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Subject:Re: Ultralight Helicopters?
From:Jake Brodsky
Date:Thu Nov 02 12:56:13 2000
On Thu, 2 Nov 2000 07:05:37 +0000 (UTC), "|tna|terranking"
wrote:

>I recently got interested ultralight helicopters. I have a webpage with
>various plans to build ultralights like the g-1 etc. etc. , but since the
>plans cost about US $25 each, and I have no way of knowing if I would
>actually be able to build one, Im wondering, does anyone have any
>experience with ultralight helicopters? Any suggestions for a VERY cheap
>home-buildable helicopter?

There is good reason why you havent seen such things. Theyre too
complex and too difficult to fly. Ive heard of analyses showing that
helicopters are inherently unstable. They can be made stable, of
course, but that takes extra feedback and controls (weight, weight and
more weight).

Frankly, a Robinson R22 is about as light a helicopter as Id want to
fly.

Now if youre talking about gyrocopters, thats a different matter
entirely...

Jake Brodsky, mailto:frussle@erols.com
"Nearly fifty percent of all graduates came from
the bottom half of the class."

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