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(Mini-500)I want to build the most EVIL plane EVER !!!
I have been following this discussion I lost friends to Rotorways,
Cessnas, Pipers, Harleys, Hondas, Horses and a hand gun. I do not hate the creators of any of these products and I know people that have bad things to say about all of them. But I have never seen the attack on an individual or product as I have seen here. I am a fixed wing pilot. I have taken discovey flights in Robinson Helicopters and have considered purchasing a kit rotorcraft. When I was younger my parents told me the Scorpion was nothing but a death trap. I have done much research on other kits and wanted to follow this thread as I am grateful for people who take the chance to design and build products I hope to one day afford. I only know about the Mini500 from what I read in flying magazines and you guys must exist in different universes. I do not have the knowledge to remark on the Mini500, but I was hoping to get more from this than a hate fest. |
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(Mini-500)I want to build the most EVIL plane EVER !!!
I can't picture you going out and getting one of them minis that's for
sale in Ebay from time to time and fly them after reading all this? |
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(Mini-500)I want to build the most EVIL plane EVER !!!
This makes no sense at all. Exactly what did the mini-500 design do to
hobble the engine? If the designs are essentially the same, then the engine isn't going to know the difference. If the performance really was dramatically different, then SOMETHING had to be dramatically different between the designs. And saying that one was overseen by one person and one by a different person, isn't a design difference. See my response to Richard Riley above. |
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(Mini-500)I want to build the most EVIL plane EVER !!!
I believe he also had problems with gyro people on the Air Command
gyros also. |
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(Mini-500)I want to build the most EVIL plane EVER !!!
Flyingmonk wrote:
I'll qualiy my earlier statements: http://tinypic.com/i6z390.jpg Same engine, same design, MUCH better manufacture MUCH better performance. The mini500 is a copy of this design (Mr. Cicarre' CH7) w/ a miniature MD500 body on it and different skids, but everything else was the same with exception that the Mini was manufactured and overseen BY Fetters. Where Mr. Cicarre actually knew what he was doing. If you look at the above picture, you can see that the chopper is capable with that engine. http://www.mini500.com/bwb17.jpg Most accidents involved a rollover. Notice the difference in rotor height between the two... Lots of Mini's removed their own tails in the accidents (snapping sound)... Looks to be a cold day in that CH7 photo, wonder want the altitude was? The story behind the Mini link above was that it could barely manage a hover in Las Vegas on an apparently cool day... |
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(Mini-500)I want to build the most EVIL plane EVER !!!
Matt Whiting wrote:
This makes no sense at all. Exactly what did the mini-500 design do to hobble the engine? If the designs are essentially the same, then the engine isn't going to know the difference. If the performance really was dramatically different, then SOMETHING had to be dramatically different between the designs. And saying that one was overseen by one person and one by a different person, isn't a design difference. Gearing ratio of the transmission? Put the engine into more of a cruise range instead of WOT... |
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(Mini-500)I want to build the most EVIL plane EVER !!!
RKey wrote:
I have been following this discussion I lost friends to Rotorways, Cessnas, Pipers, Harleys, Hondas, Horses and a hand gun. I do not hate the creators of any of these products and I know people that have bad things to say about all of them. But I have never seen the attack on an individual or product as I have seen here. I am a fixed wing pilot. I have taken discovey flights in Robinson Helicopters and have considered purchasing a kit rotorcraft. When I was younger my parents told me the Scorpion was nothing but a death trap. I have done much research on other kits and wanted to follow this thread as I am grateful for people who take the chance to design and build products I hope to one day afford. I only know about the Mini500 from what I read in flying magazines and you guys must exist in different universes. I do not have the knowledge to remark on the Mini500, but I was hoping to get more from this than a hate fest. http://www.mini500.com/oldmini/mini.html List of problems, list of serial numbers and their history.... None of this stuff is up to date though, but gives an idea of what the builders experienced... |
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(Mini-500)I want to build the most EVIL plane EVER !!!
On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 17:44:17 GMT, Dennis Fetters
wrote: OK, first you get a mini500 and... Oh never mind. I'm amazed at all the guys who beat on Denis's head. hasnt anyone realised that there is a sizeable market awaiting the first person who designs a successful helicopter in this size range and cost. half the problem in new markets is working out a niche opportunity that will make money. here sitting on a plate is an unanswered niche opportunity. design a mini500 from scratch that has none of the original's faults and a sizeable market surely exists. ok dont design a mini500, design a mini jetranger, that should sort out all the copyright issues. Stealth Pilot |
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(Mini-500)I want to build the most EVIL plane EVER !!!
The Helicycle looks like a pretty good mini Jetranger to me.
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(Mini-500)I want to build the most EVIL plane EVER !!!
Crosspost to brasil.unix deleted.
RKey wrote: The Helicycle looks like a pretty good mini Jetranger to me. Designer crashed demoing it and then later died in another crash... Seems like a waste as just a single seat... |
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