_GOTOBOTTOM
General Aircraft
This forum is for general aircraft modelling discussions.
Hosted by Jim Starkweather
Air Force Engineering?
18Bravo
_VISITCOMMUNITY
Colorado, United States
Joined: January 20, 2005
KitMaker: 7,219 posts
AeroScale: 101 posts
Posted: Friday, June 26, 2015 - 11:09 PM UTC
I thought some of you might find the humor in this:

Redhand
#522
_VISITCOMMUNITY
New Jersey, United States
Joined: January 20, 2013
KitMaker: 1,460 posts
AeroScale: 1,443 posts
Posted: Saturday, June 27, 2015 - 12:58 AM UTC
At the Nat. Mus. of the USAF, I think. I can't figure why they didn't just raise the base rather than cut the blade. And why have it feathered?
tinbanger
_VISITCOMMUNITY
Ontario, Canada
Joined: February 04, 2008
KitMaker: 2,507 posts
AeroScale: 1,814 posts
Posted: Saturday, June 27, 2015 - 02:05 AM UTC
Balancing that would be a problem!
18Bravo
_VISITCOMMUNITY
Colorado, United States
Joined: January 20, 2005
KitMaker: 7,219 posts
AeroScale: 101 posts
Posted: Sunday, June 28, 2015 - 08:04 PM UTC

Quoted Text

At the Nat. Mus. of the USAF, I think. I can't figure why they didn't just raise the base rather than cut the blade. And why have it feathered?


It's in front of a building at Buckley AFB in Aurora, CO. Raising the base would fix it, but wouldn't it be much simpler to simply rotate the blades so that one is pointing straight up?
Plasticat
_VISITCOMMUNITY
Idaho, United States
Joined: September 03, 2003
KitMaker: 448 posts
AeroScale: 10 posts
Posted: Sunday, June 28, 2015 - 09:52 PM UTC
They were probably afraid of someone tripping over the two blades that would be angled down and out... gotta protect people from themselves after all...LOL
justsendit
_VISITCOMMUNITY
Colorado, United States
Joined: February 24, 2014
KitMaker: 3,033 posts
AeroScale: 60 posts
Posted: Sunday, June 28, 2015 - 10:44 PM UTC
Okay ... how about mounting it horizontally so people can pose underneath while it spins? ... Propeller Beany Copter

LOL!!!
 _GOTOTOP