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I'll take a pass, the airframe did not look the least bit crash worthy.

 

I will too. I have a strict rule where I dont fly anything with less horsepower than my bathroom fan!

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I will too. I have a strict rule where I dont fly anything with less horsepower than my bathroom fan!

 

A little .50 cu-in nitro engine can easily crank out upwards of 1.8 bhp (what I recall that an OS50SXH is rated at)

Such an engine is what is commonly used in entry-level RC helicopters.

 

http://www.jason.net/heli/racing.htm

an OS21RZB (.21ci) 2.3HP, 30,000 RPM

or OS61SXH-WC (.61ci) is 2.2BHP, 18,000 RPM

 

Note.. that is a 1/5 of a cubic inch displacement engine.. cranking out as much power as a lawn mower engine!

 

Fun stuff, eh?

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That thing cost $35,000 and doesn't have the ability to autorotate! I'd love to have one as long as I didn't get above 10 feet AGL.

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Try this,

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=6b2_1201784970

this,

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1799654/

or this,

 

Also, we have a high quality video of the same helicopter flying here

http://www.flycastelluccio.at/cms/upload/g...8.04.05_512.wmv

 

Here is a youtube vid http://youtube.com/watch?v=xPA2k3qPe-4

where it is mentioned that the machine uses a 28 hp engine, and is being flown at 4,000ft AMSL.

 

Cruzin Chris; could you post the link to where the $35,000 figure came from?

Edited by darwin

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