AeroScooter?

[GEG]

Has anyone seen that AeroScooter?
http://www.airscooter.com/
Kind of an interesting idea.

So - they oversimplify the web site.
"No license is required to fly . . . because it weighs less than 300
pounds . . ."
But, it seems as though there are a few other restrictions than that!
It looks kind of fun!

[Guillermo]

"GEG" > wrote in message
...
> Has anyone seen that AeroScooter?
> http://www.airscooter.com/
> Kind of an interesting idea.
>
> So - they oversimplify the web site.
> "No license is required to fly . . . because it weighs less than 300
> pounds . . ."
> But, it seems as though there are a few other restrictions than that!
> It looks kind of fun!

Given that the airscooter has fixed pitch in the rotors, and no swash
plates, I was just wondering what is the mechanism that makes it go forward,
backwards or to the sides. I didn't find much detail about how that is
accomplished in the website.
Anyone knows?

[Brian Whatcott]

On Fri, 22 Apr 2005 16:52:12 -0400, "Guillermo"
> wrote:

>"GEG" > wrote in message
...
>> Has anyone seen that AeroScooter?
>> http://www.airscooter.com/
>> Kind of an interesting idea.
>>
>> So - they oversimplify the web site.
>> "No license is required to fly . . . because it weighs less than 300
>> pounds . . ."
>> But, it seems as though there are a few other restrictions than that!
>> It looks kind of fun!
>
>Given that the airscooter has fixed pitch in the rotors, and no swash
>plates, I was just wondering what is the mechanism that makes it go forward,
>backwards or to the sides. I didn't find much detail about how that is
>accomplished in the website.
>Anyone knows?
>
Tilting mast?

Brian W

[HotRod]

I saw an interview with the inventor the other week on "Daily Planet" I
thought it was pretty cool. I was just thinking if it is indeed true that
the mast tilts instead of a swash plate they should have just eliminated the
steering and have the p[i]
> Has anyone seen that AeroScooter?
> http://www.airscooter.com/
> Kind of an interesting idea.
>
> So - they oversimplify the web site.
> "No license is required to fly . . . because it weighs less than 300
> pounds . . ."
> But, it seems as though there are a few other restrictions than that!
> It looks kind of fun![/color]