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To: oxcart
Cool, as a novelty. Not sure about any commercial application. Too much can go wrong.

(Although...the same was said about the Wright bros....LOL)

9 posted on 07/09/2006 12:06:45 PM PDT by patton (LGOPs = head toward the noise, kill anyone not dressed like you.)
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To: patton

If we could just add pedals


11 posted on 07/09/2006 12:09:55 PM PDT by woofie ("Romper, bomper, stomper, boo. Tell me, tell me, tell me do.Magic mirror, tell me today. Did all ...)
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To: patton
It worked for the Ateides......
12 posted on 07/09/2006 12:10:05 PM PDT by Uriah_lost (http://www.wingercomics.com/d/20051205.html)
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Samuel Pierpont Langley
13 posted on 07/09/2006 12:10:25 PM PDT by oxcart (Journalism [Sic])
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To: patton
Cool, as a novelty. Not sure about any commercial application. Too much can go wrong.

The same is true of any helicopter. Especially the Piaseki/Vertrol/Boeing design, but also the Kaman, both basic types have overlaping main rotors, which can "become entangled". Not that the single main rotor w/anti torque tail rotor type is without it's problems as well. This actually looks a bit simpler than most helicopters.

35 posted on 07/09/2006 12:41:18 PM PDT by El Gato
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