Nothing to do with UAVs, but thought the heli guys would appreciate this one (found on Makezine): a personal helicopter/suicide device. Hope he keeps his head! ;-)
Too bad it didn't have enough power to get out of ground effect. It took a real tiny Tiger Woods size pilot to get off the ground. The rotor diameter was smaller than an RMax. Even if it was only a month old, it wouldn't be the most dangerous video of the month.
Look for the Jap guy who built it too and flew it ( I say the demo in U tube) , tried it in commerical marker, I am not sure the company made it as the updates in web site is few monthssss old. :)
I don't know if this was the first ever "backpack helicopter," but the Pentecost Hoppicopter was developed for possible use by troopers in WWII. Click HERE for more background.
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Nice link.
I had a hard time believing that this could get off the ground.
The B17 is an amazing hangar. We spent more than an hour in there.
The proximity and access you can get to the planes is really cool.
Sorry for the thread-jack!
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site I think is here
DO on thing everyday that scares you!!!!! LOL.....bad enough just watching...