Page 1 of 2

Unique find Pt II

PostPosted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 8:54 pm
by Rifleman
Pt II of this weird looking bird.....I wish I could post the whole vid of his departure which Wendy shot.......

........my apologies for the image size, but on this occasion, I really thought they deserved to be seen large........

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

In case you missed Pt I ,....it can be found HERE

Re: Unique find Pt II

PostPosted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 2:40 am
by TSC.
Wow  :o :o

What is that?? & what's it used for??

(& don't say 'flying'  :P)

TSC.

Re: Unique find Pt II

PostPosted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 3:30 am
by Omag 2.0
Wow! Lovely shots Ken! Awsome bird. Looks like a giant wheedwacker... ;-D ... just don't get to close tot the rotors...

It's the Kaman K1200

There is a FS version out!

Check http://www.swedbird.com/helo/index.htm

somewhere down the download helicopters list...

Cheers,

Omag

Re: Unique find Pt II

PostPosted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 4:42 am
by || Andy ||
Lovely a/c..
I always cant help wondering how thems rotor blades dont get tangled up..
i presume there sync'd..

Re: Unique find Pt II

PostPosted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 4:49 am
by TSC.
i presume there sync'd..  

I'd always be worried about them becoming un-sync'd (hey, new word!)  ;D

TSC.

Re: Unique find Pt II

PostPosted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 5:37 am
by || Andy ||
lol.. :)


But even so..
They dont look like they can rotate without hitting eachother.. ???

Re: Unique find Pt II

PostPosted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 6:09 am
by ozzy72
A v.simple but v.clever idea. Has great lifting power 8)

Re: Unique find Pt II

PostPosted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 9:19 am
by Rifleman
[quote]Wow

Re: Unique find Pt II

PostPosted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 9:56 am
by TSC.
did you notice the 6000 lb weight note, above the hoist, on the first set of images ?

Yeah I saw that, but only after 'd posted my 'Wow, what is it' question.

6000lbs!!! In the words of my missus 'Good for shopping then' - er - yes dear, very good.  ::)

Cheers,

TSC.

Re: Unique find Pt II

PostPosted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 10:37 am
by Jared
LOL, interesting rotor workings! :)

Re: Unique find Pt II

PostPosted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 11:20 am
by || Andy ||
Me...Must.....Have

Do the both the rotors balance the a/c..
Cause there only seems to be a rudder surface..

Re: Unique find Pt II

PostPosted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 3:42 pm
by ozzy72
That is correct Andrew ;)

Re: Unique find Pt II

PostPosted: Sun May 01, 2005 4:22 am
by Fozzer
Strange machine... :o...!

I downloaded it yesterday, took off, spun round backwards in ever decreasing circles, crashed, made a big circular hole in the ground, evacuated, and collected my little Captain Sensible Cessna 152.

I am never, EVER going to get used to flippin' Whirly-Birds... :-[... :'(...!

The propellor needs to be in front of me....
...not above me... >:(...!
LOL... ;D...!

Cheers all...!

Paul.

It's a fantastic model tho'... ;)... 8)...!

Re: Unique find Pt II

PostPosted: Mon May 02, 2005 11:35 am
by Hagar
Very interesting Ken. I always thought those intermeshing twin rotors were a great idea. This time last year I saw an early Kaman HH-43B Huskie currently awaiting restoration for static display at the Midland Air Museum. Coventry. It looked like a long job.

Re: Unique find Pt II

PostPosted: Mon May 02, 2005 7:10 pm
by chomp_rock
The Kmax is a very neat helo isn't it? Sounds different than a normal one as well 8)