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Please have a look at a link my mate sent me...I got a little scared
www.vietnam-chopper.com
Cheers
WLM
crispy69
20th Apr 2007, 06:22
I'd rather get in a gyro-copter
AND believe me that is saying something:uhoh:
rotorboater
20th Apr 2007, 08:40
In my business the Chinese are always copying machines from photos & broshures - they are usually cr@p and dangerous as well!
SilsoeSid
20th Apr 2007, 09:39
What's the difference between;
http://www.vietnam-chopper.com/images/Vietchop.jpg
and
http://avia.russian.ee/foto/gallery/sikorsky/sik_vs-300_5.jpg
Isn't there a video somewhere of Igor coming a cropper in this?
?
At least matey boy in the vietnam pic has a flying helmet and a smile!
Bravo73
20th Apr 2007, 11:19
What's the difference between [pic] and [pic]?
Er, about 80 years! Things have moved on slightly since Igor had a crack at it... ;)
Isn't there a video somewhere of Igor coming a cropper in this?
Nope. You're probably thinking of a video of the Bell test program where the chap (also, confusingly, wearing a fedora!) is thrown into the rotordisc...
Anyway, if you were to develop a helicopter in Vietnam, surely there are still plenty of old Bell components lying around in the jungle that one could re-use... :ok:
The difference is that the lower Helicopter is built by a household name in the field of rotary aviation and the first one has just been built in a field.
SilsoeSid
20th Apr 2007, 15:42
Nope. You're probably thinking of a video of the Bell test program where the chap (also, confusingly, wearing a fedora!) is thrown into the rotordisc...
And here it is, thanks...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixDn8Ak4kz8
Er, about 80 years! Things have moved on slightly since Igor had a crack at it... Mmmm........ Really!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/threecounties/news/2002/08/13/helicopter_270.jpg
http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Rotary/Private_heli/HE15G5.jpg
etc....
http://www.aia.org.nz/R22Incident.htm
There are 295 results for "r22" in Whole site, which are shown below.
http://www.aaib.dft.gov.uk/search_results.cfm?frm_searchtext=r22&lcl_topmenutemplate=tags%2Ftop_home.cfm&lcl_lngcode=en&lcl_lngurlcode=&lcl_othrlngsite=home%2Findex.cfm&x=17&y=19
SilsoeSid
20th Apr 2007, 15:46
Come on chaps, did you never built your own go-kart out of pram wheels, wooden boxes from behind the local supermarket, a coach bolt, some nails and some rope??
I say, 'go for it lads, your chopper looks rubbery'!
Bravo73
20th Apr 2007, 16:41
Mmmm........ Really!
Now, now, Sid. Are we talking about people crashing R22s or are we talking about elementary helicopter design, eh?
It's not like you to quote out of context... :rolleyes: :p
VeeAny
20th Apr 2007, 19:39
Silsoe
Whilst not trying to turn this into an R22 bashing thread, coz I still like them.
However I'll see your 295 and raise you 636.:)
http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidents.asp?ACType=R22
Cheers
V
I have seen at least one movie of Igor wrecking his prototype. Can't find it on youtube though.
-- IFMU
Well;
Aerodynamics aside; it's built more sturdy than Eurocopter.
SilsoeSid
21st Apr 2007, 08:55
VeeAny,
In the words of Dick Emery...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/ilove/years/1963/images/dickemery173.jpg
"ooh… you are awful… but I like you!"
B73,
Are we talking about people crashing R22s or are we talking about elementary helicopter design, eh?
Is there a difference? :confused:
Given these blokes, their love of helicopters (when they aren't shooting at them!) and their circumstances, I say it's just another example of human inginuety....go for it!
Here's Igor'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PyZoMYeb24