Witch Posted November 4, 2007 Posted November 4, 2007 After another sleepless night of viewing Youtube videos featuring homemade rocket launchers and bazookas, I got to wondering about how to mount launchers and install a fire control panel onto a Robbie. I figured duct taping the tubes onto the skids might be adequate. Fire control, a bunch of buttons on a piece of sheet metal. Now then, aiming? Might a ghost ring sight be good enough to get you in the ballpark? Should I draw a sight on the windshield? I don't have the money to get even a used HUD from an F-105. Delimmas. Really, some of the launchers these people come up with are quite ingenious. One guy had a gas launcher with an airstart that made the rocket fly pretty well, hitting the target rather close. Others corkscrewed or veered off course. Check out the slip-n-slide vids too. They're goofy. Later Quote
Sparker Posted November 5, 2007 Posted November 5, 2007 The whole reason I got into helicopters is the hope of one day having my own personal home-made Apache. Let's team up. Quote
Guest rotorflyr84 Posted November 5, 2007 Posted November 5, 2007 Well hey, if that 24 year-old kid in Nigeria can actually build his own helicopters using old toyota car parts from the junkyard, you'll be amazed at what you could probably do to make your idea work. Here's the article in case you haven't read it before http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/nigeriahelicopteroffbeat Quote
Witch Posted November 5, 2007 Author Posted November 5, 2007 Hey Sparker, I wanted my own personal Airwolf AND Blue Thunder, with an OV-10 on the side. Heck, I could take over a small tropical island with that firepower. I'll call it Witchonia. Later Quote
Sparker Posted November 5, 2007 Posted November 5, 2007 I, too, have dreamed of tropical island conquest. I love how baddass hellfires look, personally. Quote
Linc Posted November 5, 2007 Posted November 5, 2007 Actually, practice should be enough to get you into the ballpark with rockets. Some guys put grease marks up on the windshield, I just point and when it feels right, press the release switch. Quote
slick1537 Posted November 5, 2007 Posted November 5, 2007 Man, I am sure the department of homeland security is reading this right now. Quote
Sparker Posted November 5, 2007 Posted November 5, 2007 Man, I am sure the department of homeland security is reading this right now. :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote
zemogman Posted November 5, 2007 Posted November 5, 2007 I like the helicopter conquest gig too... But what I've always really wanted to do is to stop a car by "downwashing" them into submission...Never thought about the wires during this fantasy... Has anyone seen the very short but really cool fly-by in the Maroon 5 video..."Wake up call". It looks like a 206 or 407 and it flies just above the band's head...(they're in a ravine) and the pilot flys it right under some heavy duty elec. wires....I'm sure it was intense flying!!! You might need Tivo to really get the picture cause it is a very quick clip... Quote
Sparker Posted November 5, 2007 Posted November 5, 2007 I like the helicopter conquest gig too... But what I've always really wanted to do is to stop a car by "downwashing" them into submission...Never though about the wires during this fantasy... Has anyone seen the very short but really cool fly-by in the Maroon 5 video..."Wake up call". It looks like a 206 or 407 and it flies just above the band's head...(they're in a ravine) and the pilot flys it right under some heavy duty elec. wires....I'm sure it was intense flying!!! You might need Tivo to really get the picture cause it is a very quick clip...Probably CG Quote
beckwith Posted November 5, 2007 Posted November 5, 2007 Did anyone else ever play those top down helicoptor games for Super Netendo or SEGA Genesis? Jungle Strike Quote
Sparker Posted November 6, 2007 Posted November 6, 2007 Did anyone else ever play those top down helicoptor games for Super Netendo or SEGA Genesis? Jungle StrikeTiger-Heli!!! Quote
Wally Posted November 6, 2007 Posted November 6, 2007 (edited) After another sleepless night of viewing Youtube videos featuring homemade rocket launchers and bazookas, I got to wondering about how to mount launchers and install a fire control panel onto a Robbie. I figured duct taping the tubes onto the skids might be adequate. Fire control, a bunch of buttons on a piece of sheet metal. Now then, aiming? Might a ghost ring sight be good enough to get you in the ballpark? Should I draw a sight on the windshield? I don't have the money to get even a used HUD from an F-105. Delimmas. Really, some of the launchers these people come up with are quite ingenious. One guy had a gas launcher with an airstart that made the rocket fly pretty well, hitting the target rather close. Others corkscrewed or veered off course. Check out the slip-n-slide vids too. They're goofy. LaterShooting rockets is an art. As soon as the rocket's out of the tube or off the rail, it streamlines into the wind, like windage and bullets, only WAY more so... If you're out of trim, slipping to the right, it heads off into the relative wind, to your right. Same for ascents and descents, up and down, as soon as it's free flying. What you see thru a sight is just the start... Edited November 6, 2007 by Wally Quote
zemogman Posted November 6, 2007 Posted November 6, 2007 Did anyone else ever play those top down helicoptor games for Super Netendo or SEGA Genesis? Jungle Strike "Desert Strike" --- I loved it...Also "Gunship" a PC game. What I don't like is that there hasn't really been a GREAT helicopter game...kinda like "Ace Combat" is for planes... Quote
montu Posted November 6, 2007 Posted November 6, 2007 Hey don't forget Longbow for PC. That was a great game. Jordan Quote
Sparker Posted November 6, 2007 Posted November 6, 2007 "Desert Strike" --- I loved it...Also "Gunship" a PC game. What I don't like is that there hasn't really been a GREAT helicopter game...kinda like "Ace Combat" is for planes... BS! There was Comanche for PC, and then there was a really sweet one on PSX called "nuclear strike" Quote
beckwith Posted November 8, 2007 Posted November 8, 2007 I really liked "enemy engaged" for a while but I got sick of using the throttle tab on my joystick for the collective. Quote
Linc Posted November 9, 2007 Posted November 9, 2007 Shooting rockets is an art. As soon as the rocket's out of the tube or off the rail, it streamlines into the wind, like windage and bullets, only WAY more so... If you're out of trim, slipping to the right, it heads off into the relative wind, to your right. Same for ascents and descents, up and down, as soon as it's free flying. What you see thru a sight is just the start...Art, science, voodoo and luck! Quote
zemogman Posted November 9, 2007 Posted November 9, 2007 BS! There was Comanche for PC, and then there was a really sweet one on PSX called "nuclear strike" I must admit...I'm not a big PC game fan...I was talking about console games in general. I didn't play "Nuclear Strike"...so I don't know about it. What would be really great is a next gen. console helicopter game...Xbox 360 would be perfect for it... Quote
beckwith Posted November 9, 2007 Posted November 9, 2007 I must admit...I'm not a big PC game fan...I was talking about console games in general. I didn't play "Nuclear Strike"...so I don't know about it. What would be really great is a next gen. console helicopter game...Xbox 360 would be perfect for it... I was thinking the Wii controler would be the best. though any of the controlers would work. Quote
Guest rotorflyr84 Posted November 9, 2007 Posted November 9, 2007 Never played any of the PC games, but years ago, you couldn't get me off the sega playing Desert Strike, and Jungle Strike. Quote
Sparker Posted November 9, 2007 Posted November 9, 2007 I was thinking the Wii controler would be the best. though any of the controlers would work.What if you could use two contollers? That would be sweat... collective and cyclic. I can't find a Wii around here..... plus I should save $$$$ and time... Quote
Optigirl Posted November 12, 2007 Posted November 12, 2007 back to the subject. here is a web page on a home built mini RC like helicopter with a nice weapons package. I'm not sure what i would be more afraid of the idea of a helicopter blade strike or the 12-gauge mounted on it.the story is as funny as the mounting of a 12-gauge to an RC helicopter. Where technology and culture collide Quote
Gomer Pylot Posted November 12, 2007 Posted November 12, 2007 LMAO. They fired a lot of rounds, but as far as I can see they haven't hit anything yet. With a 12-gauge full auto, they couldn't even hit the big cardboard box a few feet in front. Bet he could hit his double-wide by accident, though. Quote
Sparker Posted November 12, 2007 Posted November 12, 2007 back to the subject. here is a web page on a home built mini RC like helicopter with a nice weapons package. I'm not sure what i would be more afraid of the idea of a helicopter blade strike or the 12-gauge mounted on it.the story is as funny as the mounting of a 12-gauge to an RC helicopter. Where technology and culture collide Hey, they stole my idea!!! I always use to stick guns on the blades of my lego helicopters. Quote
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