Posted on 12/10/2008 8:25:09 PM PST by MyTwoCopperCoins
That was my immediate thought too. I've watched those remote control helicopters in action and they take a lot of skill to fly. I can see the first shot going off successfully but the recoil will really have an impact on the chopper's stability which could result in it crashing let alone the time it will take to stabilize it for a second shot....
Watch the video first stupid, the recoil does not knock it around...........
A .45 would be excessive recoil. A high-capacity .22 would be another story. And, yes, a single .22 does not have much stopping power. Emptying the whole mag is another story.
“Is that a helicopter in your pocket, or are you just really happy to see me?”
Yeah its great stuff until its used against Americans.
The inherent stability of the rotor at speed (and the flybar), plus the onboard gyro makes the platform less sensitive to recoil then you would think. A ordinary gust of wind is harder to deal with. Additionally, the Bell Hiller mechanism on this heli would be set up for stability, not maneuverability. It may even have additional gyros on other planes of rotation, or even a commercial three axis autopilot (has been available for years).
I do hover smaller R/C helis. My smallest one could barely lift five or ten .22 rounds by themselves, and certainly not the receiver and barrel necessary to fire them.
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I’ll bet if we didn’t cook this stuff up, other would be so extravagantly inspired that they wouldn’t either, eh?
Hmmmm...... Perhaps a 10Ga shot shell with a four inch barrel would improve the kill ratio. Magazine fed, blowback action with electronic sear release should do the trick.
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