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RC Helicopter Test Flight

Freaking amazing that he knows what controls to hit at all the various attitude the machine is in. Super impressive.

Mad
 
Maybe his transmitter has some macro functions that he can use to control certain behaviors? Regardless, the skill involved here is practically superhuman.
 
Damn stuntahs. I got air sick just watching that.

I'd like to see him fly a model of a Dragonfly like that. Maybe around a park or Grateful Dead day on the green type of show.
 
Maddevill said:
Freaking amazing that he knows what controls to hit at all the various attitude the machine is in. Super impressive.

Mad
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to me, those skills are along the same lines as a lot of professional gamers. see something, plan ahead and react by doing stuff with your fingers.
 
An old guy I used to wrok with had several bad ass helicopters. He could fly them pretty well but his kid was simply other-wordly.

We all figured it was because his dad didn't want to crash the thousand dollar investment, the kid didn't give a fuck and just flew. :laughing
 
So, how come I never saw Airwolf doing anything like this. How come I've never seen any full sized helicopter do any thing like this? How come someone hasn't made a full size sport helicopter that can anything even approaching this? I mean, can we at least find one that flies upside down?

Simple power/weight? Material stress? Helicopters don't practice well over foam cube pits like Freestyle Moto-X?

The best helicopter action I think I've ever seen was in an obscure Larry Hagman movie. I think I've also see videos of folks mounting bottle openers to a skid and opening beers.

But this, this is pretty extraordinary.
 
berth said:
So, how come I never saw Airwolf doing anything like this. How come I've never seen any full sized helicopter do any thing like this? How come someone hasn't made a full size sport helicopter that can anything even approaching this? I mean, can we at least find one that flies upside down?

Simple power/weight? Material stress? Helicopters don't practice well over foam cube pits like Freestyle Moto-X?

The best helicopter action I think I've ever seen was in an obscure Larry Hagman movie. I think I've also see videos of folks mounting bottle openers to a skid and opening beers.

But this, this is pretty extraordinary.
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I think it’s power/weight, strength of material and those type of G forces would knock you the fuck out immediately.
 
Also the thrust potential of the tail rotor, relative to the weight of the craft, is way higher than it would be on a real helo. On a real helo the tail rotor is only useful for yaw control and to counter the torque of the main rotor.
 
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berth said:
So, how come I never saw Airwolf doing anything like this. How come I've never seen any full sized helicopter do any thing like this? How come someone hasn't made a full size sport helicopter that can anything even approaching this? I mean, can we at least find one that flies upside down?

Simple power/weight? Material stress? Helicopters don't practice well over foam cube pits like Freestyle Moto-X?

The best helicopter action I think I've ever seen was in an obscure Larry Hagman movie. I think I've also see videos of folks mounting bottle openers to a skid and opening beers.

But this, this is pretty extraordinary.
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I've seen the Red Bull Messershmidt Bolcow do loops and rolls and stalls. It's weird seeing a helicopter upside down but impressive.

Mad
 
Abacinator said:
Maybe his transmitter has some macro functions that he can use to control certain behaviors? Regardless, the skill involved here is practically superhuman.
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No macro functions - just dazzling eye/hand coordination and reaction speed! This guy is a world champ. Rotors can reverse their pitch for inverted flying and the stunts. Yeah, power to weight is the key here. Full size heli's don't have either of these to do serious stunts. The danger level is far too high with such an unstable craft for putting life inside.
 
Dubermun said:
I think it’s power/weight, strength of material and those type of G forces would knock you the fuck out immediately.
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The G loads alone make the rest of it a non-starter. No point in building something like that if it can't be flown that way. Hence the rise of UAVs. Not so much in the rotary wing space but in fixed wing for sure. In modern times the human is often the limiting factor in military aviation. What good is a system which can stay airborne and loiter over a target for days if the pilots have to consume amphetamine and soil themselves to make it happen. Better to have a station in Nevada or wherever linked in remotely running shifts of qualified pilots.
 
Batteries are not light. If you scaled their weight up to that od a full size helicopter it would probably compare to weight of the real thing.
Imagine the battery size needed to fly for hours like the real thing.
 
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