spacesage Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motzartmerv Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 I dunno, but i doubt it would get certification under either...Reckon it falls in the "stuff that" catagory.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest David C Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 I dunno, but i doubt it would get certification under either...Reckon it falls in the "stuff that" catagory.. He'd get certified alright .... I think it's called a Section 24 under the Mental Health Act .;) Dave C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Baphomet Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 A hundred years ago, the naysayers were probably making similar comments about the efforts of a pair of crazy brothers in Indiana. I for one, applaud this guy, and people like him, for without them there would be no flight, or spece travel etc. Its only by pushing boundries that progress is made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deskpilot Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Good onya Baph' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Function. Seems to work pretty well, actually. Don't see how he got the contra-props to cancell each other out so equally, Maybe the little rudder tilts to adjust. Nev.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storchy neil Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 just goes to show that fools are creatative just because they are not conventional and think out side the square give me a creative fool any day the counter rotation is not hard as the idea was around before i was born neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fred Bear Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 He'd get certified alright .... I think it's called a Section 24 under the Mental Health Act .;)Dave C Ha ha ha 'Twas funny Dave. I love the powered parachute guy in the background. Look at him standing there thinking 'What the'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastmeg2 Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Likely being less than 70kg empty it probably falls under the Nanolight category, hence requires no rego. Probably adviseable to have a HPL through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Redair Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Do you think that as a child, he had one of those hats with a propeller on the top? I think it's neat. Oh dear, now I'll have the men in white coats after me. Redair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farri Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Isn`t it great, ,and I thought I was nuts. Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motzartmerv Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 :laugh:hehe...some of you blokes are as crazzy as he is..:hittinghead: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drifter_driver Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 according to couch potato varieties all of RAA brigade of 8000+ are crazzy nutters but we all know that is not the case, is it? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motzartmerv Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 :laugh:I think there needs to be a dagree of lunacy, but having said that, i like to watch the cars on highways underneath me when im flying..They race along towards each other and from the air ya would swear they're gunna hit..Now that IS LUNACY..:thumb_up: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyecast Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Looks unreasonable. Reasonable people do what is proven, tested & safe. Unreasonable people change the world.:rotary: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farri Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Reasonable People. So So true. Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fred Bear Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 :laugh:I think there needs to be a dagree of lunacy, but having said that, i like to watch the cars on highways underneath me when im flying..They race along towards each other and from the air ya would swear they're gunna hit..Now that IS LUNACY..:thumb_up: Yes, people think flying ultralights is dangerous yet driving on the highway, mirror length apart in opposite directions and combined speeds is safe? Hmmmm.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planedriver Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 I've gotta have one. I pay out 18 bucks for a haircut every couple of weeks, so it could prove to be an investment. A few moths ago I went to a fancy dress ball wearing a scratch-built helli-hat complete with spinning rotors, flashing led's (controlled by a modified torch in my pocket) and a pair of vintage RAF Mk 9 flying goggles, but had to jump to get off the ground. Try not to visualise this, or you may get wet pants. Maybe this machine was designed by another "nutter" like me!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drifter_driver Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 nutter nail cutter I've gotta have one. I pay out 18 bucks for a haircut every couple of weeks, so it could prove to be an investment. just adding to your money saving devices the gadget in the photo will save you from buying nail cutters every few years. the only thing you gotta be carefull is not to advance your feet too far backwards because some people have found out that it is not just a nail cutter but toe cutter and foot blender as well..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fred Bear Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Or you can have the best of both worlds. Moustache trimmer and hair cutter in one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planedriver Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Looks like you either get a sense of humor, or a certificare of insanity if you hang around at The Oaks too much:big_grin::big_grin::big_grin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newairly Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 What happens when the engine stops? I don't think it would control too well under autorotation. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesage Posted April 28, 2008 Author Share Posted April 28, 2008 Recovery Chute?? Ejection Head?? Also Im guessing its not a four stroke..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pylon500 Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 a certificare of insanity if you hang around at The Oaks too much Hey, I resemble that remark But seriously, there are a few of these things about, and eventually someone will beat me to combining the contra-prop power-plant, the weight shift / active control system, and a form of winged lift to create something I started to design about 5 years ago that I was going to call the 'POGO-LITE' Think about it.......;) Arthur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planedriver Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Just join the clan Arthur. Sorry mate, it sounds like you're now a fully qualified member:welcome: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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