Comments on: New All-Metal Helicopter Has Eighteen-Foot Wing Props http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/05/04/new-all-metal-helicopter-has-eighteen-foot-wing-props/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:27:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Davemon http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/05/04/new-all-metal-helicopter-has-eighteen-foot-wing-props/#comment-1054387 Davemon Tue, 06 May 2008 11:08:59 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4397#comment-1054387 Methinks it's good for Zombies. :) Methinks it’s good for Zombies. :)

]]> By: Kruk http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/05/04/new-all-metal-helicopter-has-eighteen-foot-wing-props/#comment-1054360 Kruk Tue, 06 May 2008 03:54:32 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4397#comment-1054360 Hey, what's wrong? Looks like an early V-22 to me! But seriously, all the weird flying "contraptions" we see were the product of lone crackpot inventors, even if they did have a lot of money to waste. Autogyros were well known by this point, so real engineers did know the rotor area needed to support a given weight. Hey, what’s wrong? Looks like an early V-22 to me!

But seriously, all the weird flying “contraptions” we see were the product of lone crackpot inventors, even if they did have a lot of money to waste. Autogyros were well known by this point, so real engineers did know the rotor area needed to support a given weight.

]]> By: Myles http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/05/04/new-all-metal-helicopter-has-eighteen-foot-wing-props/#comment-1054335 Myles Mon, 05 May 2008 18:11:21 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4397#comment-1054335 I'm suprised they didn't add a racing stripe to make it go faster. Please tell me they actually tried this. I’m suprised they didn’t add a racing stripe to make it go faster. Please tell me they actually tried this.

]]> By: jayessell http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/05/04/new-all-metal-helicopter-has-eighteen-foot-wing-props/#comment-1054312 jayessell Mon, 05 May 2008 12:45:34 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4397#comment-1054312 We shouldn't laugh at our ancestor's attempts at VTOL. But... They knew F=MA. They had sliderules. They knew the weight of the craft and had the engine performance specifications. Do the math, people! We shouldn’t laugh at our ancestor’s attempts at VTOL.
But…
They knew F=MA. They had sliderules. They knew the weight of the
craft and had the engine performance specifications.
Do the math, people!

]]> By: Tim Giachetti http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/05/04/new-all-metal-helicopter-has-eighteen-foot-wing-props/#comment-1054288 Tim Giachetti Mon, 05 May 2008 09:45:27 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4397#comment-1054288 Looks like Xenus' ride! :P Looks like Xenus’ ride! :P

]]> By: Eamon http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/05/04/new-all-metal-helicopter-has-eighteen-foot-wing-props/#comment-1054257 Eamon Mon, 05 May 2008 00:33:30 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4397#comment-1054257 It also mows lawns. It also mows lawns.

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