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I don't like the look of that helicopter with flimsily attached wooden rotor blades. Even on the ground it would be ridiculously dangerous to run. And everyone
by dchichkov 13y ago
I don't like the look of that helicopter with flimsily attached wooden rotor blades. Even on the ground it would be ridiculously dangerous to run. And everyone on these photos near this contraption are truly Darwin Award candidates.
edit: I actually have some rights to have an opinion, as I'm a licensed pilot and an experimental aircraft owner.
- geon 13y agoI suppose if he was to actually start it up, he would ask people to stay away. He is just sitting in it for the photo shoot. And wooden blades might not be so crazy. Apparently, the Bell 47 heli uses wooden blades, and the Kaman K-MAX use a wood/fiberglass construction for the rotor: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaman_K-MAX http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaman_K-MAX Smaller props for airboats and such are sometimes made of wood, but the stresses involved might be different. I know model RC helis often use wooden blades too, but the difference in scale and safety requirements would make that a moot point, I guess.