Said he wanted to build an imaginary bridge to the East.
Marshal of the Soviet Union Sergei Sokolov and WW2 fighter ace Chief Marshal Alexander Koldunov were among those fired.
Posted on 04/15/2015 11:12:46 AM PDT by RS_Rider
WASHINGTON (WJLA) -- A small helicopter has landed on the Capitol's West Front in D.C. and the pilot was taken into custody. The Capitol building and the White House are currently under lockdown. More details to come...
Oh I don't know, how about flying a commercial airliner into the Pentagon with 45 minutes notice?
That’s a gyro-copter.
“I am surprised they did not shoot it down almost as if they knew who it was or to expect it.”
Never attribute to malice that which can be shown as incompetence.
Perfect!
His little gyrocopter represents capability for approximately as much potential harm as a motorscooter. Frankly this guy could operate in and out of there all day and if something went wrong there's plenty of open space to fall into.
Those laws he broke exist for the primary purpose of maximizing police convenience so they may crack down on idiots. But they don't hold much water when pressed up against the first amendment. That's a peaceable petition for redress of grievances and trying to make an example of him is a pointless waste of our tax dollars.
I know what a gyro sandwich is but not a gyrocopter.
That’s a Benson gyrocopter. Nice kit copter. I’d love to have one. Just don’t have the cash.
ROFLMAO! I LOVE Mr. Burns! He’s my Favorite Evil Capitalist. :)
Marshal of the Soviet Union Sergei Sokolov and WW2 fighter ace Chief Marshal Alexander Koldunov were among those fired.
:-)
You’d have to be nuts to fly that thing in the first place.
What is that picture from?
It’s the Gyro Captain from “The Road Warrior”!
‘Although I must say I didn’t know such things exist now. But the design is completely different. Still looks mostly like a helicopter, not at all like a plane which was the point of autogyros in days past.’
Autogyros are more like airplanes, than helicopters by aerodynamic principles but their capabilities and limitations are somehow in between two mainstream types of aircraft.
Their rotors are unpowered, driven by airstream instead of engine (unless there is a ‘jump’ capability) and it basically serves to maintain lift the way airplane wing does while it is controlled in airplane fashion.
It is by far the easiest to fly type of aircraft and it is much more affordable to buy and maintain than helicopter.
Fascinating story.
I dunno, little flying choppers might pose a risk to other bigger choppers which often fly in the area. The Secret Service would probably frown on that. But who knows.
Apparently he had notified authorities repeatedly, months in advance that he was planning to do this to promote campaign financing reform. No need to shoot him down if they had already check out that he was a protester, not a terrorist. If they were keeping track of him which they should have, they would know if he bought weapons or explosives, which apparently he had NOT.
I believe that’s a Benson B-8 autogyro. A friend of our family had one when I was a kid in Southern California.
“But dont rule out malice” Heinlein’s Razor
very cool looking. can’t believe it actually flies.
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