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Forum: Rotorheads

11th Mar 2024, 05:03

Replies: 1,608

Hill Helicopters HX50

Views: 440,286

Posted By Shagpile

This thread sounds like the board room of VW when...

This thread sounds like the board room of VW when Tesla came onto the scene.

To answer the Q about turbine blades: they have been onto this for years now. One of the first things they did was pour...

Forum: Rotorheads

7th Mar 2024, 07:13

Replies: 1,608

Hill Helicopters HX50

Views: 440,286

Posted By Shagpile

Do the armchair experts here expect a fully...

Do the armchair experts here expect a fully assembled production engine without the individual steps required to build and test each part?

It seems blindingly obvious to me this is forward...

Forum: Rotorheads

8th Jan 2024, 11:13

Replies: 1,608

Hill Helicopters HX50

Views: 440,286

Posted By Shagpile

It’s nothing like Angel investing, which is...

It’s nothing like Angel investing, which is investing large amounts of money into early stage high risk of failure startups (usually new untested ideas at the forefront of tech). Investors write off...

Forum: Rotorheads

7th Jan 2024, 21:35

Replies: 1,608

Hill Helicopters HX50

Views: 440,286

Posted By Shagpile

I also bought two more HC50 slots after the...

I also bought two more HC50 slots after the event, for the £150k final retail discount. They’re up to 1200 orders (combined HX/HC) as of 1-2 weeks ago.

I don’t plan on accepting delivery of...

Forum: Rotorheads

17th Dec 2023, 07:35

Replies: 1,608

Hill Helicopters HX50

Views: 440,286

Posted By Shagpile

I’m glad other helicopter manufacturers are...

I’m glad other helicopter manufacturers are following HX50 progress. Disruption usually happens from an outsider, because businesses never make new products that compete internally with their cash...

Forum: Rotorheads

15th Dec 2023, 06:27

Replies: 1,608

Hill Helicopters HX50

Views: 440,286

Posted By Shagpile

I'm not sure if this is representative of all...

I'm not sure if this is representative of all Gazelle's, but I went for a spin in an ex-warbird one, and it was very agricultural; built for hauling troops, not for comfort or style. The one I went...

Forum: Rotorheads

7th Dec 2023, 07:04

Replies: 1,608

Hill Helicopters HX50

Views: 440,286

Posted By Shagpile

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

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Forum: Rotorheads

3rd Nov 2023, 08:59

Replies: 1,608

Hill Helicopters HX50

Views: 440,286

Posted By Shagpile

He has a 5 year (5000hr) nose to tail warranty....

He has a 5 year (5000hr) nose to tail warranty. Next FUD please.

Forum: Rotorheads

2nd Nov 2023, 12:22

Replies: 1,608

Hill Helicopters HX50

Views: 440,286

Posted By Shagpile

The final public price target was stated as £495k...

The final public price target was stated as £495k very early, then updated to £595k a couple of years ago, where it has remained since.

I believe "the price is going up" is confusion about the...

Forum: Rotorheads

25th Sep 2023, 12:32

Replies: 1,608

Hill Helicopters HX50

Views: 440,286

Posted By Shagpile

Luckily for us, Hill has just spent 2 years...

Luckily for us, Hill has just spent 2 years working out exactly the layup strategy, vacuum locations, resin parameters, temperatures etc.

I suspect he hired half of Williams F1. And that's the...

Forum: Rotorheads

21st Sep 2023, 00:43

Replies: 1,608

Hill Helicopters HX50

Views: 440,286

Posted By Shagpile

Yeah there's information asymmetry here. People...

Yeah there's information asymmetry here. People who do their research know a lot more about this machine and where it's at than the average punter on here yelling at clouds. It no longer matters what...

Forum: Rotorheads

13th Jul 2023, 09:41

Replies: 1,608

Hill Helicopters HX50

Views: 440,286

Posted By Shagpile

This thread is a classic Early Adopters vs...

This thread is a classic Early Adopters vs Laggards in Diffusion of Innovation theory. We are fundamentally different people with different personalities & risk profiles.

Laggards: Will wait...

Forum: Rotorheads

14th Oct 2022, 12:09

Replies: 1,608

Hill Helicopters HX50

Views: 440,286

Posted By Shagpile

Wow this thread justifying $30k parts that cost...

Wow this thread justifying $30k parts that cost $400 to make is like Turkeys arguing the merits of Christmas. Pilots on forums are like the Peoples Front of Judea versus the Judean Peoples Front.
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