Safari down
Posted:
Tue Feb 10, 2015 10:48 amby chopper_nut
Just saw this. I have to admit, I'm surprised that it lasted this long. Homebuilts don't tend to last that long.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/65987868/helicopter-crashes-into-farm-paddock
Re: Safari down
Posted:
Tue Feb 10, 2015 3:10 pmby cowpatz
Many years ago I looked at building one of
these with a flying colleague.
It even had FADEC which was quite new at the time. RC heli's was as far as I got.
Re: Safari down
Posted:
Tue Feb 10, 2015 6:05 pmby chopper_nut
Yeh those Rotorways are pretty bad news. I don't think I'd fly one.
Re: Safari down
Posted:
Tue Feb 10, 2015 9:35 pmby cowpatz
chopper_nut wrote:Yeh those Rotorways are pretty bad news. I don't think I'd fly one.
I wasn't aware that they had a bad reputation (not that I am involved in the heli scene). What's the issue with them?
Re: Safari down
Posted:
Tue Feb 10, 2015 11:25 pmby chopper_nut
Poor crash protection and the engines that inevitably get involved tend to go pop.
Re: Safari down
Posted:
Wed Feb 11, 2015 8:17 amby Ian Warren
I was thinking/talking about this last night , Rick stopped thru , has three types off hang-gliders .. even a swing wing or VG they call them, .. but when you get the energy of a rotor on a home-built helicopter we both passed .