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I think several people fancy one of these

Posted by Gary Mortimer on June 1, 2010 at 2:39pm

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From this thread at RCG http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1208472&page=2

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RCvertt June 3, 2010 at 5:17pm

I can't wait until this thing comes out. Profile fuse or not, me must have.
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Sgt Ric June 2, 2010 at 9:23am

Amazingly manueverable using rotor control only.
I can't imagine that it even needs any control surfaces added, like the full scale ones use.

Must use a stabilization controller, unless that R/C pilot is able to keep it stable all by himself... again, thats something the full scale military can't always get right!
Mike June 2, 2010 at 7:20am

Greg go to their site and watch the video...I think some of your questions/doubts will be clarified.
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John Arne Birkeland June 2, 2010 at 12:13am

Looking at airframe I get the feeling it is a "proof of concept". So basically you pay for the mechanical tilt-rotor setup and just happens to get something to test it with. I imagine it would not be that hard building your own airframe around the system adding rudders for normal flight operation.
Xander June 1, 2010 at 10:40pm

I think I see servos in there for tilting the rotors. So it should get some of the efficiency benefits of winged flight.
Greg Fletcher June 1, 2010 at 8:58pm

What a minute, here. The add says "no control surfaces". This thing is just two heli's linked together. Look at the picture. No winged flight. No tilt rotor mechanism, no ail/ele? Might has well have a conventional heli.
Greg Fletcher June 1, 2010 at 8:49pm

Looks like there main product is the mechanics. The airframe sucks for what this thing is. DIY Osprey fuse?
AVS June 1, 2010 at 8:13pm

I certainly do :)
Mike Bakula June 1, 2010 at 3:52pm

Sweet!
Javier Robaina June 1, 2010 at 3:10pm

I have often dreamed of making my TwinStar in a V-22, but I do know, I hope that one day the AP is able to control something similar, I imagine that not long be getting.