Cita
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| posted on 10/10/04 at 07:41 PM |
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Do you guys think i'm crazy?
Photo archive-backpack picture
Yep that's me
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 10/10/04 at 07:45 PM |
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Yep, you are certified, card carrying, got the T shirt, read the book, totally insane.
Looks like bloody good fun though, SVA might be a problem?
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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thekafer
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| posted on 10/10/04 at 07:47 PM |
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Yes , You are crazy! Thats the weirdest lawnmower I've ever seen!!
I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal labotomy...
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madforfishing
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| posted on 10/10/04 at 07:52 PM |
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I hope you have a tail rotor or you are going to get very dizzy.
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Cita
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| posted on 10/10/04 at 07:57 PM |
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It is not visable but i do have a small tailrotor aldo it' s not really needed.
If you have a close look you will notice that the rotor is not driven by a shaft.It has 3 small tubes on top of the rotorhead through which LPG is
fed.This LPG runs through the rotorblades to feed 3 small jet engines(not mounted on the blades yet).
The only torque produced will be from the main rotorhead bearing which is neglectable.
This project is on hold for the moment but i intend to pick it up again.
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Peteff
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| posted on 10/10/04 at 08:24 PM |
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Let's hear it now
daddle daddle dar Inspector Gadget. Go go gadget hedge trimmer .
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 10/10/04 at 08:37 PM |
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Life is too short not to!!
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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macspeedy
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| posted on 10/10/04 at 09:07 PM |
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where did the pic go?
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Cita
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| posted on 11/10/04 at 10:23 AM |
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Flown away
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Cita
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| posted on 11/10/04 at 04:10 PM |
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Picture visable again.
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 11/10/04 at 10:04 PM |
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So not content with the not inconsiderable dangers of flying using a backpack mounted rotor, you have decided to also carry around a big cylinder of
compressed LPG? Completely insane, top man!
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Rob Lane
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| posted on 12/10/04 at 07:31 AM |
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Totally insane, love it
I'll recognise you if we ever meet, high pitched sqeeky voice caused by the crotch straps on lift off.
Serious question. Is this a commercial product? Does it really work?
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James
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| posted on 12/10/04 at 08:09 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Cita
Photo archive-backpack picture
Yep that's me
Clearly a complete loon*!
But then you're Belgian so that goes without saying! 
Cool idea though! Would have got me past that bloody traffic jam I was stuck in today.
Atb,
James
* Or is that Walloon?
[Edited on 12/10/04 by James]
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 12/10/04 at 09:33 AM |
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Cita,
Does this thing use Gluhareff jet motors?
For those who haven't heard of them - these look like they're pulse jets, but they're actually tuned pipes that give huge thrust for
very little weight. They rely on the fact that the fuel is already compressed (liquid propane), which means that compressor fans aren't
required. Oh - they also glow orange when they're running!
I know that Gluhareff made a very similar personal helicopter many years ago...
rgds,
David
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blueshift
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| posted on 12/10/04 at 09:45 AM |
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That is by far the coolest thing I have seen ever. SWEET!
with jets on the rotors, imagine how cool it would look at night!
I need a lie down.
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Cita
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| posted on 12/10/04 at 03:59 PM |
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No i'm not using the Gluhareff pressure jet.
I've built one a couple of years ago and the test results did'nt give what was desired.It indeed was fun running that thing in the
backyard and yes it glows redhot when at full power.If you guys think your tiny cars make noise...try one of Gluhareff's jet's!
I intended to use small ramjets and designed/built a couple of them but they need a certain speed to produce efficient power.This speed up system is
notting but ballast once the ramjets are up to flying speed and the idea was abandonned.
I'm now looking for rocket power (high concentrate Hydrogene Peroxide) but this is still in the investigation stage.
As for the high voice,i dont think that paratroopers all have high voices
I do have the construction darwings for the Gluhareff MEG-2-X back pack helicopter
[Edited on 12/10/04 by Cita]
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macspeedy
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| posted on 12/10/04 at 04:17 PM |
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very cool! 
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subk2002
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| posted on 12/10/04 at 06:35 PM |
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Crazy
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 12/10/04 at 07:45 PM |
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Have you taken your medication today!
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Cita
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| posted on 12/10/04 at 08:17 PM |
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I have to take one of these each day:
Asaflow
Captophar
Emconcor
Plavix
Zocor
and those are only to keep my engine running.
But i assume you are referring to my mental health Mango?
I'm afraid that's terminal
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 12/10/04 at 08:25 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Cita
I have to take one of these each day:
Asaflow
Captophar
Emconcor
Plavix
Zocor
and those are only to keep my engine running.
But i assume you are referring to my mental health Mango?
I'm afraid that's terminal
Thats Doctor to you !
White coats are being despatched as we type. Worried you are trying to fly with all those trees!
Perhaps we can interest you in this http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=18274
 
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Cita
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| posted on 12/10/04 at 08:27 PM |
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Very good observation Dave.I noticed the same in that picture but i can assure you that the curved site is up (flat bottom).
Because the airfoil section needed to be extra thin (high speed)i designed the airfoil myself and the outcome was a leading edge with a somewhat odd
shape.
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Cita
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| posted on 12/10/04 at 08:32 PM |
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Love the engine Mango!!!!
I certainly will be safer than my contraption but...you cannot hover with it unless you have some headwind.
Very cool thing however!!!!!!!!
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sgraber
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| posted on 13/10/04 at 03:58 AM |
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Balls the size of melons...
quote:
Originally posted by MikeRJ
So not content with the not inconsiderable dangers of flying using a backpack mounted rotor, you have decided to also carry around a big cylinder of
compressed LPG? Completely insane, top man!
One rarely sees a man of such slight build with such huge balls! And I'm not talking about what those leg straps have done to yer manhood...
And I agree 100% with MikeRJ - Top Man! You win. Hands down. Craziest person on the f-ing planet maybe? Can I try it next? How much weight will it
carry?
Graber
Steve Graber
http://www.grabercars.com/
"Quickness through lightness"
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Cita
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| posted on 13/10/04 at 04:37 PM |
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Thanks guys!I knew i was crazy,just needed some confirmation
It is designed Steve to take around 100 kg of pilot in the air.
Some ten years ago we did some modest advertisement with a similar concept and we where surprised that the...industry showed great interest(pipe line
controle-power line controle-search and rescue etc...)
Sadly my partner was a buisiness man who'd promised things that where impossible and the project died at early stage.
It is not that you need great balls to fly this thing,just a very,VERY small brain
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