This looks a whole load of fun

[robgt]

Did you see this video?

[ame]http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=5427660005582401612[/ame]

It's a work in progress
Ian told me, recently, that he has since removed all the gyros and it seems to fly far better

I'm looking forward to better weather so we get to see it down my field again soon!
Cheers,
Rob

[cambs flyer]

Christ what a machine, that's well and truly stretched, it also looks like something the ThunderBirds would use as a kind of sky crane.

I've seen a few of the large CH-47 fly on YT, but never anything like that.

Cheers mate that was well worth a look.

[SRH990]

It uses two sets of contra-rotating blades for stability, this way you don't need lots of complicated electronic mixers plus I would guess they are the same components as the Medivac, makes getting spares simple. It uses a 3 cell lipo so duration will pobably be near the Medivac.

[cambs flyer]

Bloody hell Steve, is there a helicopter on this planet you don't fly.

[pompeyjohn]

am I the only person looking at that thinking.... blade strikes!!!!

[robgt]

Heh heh...
The blades are at 90° to each other (between heads) so they won't touch...
Unless there's a mechanical failure on the drive between the two heads I guess?

Cheers,
Rob

[Boggy]

Thats the dumbest design I have ever seen, they could have done the same thing without having coaxial rotor systems, and probably cheaper

thats the dumbest post ive ever seen!!!, if they could do it without coaxial and cheaper why didn't they????

[cambs flyer]

Come on chaps, these are all only big boys toys no matter what size the heli is.

Lets remember there only made for a bit of fun and excitement