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RC Helicopter Modded 45 Caliber Handgun Will Probably End In Disaster [VIDEO]
Gizmodo ^
| 11 Dec., 2008
| Gizmodo
Posted on 12/10/2008 8:25:09 PM PST by MyTwoCopperCoins
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This modded Bergen Gasser EB remote-controlled helicopter has a handgun on its nose. Yes. A handgun. And as you can see in the video, it can also be fired remotely.
On its own, the Gasser EB is a mean, noisy machine. At 54 inches long, it's equipped with a 34.5-inch (800-millimeter) blade, and a gasoline engine powerful enough to resist the drag of a hefty handgun. Which is precisely what the owner of this beast, Jim Simmons, added to it: A Springfield 1911-A .45 caliber weapon.
Simmons also added a remote-controlled firing system. And if you think that's pretty stupid because the pilot on the ground won't be able to aim, think again: He also added a gun-sight digital camera. In other words: This is a fully-armed mini-UAV, which you can actually use to fly anywhere, aim, and fire at whatever target you want.
Yeah, this is exactly how documentaries about loads of dead people start.
VIDEO: [LiveLeak]
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banglist; copter; rc; uav
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To: al baby
What about the recoil
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....
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posted on
12/11/2008 6:08:25 AM PST
by
Hot Tabasco
(What size shot works best on 4 calling birds?)
To: Hot Tabasco
Watch the video first stupid, the recoil does not knock it around...........
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posted on
12/11/2008 6:12:38 AM PST
by
Hot Tabasco
(What size shot works best on 4 calling birds?)
To: MyTwoCopperCoins
Yeah, this is exactly how documentaries about loads of dead people start.
No, usually documentaries about loads of dead people start with a Socialist like Hitler, Stalin or Mao coming to power.
To: Hot Tabasco
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.
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posted on
12/11/2008 7:22:49 AM PST
by
PapaBear3625
(We used to institutionalize the insane. Now we elect them.)
To: Hot Tabasco; sit-rep; Squantos; Eaker
“Is that a helicopter in your pocket, or are you just really happy to see me?”
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posted on
12/11/2008 7:24:25 AM PST
by
Larry Lucido
(Sorry, all out of free Brightsides and Lazamatazes. If you took two, please return one.)
To: gaijin
Yeah its great stuff until its used against Americans.
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posted on
12/11/2008 2:42:41 PM PST
by
omega4179
( Those who can't write, write the news)
To: Hot Tabasco
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).
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posted on
12/11/2008 2:57:44 PM PST
by
steve86
(Acerbic by nature, not nurture™)
To: steve86
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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posted on
12/11/2008 3:01:57 PM PST
by
steve86
(Acerbic by nature, not nurture™)
To: MyTwoCopperCoins
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posted on
12/11/2008 3:19:07 PM PST
by
ebiskit
(South Park Republican ( I see Red People ))
To: omega4179
I’ll bet if we didn’t cook this stuff up, other would be so extravagantly inspired that they wouldn’t either, eh?
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posted on
12/11/2008 8:29:51 PM PST
by
gaijin
To: Squantos
That little .45 version didnt look to accurate did it ......:o) 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.
To: An Old Man
Hang one of these off that critter......with MP rounds.
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posted on
12/13/2008 5:48:56 AM PST
by
Squantos
(Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
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