Human powered helicopter!
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Jim Rosenthal
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Probably not very long, but it's still impressive.
After all, if you look at the original Wright airplane, by our standards it wasn't a very good airplane. But it was the first with three-axis control and it did fly- before anyone else's did- and that is the basis for modern aviation. I agree the practicality of the human-powered helo is quite limited, but the first device to accomplish something is frequently limited.
I wonder what it weighs. It doesn't look very heavy, or very robust, either.
After all, if you look at the original Wright airplane, by our standards it wasn't a very good airplane. But it was the first with three-axis control and it did fly- before anyone else's did- and that is the basis for modern aviation. I agree the practicality of the human-powered helo is quite limited, but the first device to accomplish something is frequently limited.
I wonder what it weighs. It doesn't look very heavy, or very robust, either.
Graphite.....I have a graphite-framed 700C road bike that road ready weighs less than 20#.
When you get so freaky that you are looking to shed grams, you get out the pocketbook and spring (pun intended) for graphite.
I agree...how much does it weigh? The framework could easily be replicated in bonded graphite, Kevlar or Spectra. Tubing seems to be one thing graphite does very well...
Waaay Cool!!
Cheers!
Doug
When you get so freaky that you are looking to shed grams, you get out the pocketbook and spring (pun intended) for graphite.
I agree...how much does it weigh? The framework could easily be replicated in bonded graphite, Kevlar or Spectra. Tubing seems to be one thing graphite does very well...
Waaay Cool!!
Cheers!
Doug
Jeff Young
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And is that sarran wrap for wing/rotor surface??
Way cool. He lifted right off, no problem.
Way cool. He lifted right off, no problem.
Jim Rosenthal
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Bob, I agree totally, but when you think about how long nature has had to work on this stuff, with no timetable, and the relatively short amount of time humans have been working on flight, we don't look quite so bad, do we? I'm just amazed that a human-powered helo exists at all.
100% Jim.
I get all bent-out-of-shape whenever 'we' get all 'blow our own trumpets' and claim we actually rule the world and out-weigh Mother Nature in the grand scheme.
On the other hand, that fact that we are simply mud and dust, yet we can do stuff like this, or create a symphony is outstanding, given we have only just arrived.
Jim Rosenthal
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Funny you should say that. Not too long ago I went to see a jazz group here in Annapolis (they are from the West Coast and play gypsy jazz) and I remember listening to the violinist in particular and being amazed all over again at what people are capable of. Just astonishing. (name is Leah Zeger if you're interested)
She's rather cute, too, which gets back to the idea of how well nature has done designing women, when she puts her mind to it.
She's rather cute, too, which gets back to the idea of how well nature has done designing women, when she puts her mind to it.
Howard Jones
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Just think about Google. Pretty astonishing to think that in less than a min everybody can come up with information on damn near anything.
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Jim your right, the helo is a fantastic achievement when you think that the human race evolved from an ape like creature 2.3 million years ago and we only stopped burning witches some 250 years ago. Technically the human race has only progressed since we stopped burning these witches :huh: Add too this the fact that there are some humans still living in the wild that eat each other and others that think its ok to have sex with animals we perhaps still have some way too go
Bob
Perhaps another 2.3 million years is needed
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Pete McCluskey.
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Have sex with animals? Please understand that my very good friends from New Zealand do not consider sheep animals. But loving members of their extended families.:heart::heart::stunned:
I think one of the great things about the human race is that they just love solving engineering problems (a lot of them, anyway). Long may it continue.
