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and a new pilot/engineer is born.
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and a new pilot/engineer is born.
And here is a statement from the same link page:
Although some government officials got very excited when they saw him conduct a demonstration flight in neighbouring Katsina state, Nigeria's Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has so far shown no interest in his aircraft. |
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and a new pilot/engineer is born.
On Jan 15, 8:09 pm, wrote:
Here are a few more pictures of the guy.http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5...7tMmr2zeQmiRig From the photos its amazing simplicity - he's got a front-wheel car driveshaft running the rotor and implementing rotor tilt. Hey if he only gets it off the ground thats flying. Don't forget helicopter ground effect, valid for height of one rotor length. Thats probably where he could get the 7? feet. Less power needed to hover near ground. |
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and a new pilot/engineer is born.
On Jan 15, 9:14*am, Bob Moore wrote:
Mortimer Schnerd, RN wrote North American Aviation took the P-51 from doodles on a napkin to lifting off the tarmac in 117 days. Mortimer...Do you know what the "Tarmac" is? From Wikipedia: snip While the specific Tarmac pavement is not common in some countries today, many people use the word to refer to generic paved areas at airports, especially the airport ramp or "apron", near the terminals despite the fact that many of these areas are in fact made of concrete. This term seems to have been popularized when it became part of the news lexicon following live coverage of the Entebbe hijacking in 1976, where "Tarmac" was frequently used by the on-scene BBC reporter in describing the hijack scene. The Wick Airport at Wick in Caithness, Scotland is one of the few airports that still has a real Tarmac runway. It was in the lexicon long befor 76. I was taught it in the USAFSS (intelligence service) back in 54 when I was studying Russian. Harry K |
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and a new pilot/engineer is born.
On Jan 15, 8:09*pm, wrote:
Here are a few more pictures of the guy.http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5...7tMmr2zeQmiRig Now that's a story that's more believable. Maybe there are some pictures of it flying. |
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