Ricky wrote: On Jan 14, 7:19 pm, William Hung wrote: http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/homemade-helicopter/nigerian-man-builds-wo... Way to go Muhammed! Wil I remain extremely skeptical that the thing flys until I see a picture or video of it in the air.

Hello all! I have a friend who has R22 beta. He needs to buy used main rotor blades. All advices and offers are welcome. Thank you in advance. Elly

on helis?... and the static pressure point??...... rc or full size....R22...or Jetranger any info appreciated.. Cheers Nick

Hello, what are the control inputs required in a hover in an ideal situation, what I am trying to figure out is what are you doing in a no-wind situation to hover. I have read several articles and books about helicopter flying and I am still a little confused as to what you have to do, from what I...

Greetings, all. I am new to this group, but I have been studying Gyros for a few years. I've decided on building a Gyrobee. I'd love to build one from scratch, doing my own cutting and drilling, not for the cost savings but just because I'm an engineer at heart and love to build things. The only...

Have a project that needs 6 blades from the J-2. The blades need to be in flyable condition for the restoration of a rare McCullough tandem rotor helicopter. Any clues out there????

Just a quick survey. I was going to post some local news and pictures from the Chicago area but wasn't sure of the interest. Tom

A report in of a Helicycle climbing at 600fpm at a density altitude of 8,000. Of course the passenger capacity is limited to only 6 politicians with the lies removed.

Just back from Bensen days and Sun'n Fun. I flew (hover taxiied) a 254# legal ultralite helicopter. I was amazed at the lack of any tendency to depart to a foreign zip code. The little Mosquito Air felt more stable to me than a Bell 47. At Sun'n Fun John Snider demonstrated several autos to...

Ever had an actual one? This board is so freakin dead and boring I left months ago. This is another attempt to revive it. Any takers? I've had several actual in flight emergencies in helicopters worldwide (in addition to the phyxed wing side) and survived them all. how about yor stories? Ol S&B

First day of the new year and I find this little link in a cooking newsgroup. Go figure. http://www.jet-man.com/actuel.html Then there is his homepage showing some of the other things he has put these model jet engines on.

....to get a little stick time? I'm a newbie (about 180 hours split between the 300C and the R22) and I would dearly like to buy a helicopter. No justification at all -- just a huge fascination with helicopters. I think my short list includes a Robinson or a Bell 47. But I've never flown a Bell and...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKZFNeXL8xM

I presume it's not "em eye", as the "i" is often in lower case. So what it is? Me, mih, my? Thanks, Justin.

Good morning, I am looking for tracking lights to put at the tip of the blades to see tracking during flight. Have you heard of E-Z Track tracking lights? according to website made on C-GOEZ They seem to be small, cheap, use only two cells and have a feature where the centrifugal force from the...

I'm sure it has been posted before but for those who haven't seen it, check out JustHelicopters.com and look at the alternate board - not the original. One is for serious questions, answers, discussions, and the other is wild and raucus with rumor, name calling, crazy, funny as hell sometimes,...

Hello all, This is my first time posting here, but I figured maybe you all could help me out with a question that has been nagging at me for quite a while. Forgive me if this seems like a stupid question. Here goes: Does a helicopter, without lateral movement, have the ability to fly down, or...

So are the sounds of rotors keeping you awake this week. Spotlights lighting up your bedroom at 3 AM. Subway traffic disrupted for you and the family. Radio traffic blasting from your scanner's speaker. Are you feeling a deep rooted urge to vote in the next few months.

http://aaronthearchitect.com/blog/archive/2004/06/20/173.aspx

I was hoping that I could get some advice on the Ultrasport Kit helicopter, in particular on REAL build times for the 331 and 496??. I have been told that the Rotorway is approximately 800-1000 hours, and that the ultrasport is far quicker at about 300 hours. I am from the UK, and there are no...