1 posted on
05/13/2016 7:26:24 PM PDT by
ak267
To: ak267
To: ak267
It sounds like it could be some kind of jet assisted takeoff vehicle (JATO). I never knew specifics of those, just that there were development bids being solicited by the military. I thought the purpose was for planes to take off vertically, not cars.
Could be way off, just popped in my head by what you said. Now it sounds somewhat like drones minus the jets.
There is some kind of prototype of a rocket car according to that model I found by googling.
3 posted on
05/13/2016 7:36:49 PM PDT by
Aliska
(Trump/Love 2016 has a nice ring to it, now we shall see)
To: ak267
I don’t know about helos with minijets, but check Scorpion Helicopters...
4 posted on
05/13/2016 7:36:56 PM PDT by
JBW1949
(I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
To: ak267
5 posted on
05/13/2016 7:38:13 PM PDT by
PAR35
To: ak267
Look up jet tip rotors or helicopters, there were several that tried this system as there was no need for antitorque, tail rotor. They tended to be loud and complex, the first Hughes helicopter was a very large one.
To: ak267
Sounds like the Fairey Rotodyne. Technically an auto gyro which used jet powered pods to spin up the blades. The tip jets produced an ear piercing 106dB, which I'm sure made it exciting fr the passengers.
8 posted on
05/13/2016 7:45:07 PM PDT by
Flick Lives
(One should not attend even the end of the world without a good breakfast. -- Heinlein)
To: ak267
if you’re talking Jets on the tip of the rotor that Pulse Jets so look up Pulse Jet helicopter.
10 posted on
05/13/2016 7:46:10 PM PDT by
tophat9000
(King G(OP)eorge III has no idea why the Americans are in rebellion... teach him why)
To: ak267
I think in the 80’s it was called Airwolf...lol
12 posted on
05/13/2016 7:57:05 PM PDT by
Despot of the Delta
(It's time for Trump to become Vlad the Impaler. I want Progressive/Globalist/Establishment heads)
To: ak267
You can make anything work, but would you put your son in it?
To: ak267
Ok, here's my entry: Mil V-12 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mil_V-12
15 posted on
05/13/2016 8:00:50 PM PDT by
Spirit of Liberty
(The Cheater and the Eater got their asses beat by the Tweeter!)
To: ak267
There was the Hiller:
16 posted on
05/13/2016 8:06:07 PM PDT by
PLMerite
(Compromise is Surrender: The Revolution...will not be kind.)
To: ak267
This is roughly what you describe although it dates from the mid-70’s. Other than that, it was a Sikorsky and you can read the attached article for further description.
Sikorsky S-72 Rotor System Research Aircraft
http://www.sikorskyarchives.com/S-72%20%28RSRA%29.php
17 posted on
05/13/2016 8:06:09 PM PDT by
Unrepentant VN Vet
(Smile. It'll drive people nuts trying to figure out what you know or have done.)
To: ak267
20 posted on
05/13/2016 8:21:34 PM PDT by
UCANSEE2
(Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
To: ak267
You may be thinking about a jet-driven rotor concept Which Germany built during WWII.
21 posted on
05/13/2016 8:22:53 PM PDT by
spel_grammer_an_punct_polise
(Why does every totalitarian, political hack think that he knows how to run my life better than I?)
To: ak267
22 posted on
05/13/2016 8:23:28 PM PDT by
PLMerite
(Compromise is Surrender: The Revolution...will not be kind.)
To: ak267
Just to make sure, you're not talking about the MARVEL's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. aircraft are you:
24 posted on
05/13/2016 8:34:26 PM PDT by
PLMerite
(Compromise is Surrender: The Revolution...will not be kind.)
To: ak267
You may be looking for the ones made by BorgWarner. Maybe BorgWarner just made the jets, can’t remember. They ran on propane, had jets at the end of the rotors. They could lift 600# if I remember correctly. I saw an advertisement for the jets a few years ago, but haven’t seen one of the birds for a long time. The dump managers in Missoula used to have a couple of them back in the day.
26 posted on
05/13/2016 9:08:16 PM PDT by
Haytag
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