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Tip jet [1] helicopters have been a thing, but it's never taken off commercially. The Fairey Rotodyne being a good example. [2] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wi

Tip jet [1] helicopters have been a thing, but it's never taken off commercially. The Fairey Rotodyne being a good example. [2] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tip_jet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tip_jet [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairey_Rotodyne https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairey_Rotodyne

yesenadam 6y ago
Gee, [1] says they were invented by Wittgenstein! I never knew about that.
- lostlogin 6y ago
  “ If people never did silly things nothing intelligent would ever get done”
  - yesenadam 6y ago
    I don't see the point of putting that quote here, sorry. Inventing the helicopter was a silly thing, or what?..
brudgers 6y ago
Tip jet helicopters have been a thing, but it's never taken off commercially. Sort of like Wittgenstein himself.
jacquesm 6y ago
Kolibri! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b-h8NgsieQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b-h8NgsieQ