Turbine-powered quad first flight

john copp November 24, 2014 at 9:40am

If you don't kick it it wont fall over, loved it!!

Petr Hubacek November 21, 2014 at 2:26pm

They need just a "small" step to do the first flight. This was nice levitation I can do with my old bicycle if I have money to buy one turbine. Ok, it was the first try ever recorded and it counts. :-)

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Bill Piedra November 21, 2014 at 11:17am

Very cool. Can't see anyone ever getting hurt with one of those.

Ben Hayat November 21, 2014 at 3:53am

Love the car that pulls up to gawk at the end

:-) :-)

Chim Xotox November 20, 2014 at 9:39am

@AKRCGUY: The point? The point is simple: 1. Take your pick of whatever items are currently "hot" in wealthy cultures/countries. 2. Make an extreme version of whatever it is. The more bizarre the better; it's helpful but not mandatory that it actually functions in some way. Practicality, efficiency, economy and other legitimate criteria are purely incidental, the entire point is to leap up out of the crowd screaming, "Look, look, look at me!" 3. Publicize (in places like this but more importantly via the utterly ignorant "mainstream" media), and reap your fame and profit. Profit is usually just burning through investors' money, but once in a while something actually goes into production (Hummers, giant IPhones, Amphicars, DJI Inspire, anything by Airhog, etc. etc.). So, great entertainment value for most of us, but sit on your wallet.

AKRCGUY November 20, 2014 at 8:01am

Is the turbine being used as a generator to run the electric motors? I don't see the point. If you thought lipos were flamable........

F. C. Bearsch November 20, 2014 at 2:20am

I think it could be made to fly, I was looking at a older JetCat thinking about this as a powerplant however still think a horizontally oppossesd 2 box will do better.