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Would you like to take a ride in this Helicopter? (Insane Video)

by derekwong28
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  • Profile picture of the author KampungBoy
    great video
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  • Profile picture of the author Don Schenk
    Looks like it flys about the same as a dragonfly. I wonder what is used for the engine in that thing? Hmm, nad Align Outrunner.

    Wow!

    When it came close to him, I kept expecting it to chop off his nose.

    :-Don
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    • Profile picture of the author ThomM
      Originally Posted by Don Schenk View Post

      Looks like it flys about the same as a dragonfly. I wonder what is used for the engine in that thing? Hmm, nad Align Outrunner.

      Wow!

      When it came close to him, I kept expecting it to chop off his nose.

      :-Don
      Yeah, if the dragonfly drank to much coffee

      Videos like that usually bore me about 30 secs. in.
      That one I watched to the end.
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  • Profile picture of the author Thomas
    Last time I was in a helicopter, that's pretty much how the pilot flew.
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  • Profile picture of the author derekwong28
    That was a World chamption 3D pilot who works for Align. If you got hit by it, the chances are that you will be dead. The 5ft blades spins at over 2500 rpm, it is truely a "flying guillotine". This was what the product was

    http://www.rc711.com/shop/align-trex...ath=165_47_189

    Just one set of batteries alone cost nearly $400, and you would need to have several sets to bring to the flying field. Brushless electric motors are now much more powerful than nitro engines.

    I can understand what you meant with the Walkera Dragonflys, most were unflyable a few years. Now, a few Walkera models are capable of doing much of what is shown in that video.
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  • Profile picture of the author seasoned
    WOW, it IS interesting. At leeast it works much as I thought it did. As for the "flying guillotine"? What a way to MURDER someone. I wonder if the police would figure it out.

    But that site only sells to tiwanese customers, huh?

    Steve
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    • Profile picture of the author derekwong28
      Originally Posted by seasoned View Post

      At leeast it works much as I thought it did.
      I am surprised to hear this, I thought what is seen is almost going beyond the laws of physics. It has got no relation to what real full size helicopters can do. What I am particularly impressed about are the near knige edge flights. But that simply reflects the huge power to weight ratio that these machins have. Note that the heli was screaming at full throttle throughout most of the flight.

      Align dominates the outdoor RC helicopter market. It would be available in large model shops in many countries. Here is an online shop in Hong Kong which sells it for a much lower prices than the manufacturer's site.

      RC711.com: KX018E02 ALIGN T-Rex 700E 3G FlybarLess Combo w/ 3G System+700M Motor+CF Frame+4 - BUY NOW

      Mind you though, this is definitely not a beginner's helicopter. It is actually very difficult to crash a helicopter in such a way that it is a total loss. But still, the repairs could be very expensive. As the Align team pilot, he would have a team behind him to set up and tune his helis to perfection. Nowadays, besides live practice, there are also very good simulators available to try things out. A lot of the manoevres seen in that video was unthinkable 10 years ago. There are people flying like this near where I fly my helicopters. It looks very impressive but I usually stay at a safe distance away. A few years ago, someone I knew was hit in the back of the head by a heli and became paralysed.

      I have got a much smaller Align 450 and 250, as well as several small indoor helicopters. I used to fly much bigger nitro powered helicopters but this is not practical anymore as I have children now. I would have preferred to fly planes as I was a pretty good aerobatic pilot but there are no suitable flying fields anymore. The only one available is a club one hour's drive away that requires a $2500 joining fee. With helicopters, the only thing I can do is to fly around. Sometimes, my L thumb shakes because of nerves. I tried to do a loop today and it resulted in a crash as there was not enough speed or height!

      A flying guillotine was supposed to be weapon in 17th century China. It was deemed by the National Geographical as the most lethal Kung Fu weapon of all time. The only problem was that there was no evidence that it ever existed.

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      • Profile picture of the author seasoned
        Originally Posted by derekwong28 View Post

        I am surprised to hear this, I thought what is seen is almost going beyond the laws of physics. It has got no relation to what real full size helicopters can do. What I am particularly impressed about are the near knige edge flights. But that simply reflects the huge power to weight ratio that these machins have. Note that the heli was screaming at full throttle throughout most of the flight.
        I was impressed ALSO! I don't know if they could build a full size version, ESPECIALLY since the fuselage would have to carry FAR more weight relative to anything else. If it COULD be done, you would have to have the cabin move relative to it, or be hopelessly messed up. All I meant was that the one way I figured it have to be done is how it was done. That site you pointed to was pretty detailed. But I don't usually say "WOW" to such things.

        Align dominates the outdoor RC helicopter market. It would be available in large model shops in many countries. Here is an online shop in Hong Kong which sells it for a much lower prices than the manufacturer's site.

        RC711.com: KX018E02 ALIGN T-Rex 700E 3G FlybarLess Combo w/ 3G System+700M Motor+CF Frame+4 - BUY NOW

        Mind you though, this is definitely not a beginner's helicopter. It is actually very difficult to crash a helicopter in such a way that it is a total loss. But still, the repairs could be very expensive. As the Align team pilot, he would have a team behind him to set up and tune his helis to perfection. Nowadays, besides live practice, there are also very good simulators available to try things out. A lot of the manoevres seen in that video was unthinkable 10 years ago. There are people flying like this near where I fly my helicopters. It looks very impressive but I usually stay at a safe distance away. A few years ago, someone I knew was hit in the back of the head by a heli and became paralysed.

        I have got a much smaller Align 450 and 250, as well as several small indoor helicopters. I used to fly much bigger nitro powered helicopters but this is not practical anymore as I have children now. I would have preferred to fly planes as I was a pretty good aerobatic pilot but there are no suitable flying fields anymore. The only one available is a club one hour's drive away that requires a $2500 joining fee. With helicopters, the only thing I can do is to fly around. Sometimes, my L thumb shakes because of nerves. I tried to do a loop today and it resulted in a crash as there was not enough speed or height!

        A flying guillotine was supposed to be weapon in 17th century China. It was deemed by the National Geographical as the most lethal Kung Fu weapon of all time. The only problem was that there was no evidence that it ever existed.
        OH, I wasn't planing on flying it and the hardest part of flying ANY vehicle is determining where itt is in realtion to where it is going. That is probably realtively easy with a NORMAL helicopter, not so easy with a plane, but THIS ONE? I imagine it would the hardest of all. as for the flying guillotine? It is AMAZING! In martial arts, there are probably 3 levels. Real NORMAL arts. Those that some, like Bruce Lee, create that have more interesting things. And THEN the MEDIA! Like the battle that I `saw with a blind guy and a flying guillotine of sorts. He seemed INVINCIBLE! He had GREAT hearing, etc... The last competitor tried to trick the blind guy. One thing he did was hid in a set of posts. As the blind guy tried to kill him, the guillotine would land on or near the posts and, either way, lose blades! As I recall, the blind guy eventually won. He was NOT that strange, unique, or powerful, in comparison to the others in the film. Do I believe any of that? NOPE! But that kind of competition is not unusual in martial arts films.

        Steve
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  • Profile picture of the author garyv
    Wow.. I wonder how many of those he went through to get that good?
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