Not for any amount of money (video)

[blave]

Originally Posted by as355f1

Would i strap my butt into this and fly
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...copter&pl=true

I probably would, at least in a hover. I'd be wearing a really good helmet and a back brace, just as if riding a sport bike .
The US version was designed by Hiller, and they have a nice display of one "flying" via ceiling-mounted wires and also one that is still in the drop tank configuration.
I took a couple pictures at the Hiller museum in San Carlos, CA, USA in 2004:
http://blave.smugmug.com/gallery/153068/1/5676682
http://blave.smugmug.com/gallery/153068/1/5676683
http://blave.smugmug.com/gallery/153068/1/5676684
I thought I had some shots of the indoors displays mentioned above, but I guess I don't.
More info:
http://www.hiller.org/rotorcycle.shtml
enjoy,
Dave Blevins