This has to be some kind of hoax

[cambs flyer]

Nowhere on the body is there any downward thrust ducts, so this must be a carefully rigged stunt.

?????

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Isi2cwJsp4&feature=related[/ame]

[fatmantom]

its to do with the camera's shutter speed being the same as the rpm of the rotors i think.....

its just an illusion!

cheers,

[Sesame]

yup shutterspeed is same as blade speed, youll notice the tail blades still look like their turning as their a different speed to the head.

It does look very odd though.

[cambs flyer]

DOH......can I crawl into a very deep hole now please, of course it is, talk about feeling a right royal twat.

[Sao]

yep shutter speed, seen this posted on various forums a few times now. Read the You tube comments, some of them are hilarious.....
" He's Auto gyrating but the motor is still going so he is still flying it on the tail"

[Made2Fade]

Yip its a bit like the picture here. The shutter speed makes the blades appear bent or kinda like a swirl.
Lee

[Jamez]

its known as strobascopic effect. ( thats not spelt right ), the blades are turning at the same speed as the camera catches the stills for the video. Nice constant head speed. You can get it with flourescent lighting, cause the tubes flicker at 50hz, so if something is turning at 50 hz, it will apear stationary. which is why we have to use a different type of fitting than normal in machine shops etc, lead lag ( so when ones on, the other is off) and High Frequency stuff mainly. Imagine a drill or circular saw turning at 50 hz ( 50 revs per sec ) it'll look like its stopped, so you touch it, messy.

[SteveH39]

its known as strobascopic effect. ( thats not spelt right ), the blades are turning at the same speed as the camera catches the stills for the video. Nice constant head speed. You can get it with flourescent lighting, cause the tubes flicker at 50hz, so if something is turning at 50 hz, it will apear stationary. which is why we have to use a different type of fitting than normal in machine shops etc, lead lag ( so when ones on, the other is off) and High Frequency stuff mainly. Imagine a drill or circular saw turning at 50 hz ( 50 revs per sec ) it'll look like its stopped, so you touch it, messy.

blimey, lead / lag fittings, not seen them in a while

[Janek]

Reading through the Youtube posts, it's amazing the stupidity of certain sections of the Human Race, and what's even "better" is it continues after a few people posted the correct explaination.

We're surrounded by Idiots (mostly American )

[Sesame]

If you think people are stoopid you should work here for a few days, some of the questions I get asked are just way beyond stoopid. and all from people that are supposed to be business people in a trade.

[RcHeliwidow]

its known as strobascopic effect. ( thats not spelt right ), the blades are turning at the same speed as the camera catches the stills for the video. Nice constant head speed. You can get it with flourescent lighting, cause the tubes flicker at 50hz, so if something is turning at 50 hz, it will apear stationary. which is why we have to use a different type of fitting than normal in machine shops etc, lead lag ( so when ones on, the other is off) and High Frequency stuff mainly. Imagine a drill or circular saw turning at 50 hz ( 50 revs per sec ) it'll look like its stopped, so you touch it, messy.

ooo000ooo

[Jamez]

I know stuff me. (some of its useful an all, but not much)

[Thomas]

The camera work on the Szabo DVD is very off putting as all the way through his Raptor seems to have a head speed of 1 RPM

[Sesame]

Know what you mean, Ive seen a few like that where the effect really gets quite annoying.

[SteveH39]

and most camcorders have a shutter speed option so its quite easy to cure, if they would only preview some footage before doing a full video. nobs