generate its own language, jargon and mnemonics. When I started working for Michelin many years ago, I was astounded to find that internally no-one ever used the word "tyres" - they were called "covers". I had always thought that word was just hoteliers' jargon for place-settings! I've never understood why marketing people use jargon however, yet you see it all the time in adverts. Maybe they only want to sell to the "initiated".Edited By Romeo Whisky on 30/10/2009 14:21:45 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myron Beaumont Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Romeo I think ROG means "Rotate " actually & I never understood that either ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Rise Off ground Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Claridge Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 S P L A T several pieces left after termination PRANG plane reduced and no good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David perry 1 Posted November 1, 2009 Author Share Posted November 1, 2009 ROG = rise of ground, ROW...ditto, water! Anyone old enough to recall...DEACs? Aghhhh!!!!!! D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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David perry 1 Posted November 2, 2009 Author Share Posted November 2, 2009 Ref CGISBAGF, yes, but how wrong were we back then? How many dicussions were held alongside the field, in the pits and in pubs on wet days, about the terrrible influx of these horrid ARTFs and the trashy undisciplined sort of modellers, and modelling, that would enter the hallowed halls of AeroModelling? Boy were we wrong. The stuff was tatty at the beginning, but now? What would we do woithout it. And the quality of the modellers? Bit arrogant weren't we? My only gripe about RTF / ARTF is that the species has been plagued by the virus known as Edg E5 40 and clones. D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Ireland Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 You should try the oil industry for annoying acronyms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David perry 1 Posted November 7, 2009 Author Share Posted November 7, 2009 ha, you want acronyms? Look at the Airbus manuals. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt Kremen Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 BNF & PNF Yes definitions mostly correct ... but ... Looking at the latest E-Flite offering, the '4 Point', it is offered in BNF & PNF options. Both have Rx neither come with a Tx but the BNF has the flight LiPos and charger unit ,the PNF assumes you have these already. When seeking 'PNF' versions of other 'E-Flite' and 'Parkzone' models, I found many model shops telling me they are 'stuck' with stock of the versions containing the Tx. Customers just want the RTF plane without the Tx. Well, once you have one you really don't want to buy another do you(?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Smith 7 Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Quick question, if its OK to resurrect an old thread here. Can the BNF models be converted for use with other radio systems, but changing the receiver? Or is it all proprietary so useless unless you have a Spektrum transmitter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Richards Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Tony, it depends on the model some of them (particularly the very small ones) come with all the electronics and servos in one package, others simply come with a separate Spektrum Rx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom T Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Hi everyone I fly nitro at a club but i also like to have an electric to fly in the fields that surround our house.... I did have a PZ spitfire until i crashed it last year with a lack of experience.... anyway after alot more training with nitro i brought a SU-26 BNF which to this day still flys well..... although... it doesn't seem to have the ummmff that i was looking for (vertical climbs, sudden drops,holding a knife edge etc) even though it is aerobatic... Can anyone suggest to me an electric plane that i could buy that i could bind to my DX6I, preferably a fast aerobatic model and that is durable Thanx alot !! Cheers Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Paul Marsh Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Where's my message?What I meant to say was: BNFCBind n' fly & Crash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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