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Forum: Rotorheads

5th May 2022, 21:26

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Hill Helicopters HX50

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Posted By rudestuff

Everything costs money when you start from...

Everything costs money when you start from scratch. This isn't that. There are now hundreds of small gas turbine engines available to draw inspiration from, along with modern CAD techniques,...

Forum: Rotorheads

29th Apr 2022, 17:47

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Hill Helicopters HX50

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Posted By rudestuff

Let's hope this thing actually gets to fly. ...

Let's hope this thing actually gets to fly. We've all looked at a $100 washer and thought "Why?"
Why does a low tech 50+ year old engine cost 30k when i can buy a whole car for half that?
Maybe...

Forum: Rotorheads

30th Aug 2020, 15:08

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Hill Helicopters HX50

Views: 453,629

Posted By rudestuff

Now granted, I know nothing about building or...

Now granted, I know nothing about building or certifying helicopters, but surely in this day and age the obvious solution is a couple of Tesla-style motors driving the rotor? Redundancy in lieu of...

Forum: Rotorheads

30th Aug 2020, 07:56

Replies: 1,651

Hill Helicopters HX50

Views: 453,629

Posted By rudestuff

Well it looks pretty, but I don't see anything...

Well it looks pretty, but I don't see anything game changing. Unless they're going to manufacture and certify their own engine and major components and sell them at cost (2k for a gearbox instead of...

Forum: Rotorheads

17th Dec 2019, 16:43

Replies: 1,651

Hill Helicopters HX50

Views: 453,629

Posted By rudestuff

Unless they're going hybrid I don't see what can...

Unless they're going hybrid I don't see what can be cutting edge. A couple of certified electric motors with a small battery and a cheap motor to charge it all. Once the battery technology catches up...

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