HappyAndy
HappyAndy Dork
2/5/13 7:59 p.m.
Toyman01
Toyman01 GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
2/5/13 8:13 p.m.

They were at the Charleston AFB Air Show the last time I went. Yes they are impressive.

Conquest351
Conquest351 SuperDork
2/6/13 9:30 a.m.

Links don't work for me. They send me to a mobile youtube site.

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
2/6/13 9:38 a.m.

And at this scale you can't do any fancy flips willy-nilly....read an interview with that guy once, he said that if you don't give it full forward stick while upside-down, the helicopter will dart for the ground and the blades would probably snap off

aircooled
aircooled PowerDork
2/6/13 9:56 a.m.
GameboyRMH wrote: ...he said that if you don't give it full forward stick while upside-down, the helicopter will dart for the ground and the blades would probably snap off....

I am guessing you mean the collective full down. (which to be fair is a "stick")

In a helicopter the stick controls pitch and roll by altering the pitch of the blades at points around the arc. The collective controls the general pitch of the blades, and thus the lift. Pulling the collective up gives you maximum lift, pushing it down flattens the blades for zero lift.

...the more you know...

neon4891
neon4891 UltimaDork
2/6/13 10:04 a.m.

Once I dreamed of flying army helicopter, but I could never loose enough weight to enlist.

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
2/6/13 10:04 a.m.

Both actually. Full forward stick and collective full down.

Appleseed
Appleseed PowerDork
2/6/13 10:17 p.m.

I've seen him at Oshkosh a few times. O always stop and watch.

dalek
dalek New Reader
9/14/13 4:53 p.m.

Is that a MBB 105?

Curmudgeon
Curmudgeon MegaDork
9/14/13 7:23 p.m.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23992647

Spinout007
Spinout007 GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
10/13/13 11:38 p.m.

Sugar canoe

Appleseed
Appleseed UltimaDork
10/14/13 1:39 p.m.

What if it was R/C?

drsmooth
drsmooth Reader
10/15/13 11:55 a.m.

Speaking of RC helicopters.. Here is one!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LywBgb_Zq_w

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