Teaching an Angle Grinder to Fly
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@sohamsinha8288
Жыл бұрын
first
@Unknown-vv1td
Жыл бұрын
i just took a huge dump
@baileyjerman5573
Жыл бұрын
Love that the banana and the hotdog both had sparks
@jacaboscrafts7729
Жыл бұрын
Hiw is this coment 13hours old it just came 5 mins a go
@baileyjerman5573
Жыл бұрын
@@jacaboscrafts7729 because when a videos uploaded and when a video goes public
Now we just need a Quadcopter Drone with 4 Anglegrinders as propellors and the insanity is complete.
@ageorgiev89
Жыл бұрын
Already has been done
@berkeli383
Жыл бұрын
@@ageorgiev89 link?
@joakimspazner9052
Жыл бұрын
@@ageorgiev89 sure you don't thinking about rotor riot doing it with small 1milion rpm pensil grinder?
@rasmis
Жыл бұрын
I found this on KZread. But I'm curious as to the power vs. the weight. Can it lift more than one with regular rotors? kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z4h5q6qOntGzqps.html
@reinkarnatsioon
Жыл бұрын
estonians did it already kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z4h5q6qOntGzqps.html
I can't even count how many times Peter has set out to make something and I'm like, no way this works, and then of course somehow it works
@michaelcarlisle7713
Жыл бұрын
Lol that's what happens when you're graduated in college and high and now make content that you think I would not work this shouldn't be a surprise he made a drill fly
@russiangoose7053
Жыл бұрын
And this one worked the first time too which is even more crazy and impressive
@bigemugamer
Жыл бұрын
@@michaelcarlisle7713 Making an angle grinder fly is not a worthy creation from a college degree, it's something an inbreed hic creates in his living-room-garage provided it doesn't kill him first. Now, the multiple unmanned and manned planes Peter created, that... THAT is what I'd expect from a college graduate. Though to be fair, read this i just posted: "Ya know... one can only upload SO many practical and safe videos SO many times before people say, "this was already done on a dozen other channels", leading one to the conclusion, "one has to create NEW and UNSEEN footage to bring in NEW subs and not lose old subs". Enter the age where Natural Selection no longer exists and millions of otherwise stupid people (dude at 0:44) clamor to subscribe to NEW and UNSEEN content, intelligent and sensible people would not watch." I feel sad for future generations including todays younger generation, they get NO ne content, just content they THINK is new till they discover the old song, movie, or physical device it is based on. =( of course, as you already know, I am just one of millions of you tube commenters who's comments don't matter =P Edit: Just checked out the end of the video... ok ok it actually worked and IS pretty cool. Well played PeterSripol... well played. (stands and applauds)
@cat32643
Жыл бұрын
And it usually works on the first test run.
@dr.crypto6891
Жыл бұрын
I said it before; I'll say it again, Peter you da Man! You can make (almost) anything fly! Cheers and well done!
You should definitely make a flying dremel. Those things make a LOT of rpm.
@averagememer7068
Жыл бұрын
That’d work with a quadcopter. 4 dremels at the top, and the “cords” going to every arm Edit: I found a video of someone doing this kzread.info/dash/bejne/n3eau8twZpaaorg.html
@Popcorx
Жыл бұрын
@@averagememer7068 maybe 4 dremel motors but not 4 dremels 🤣
@procrastinator1842
Жыл бұрын
Yeah but they make 150w of power...so those rpms will drop to like a few hundred rpm.
@Zeddify
Жыл бұрын
HE DID IT!
@buddy5719
Жыл бұрын
@@averagememer7068 false link i got sent to a cooking video
The guy who did that asymmetric design for this plane is a pure genius.
This was terrific my man. I'll never look at angle grinders the same. Also that * narrow * escape from death on the first throw was heartstopping haha
@martinbobak3009
Жыл бұрын
I hate horses
@copinahk4549
Жыл бұрын
@@martinbobak3009 Peta, the horse is here.
@MrMilarepa108
Жыл бұрын
I'll never look at BANANAS the same. They weren't kidding when they told us there was a lot of iron in bananas.
I would like to see an oscillating tool be used to make an ornithopter. Now that is a real challenge.
@kelseyduerksen6404
Жыл бұрын
Like a sawzall or a jigsaw. That would be hilarious.
@danielbrowniel
Жыл бұрын
@@kelseyduerksen6404 I was thinking the oscillating multi tools, they're crazy fast, like 20,000 oscillations each minute.
@ac.creations
Жыл бұрын
@@danielbrowniel more power out of a sawzall. It has a transmission to turn the rotation into forward-backward just gotta make another one to turn it back into rotation. Losses galore.
@adenanthony5257
Жыл бұрын
@@danielbrowniel yeah I use a Ryobi one for work and it's a bad mofo
@gabedarrett1301
Жыл бұрын
reciprocating saw, perhaps?
Seeing sparks come off a banana and hotdog confused me to my core
@karnobot9814
Жыл бұрын
Those are GMO food rich in Iron as he said!
@jamiehenrybrownpersonal
Жыл бұрын
same lol
@wparkerunc
Жыл бұрын
@@karnobot9814 you do know that non-gmo food has the same ammount if not more?
@cwill2127
Жыл бұрын
@@wparkerunc it was a joke
@bread9276
Жыл бұрын
Same
I love all the chaotic nervous laughter as they’re testing their different ideas 🤣
Got to give it to Peter's bro for being the MVP and walking right into the face of danger for this hair-brained project. Sketchy as all heck, but it was entertaining as well.
@fleacircus4408
Жыл бұрын
MVP? I personally know someone who's lost a finger holding a work piece for someone else to cut with a n angle grinder. Imagine how stupid you'd feel for mangling your brother's hand so you could cut a hot dog for KZread views.
@TranceMatzl15
Жыл бұрын
@@fleacircus4408 We wouldn't be here with planes, rockets and helicopters if men didn't do stupid shit like that my man. Brothers putting each other in danger is a tale as old as mankind :D
@pauljs75
Жыл бұрын
@@fleacircus4408 It is stupid, but if somebody puts their own health and safety on the line for you, you'd better treat them damn well outside that situation. It's in that context. Peter owes him one.
@jama211
Жыл бұрын
@@fleacircus4408 there's no need to darken the mood like that, but yes we should be safe
@fleacircus4408
Жыл бұрын
@@TranceMatzl15 You think cutting a hotdog in half for internet views is gonna invent the next rocketship?
Just the asymmetric aircraft idea deserved it's own video This was a double bonus.😄
@kreterakete
Жыл бұрын
German idea
@TheMegaTheseus
Жыл бұрын
@@kreterakete Was already mentioned in the video it's German
@Ezekiel_Allium
Жыл бұрын
@@TheMegaTheseus no it wasnt
@omgitsrez
Жыл бұрын
@@Ezekiel_Allium Line was "The germans did it" in the vid
@Ezekiel_Allium
Жыл бұрын
@@omgitsrez nope
Absolutely mad. For those who dont know its pretty widely agreed that they are already the most dangerous hand tool, this is really crazy to even be in the room with.
@adamdymke8004
Жыл бұрын
IKR, how does this guys still have his fingers?
@ZombieByte
Жыл бұрын
i think you mixed up dangerous with fun
@dustinh4175
Жыл бұрын
More than a chainsaw
@OpalDruscilla
2 ай бұрын
I had one get caught in my shirt once, lucky to be alive
Peter, it is incredibly difficult to read the title of this video with out bursting into laughter!!! Well done and thank you for always bringing us joy.
I lost my shit when the foods threw sparks 😂
if you can make an orbital sander fly, you'll be officially the King of RC
@HARMKA
Жыл бұрын
Some scary battery operated kitchen tools might fly. Like mixers. But if you can make a belt sander fly...
Peter, you're the reason I know about FAR-103 and have PDFs of the airspace maps for my area saved to my phone. I had given up on my childhood dream of flight and you brought it back. If I had access to the tools and workspace, I'd already be off the ground
I like the single-bladed helicopter because it reminds me of the zombie chopping blades from Ravenholm in Half-Life 2. Right down to tearing itself off the center and going flying.
@HionV
Жыл бұрын
I was thinking the exact same thing lol
A bi-anglegrinder plane would be insane and with a better balance, every time i see you come up with a new idea i’m like « obviously it won’t fly » but you prove me wrong every time ahah
@Logan-tk6eh
Жыл бұрын
The bi-planeglegrinder
@jong2359
Жыл бұрын
Twin prop beast, please. I would love to see how effortlessly it takes off compared to the single prop off-set.
How about a blowtorch aircraft? I don't know how you'd create thrust from heat but if anyone could figure it out it would be you! Maybe a hot-air-balloon style airship or a mini steam engine? Great vid as always!
@5peciesunkn0wn
Жыл бұрын
Ministeam engine sounds hilarious.
@winterwatson6811
Жыл бұрын
i wonder if it would be possible to attach a nozzle to the blowtorch for a makeshift rocket engine
@zacc.attacc
Жыл бұрын
good idea, maybe a hot air balloon
@mauirandall8176
Жыл бұрын
the regulations for liquid rocket engines are pretty strict compared to solid rocket engines
@TheLtVoss
Жыл бұрын
Mhm a Stirling engine could work fine the main problem with a Propan troch is it needs to move a lot of air to generate thrust but with a fan (electrical driven) prior to a burning chamber it is possible to generate thrust by expanding the air with heat so it gets fast out of the back called hybrid jets
i am amazed by how little trial and error there was here, idk if its just how youve edited the footage but that seems like a first time pretty perfect effort lmao
this is great...... everone is into drones, not many into anglegrinders...... as an old machinist i love them.... see them fly makes me lives them even more. Thanks for taking the time to make flying anglegrinder, video and share it...
just looking at the thumbnail and the title this allready sounds like a dangerous idea and I love it.
@laska907
Жыл бұрын
What about your pfp tho lol
@Blox117
Жыл бұрын
next up, flying near powerlines
I didn't realize how much I missed the "making something fly that shouldn't" genre of videos. Thanks for that. Band saw sounds like a fun twin engine. You might have to twist the band to get counter rotating props.
This is the second most dangerous tool on the site (second to the operator). You made it fly. This is terrifying, and genius
The fun thing with the BV141 is the tail design wasn't because of the asymmetry - it was for the tail gunner! They wanted them to be able to not have to worry about the stabilizer being in the way. It was mocked for its design so never saw production beyond the first prototypes, but filled the role of a single engine scout/bomber that it was designed for pretty damn well in initial testing.
shout out to morningbrew for not being afraid of sponsoring a fun video like this.
Ah yes, yeeting a helicopter into the air with a stick inches from one’s face. I know it well 😅 Nice job Peter!
@HarelAvital
Жыл бұрын
Love your channels
You should re visit this with a cordless dye grinder. I think mine does 20k rpm.
@ARockyRock
Жыл бұрын
Yes.
@damailman8472
Жыл бұрын
Dye grinder could be the stabilizer propellor on a helicopter!
@derrick4804
Жыл бұрын
He chose a low rpm angle grinder on purpose. The propellers can't handle rpm that high.
I'm very impressed with how well that first flight went! You guys are awesome!
An Itallian WWII plane design that I think would make a neat electric model plane is the Stipa-Caproni where the main fuselage was basically a hollow tube with the propeller inside of the tube. Some say that the design helped with the development of jet engines.
@iR-80
Жыл бұрын
It was an interwar design (first flew 10/07/1932) not a World War II design but it'd still be neat
@BarneyGumbl3
Жыл бұрын
If I remember correctly they were about as easy to turn as an aircraft carrier, would be a cool video though
@bowercreates2999
Жыл бұрын
@@iR-80 I had been thinking that there were a few used at the very beginning of the war, but now I see that I was wrong. Thanks for pointing that out.
I love how it struggles the most with the banana
Nice to see a video where you guys make progress at the start. Sometimes the videos just feel like they take a little to long to get to the point but this one was just right!!! Interesting sooner and entertaining. Keep it up I hope to see more videos like these.
I bought two years ago cessna 182 1400mm foam, radio, bqttery, servos, motor etc. Learn a lot, spend much time with my son on this plane and we tries 5 times and always crash instantly. But YOU can do a plane even from metal grinder!! Thats a skill!!
Peter needs to make a flying chainsaw. That would be terrifyingly awesome
Use two angle grinders to build a tilt rotor aircraft like the osprey. Have the batteries remote mounted in the main fuselage to keep the weight down on the wings.
@lancelotkillz
Жыл бұрын
I was thinking the exact same thing
Its just amazing. The team is enjoying and having fun while learning.
Love it they've got over head power cables right next to shop, adds to the drama !!!
You probably already noticed this but each time you push the copter wings with the launch pole, you’re inverting the angle of the blades turning all that wanted upward thrust into downward thrust, or no thrust just gravity, but it is a great idea and I think Peter can get it to work, little bit lighter blades with a better angle and “out of box” design,
@moonriseproductions
Жыл бұрын
so the best launch would be to hold it high, then just pull the pole down, and run fast
@LaurenceVonThomas
Жыл бұрын
@@moonriseproductions or jump off of something
@bmxscape
Жыл бұрын
@@moonriseproductions well realistically if it can't take off from the pole on its own it would never sustain flight
@Tallslimchris
Жыл бұрын
@@moonriseproductions actually the best launch would be for the copter to slowly gain proper lift and lift itself off the launch platform, the use of the pole should solely be used to stabilize the unit until it can sustain its own lift. Unless it’s purpose or design is to slowly fall like a parachute or a glider, then some form of launch or drop from a secondary unit be required.
@darrenfalconer3267
Жыл бұрын
I don't think they would be inverted, looks more like they are just flexing down. Pushing it up doesn't invert the pitch of the blades. And that's even less likely to happen since he added the small wing. This just looked like it didn't produce enough lift.
Honestly I would like to see some type of helicopter made exclusively from Home Depot parts.
@bradleywhais7779
Жыл бұрын
Do it yourself :)
@tekvax01
Жыл бұрын
...and you can paint it orange!
everything worked far better than I expected, bravo
Peterrrrr !! "even a banana' ?? gimme a break! Since when does abrasive cutting a bananas- 0:22, SHOOT GLOWING STEEL SPARKS ??
you guys should try a hand-held router next. some have a more cylindrical/tubular shape so it would be easier to make a sleeker plane with.
@loriamora6202
Жыл бұрын
chainsaw also
@freemanmanfree5719
Жыл бұрын
@@loriamora6202 i remember a popular Mechanics magazine from the 60s that had a dual chain-saw motored (gasoline) airplane capable of supporting a human. I was just a boy, but I wanted to build one.
It's always a good day when Peter uploads
@recitationtohear
Жыл бұрын
Lets be honest we waited so long for this: kzread.info/dash/bejne/n3eau8twZpaaorg.html
@ProjectileGrommet
Жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing
@tias283
Жыл бұрын
Dude especially when he upload twice in one month
@sUASNews
Жыл бұрын
Spot on
8:00 you guys really sucrificed your safety at those parts.
I’m impressed with his ability to pilot all this crazy stuff. If you have ever flown an RC plane without gyros and modern stability systems, it ain’t easy on well designed models.This dude? Asymmetrical designs, crazy CGs, ridiculous drag coefficients, violent cg shifts, oscillations , piss poor control surface authority, flexible fuselages, twisting, warping. No problem! It’s impressive the crap he can actually keep in control.
You can see how happy Peter is to be working with his older bro, pretty damn wholesome if you ask me.
@Catmeat106
Жыл бұрын
What happened to sam
@podulox
Жыл бұрын
@@Catmeat106 sam so yesterday... (Sam's OK right? Now I feel bad...)
@yakacm
Жыл бұрын
@@Catmeat106 I think he's filming isn't he?
@Catmeat106
Жыл бұрын
@@yakacm idk he was usually in the videos whole recording, haven’t seen him in awhile
@Hue5366
Жыл бұрын
@@Catmeat106 I thought he was a clone
"that is a very big shaft... This is a very small hole" I hear that regularly
God fking dame it 😂 the metal banana had me dying 🤣 you get a sub my guy ! That was gold.
Happy 2023 everyone. A wonderful channel I've found.
10:25 that was freaking incredible
When I think of something that I probably shouldn't try at home, I can trust that Peter's taken the risk for the rest of us on the internet.
Several moments where i was sure this contraption was going to claim an eye, a limb, or a life. Bravo, good suspense for an entertaining premise.
you can see during launch how strong the effect of p-factor on this plane was interesting
Hey Peter - project idea! What if you made a plane without ailerons, and instead had the main wing on a rail that moved the wing left/right to tilt the plane one way or the other, due to the imbalance of lift on either side? To explain it another way: The wing (when moving on the rail in one direction) would be getting longer on one side while getting shorter on the other due to the linear motion on the rail, 90° from the direction of flight.
@rcbinchicken
Жыл бұрын
that's a really creative idea, I'd watch the hell outta that
@urmum8540
Жыл бұрын
Sounds like rotational torque would be a big issue
@TheFlyingZulu
Жыл бұрын
I think that's how some hang-glides turn... The person shifts their weight and thus moves the center of gravity left or right making the craft roll and turn in that direction.
@netts2315
Жыл бұрын
And have the propeller on a rail too to make an offset in the center of thrust relative to the center of gravity, giving you yaw control :D
@Scrogan
Жыл бұрын
Move it forward and back for pitch too? Wing-warping could be interesting also, though the rib design for warping wings may not be trivial.
I would love it if you could make like a guide or a series about learning to build awesome rc aircraft like this (Not with an angle grinder of course) but like go over the design process, materials, the right electronics and motors, and assembling and wiring everything. Just a suggestion
@PeterSripol If you take the angle end of the grinder and make a small plate to replace it, you will then have the motor running inline with the fuselage making it easier to balance out. Will also give you the full power of the motor.
0:03 I started getting flashbacks of Ravenholm and Father Grigori's traps
Hard to believe what I just witnessed. This guy always creates the ideas I have in my head. Awesome 👌
I love how you're completely protecting yourself near the end of the vid!! super safe and not sketchy looking at all!!!!🤣
I bet a circular brushless circular saw would be pretty good.
That worked much better than I was expecting
Wow I am impressed at how well that worked out of the gate! So cool. Editing of episode also really tight and moving. Great to watch thank you.
@jakehermann8376
Жыл бұрын
Including the steel hot dog. Not sure if they are just built different or something but I wouldn't want to eat one of those
That was awesome from start to finish. I was so impressed when the Flyobi flew for the first time.
Wheels/landing gear fitted to the plane would make a good addition.
This went surprisingly better than I thought
I always look forward to Peter's video's to see what mad creation he comes up with, he always tries and tries again until success. I can't wait to see what he comes up with next. 👍😁
I would really like to see a semi serious build with gutting the materials that add extra weight and young a higher end angle grinder. This was really impressive
When you tilted ban and throttled up it really seemed to pull, cool vid
That's pretty cool, especially for the first flight!! I thought for sure that it would crash the first time, considering the weird rear wing!
Loved the grinder video and I would love to see you make a plane with no visible means of propulsion, like a Dyson fan.
@SouthTexasGhostRider
Жыл бұрын
There are already ducted fan rc plane motors.
A die grinder or router would be pretty awesome. Similar to an angle grinder except the tool points straight ahead instead of 90 degrees to the side, and they can be very high RPM, up to 30,000RPM. I want to see some exploding propellers.
@EmyrDerfel
Жыл бұрын
Or just unbolt the gearbox off the grinder, that's making a lot of the noise, and the gearbox mountpoints would be useful for attaching the grinder to the craft.
@918Kustomz
Жыл бұрын
DREMEL!
This is probably the most terrifying tool conversion yet 😂
BLUD CAN TRANSFORM ANYTHING INTO flying stuff!!! Salute Mannnnnn
The off-center plane was very impressive! Great video!
I love the spirit of this flying power tools series, its just the best!
"This is a really big shaft, and this is a really small hole" is priceless
Those grinders have so much torque. I bet it could handle the 18" no problem. Whole battery!
I'm really amazed how you always find new ideas for your episodes. A good one, as usual 😄
@ageorgiev89
Жыл бұрын
Probably by looking at old content already made?
The best part was the introduction to an asymmetric aircraft. Fascinating.
lol the sparks of the hot dog and the banana is so funny 😆
I have seen the plane videos that you have done, and you have inspired me to try to make my own plane( it really isn’t a plane, it is more of a fighter jet, but it will be able to fly).
@palomaelegante
Жыл бұрын
cool
Aiming for the stars I see! Cutting edge technology as always! This vid made the cut for me!
Hey, I think it would be interesting if you made a step by step model plane building video including your thought process and problem solving while building these planes.
Definitely should try this again but take the angle grinder apart so it can sit properly inside the fuselage so the weight can be more evenly distributed
You have a crazy torgue, make a lot of blades with extreme angle of attack.
0:17 WHY WERE THERE *SPARKS* WHEN YOU CUT THE *HOT DOG*
I really love that you now have your brother on your channel. You 2 make a great team. Please consider a dremel tool powered 8 engine bomber as your next build.
@gilbertcabasse6168
Жыл бұрын
Yes a dremel tool seem a much better geometry for a plane, but the very low torque high rev motor still should represent a exiting challenge.
I’ve never had more anxiety watching a KZread video. Great stuff
You should make a version of the Goodyear inflato plane. You can use/make airmat
I need to see a flying band saw. Make it happen, Peter.
@polyhistorphilomath
Жыл бұрын
Flying hydraulic press. Flying forge. Flying bucket elevator. Flying calciner.
What about a Dremel? I've used them for many projects including a mini lathe. I don't see why one wouldn't produce enough thrust to lift a small airplane.
I think you should make a dual prop one with 2 grinders. So that you can make the weight distribution better. Plus more battery.
You could try separating the battery from the tool, and run some wire between them to space out those two heavy parts. That might help adjust the CG to be more balanced.
You should try the Milwaukee m12 die grinder. It’s light and high rpm’s plus the straight model is perfect for mounting. Or the right angle version for a drone configuration
This is freakin awesome. Great idea, if love to see more done with this. Like a real helicopter with a huge angle grinder. Or a huge plane with 2 or even 4 angle grinders... There's so much potential lol
I really didn’t think it would work I’m really impressed that it flew wow
I have a challenge for you: Create a "high tech" steampunk plane that uses steam ejector(s) as an engine. (Boiler pressure steam used as moving force) as i have seen those kind of machines but never saw someone trying to use it as an engine in a plane before
I have an idea for you, get a bunch of smaller sized Dremel tools and then use them to power props like you used the angle grinder In This video. I think that would be very cool and it would also give an opportunity to make a smaller aircraft with a single prop if you wanted.
@Kartwheelfpv
Жыл бұрын
Rotor riot did one as a drone😂
For a single blade helicopter, you need propulsion at each tips of the blade, pointing in opposite direction (to get a clockwise or anti-clockwise movement) ... like they do in China with fireworks flying wheels. The centripetal force helping, it'll stabilize the wing.... but all the weight being at the tips, it'll also increase the possibility that it tears apart.
@leftaroundabout
Жыл бұрын
Actually it should be ok with propulsion on only one tip. However you do need a counterweight, so that the center of mass is reasonably far away from the prop so that it can create good torque. The designs in this video didn't have that. Best is of course to use the battery as the counterweight.
@williamcrane8236
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@@leftaroundabout Charybdis, McCutcheon's machine, Flying Maple seed. Plenty of examples on youtube of them. Might not be strong enough structurally but looked like his center of rotation was too far off from his center of balance. For the two bladed one I would go with a smaller prop delivering higher speed but less static thrust. I think he got all of the thrust out of the big prop he could but it just wasn't high speed enough especially so close to the center of rotation where plenty of thrust is going in the wrong direction just because Angular moments are wrong. I ran a Monocopter challenge on RCOnline back in 2007, it was fun and I flew them all the time with little cox engines or a Norvel 15 powered one with a wing made of 2 mill coroplast SPAD style. My biggest was the wing from my first Ugly Stick when the fuse wore out. Ran a throttled os 40fp for power. On a still day I could throttle up, take it high, throttle down and let it come back and change altitude. It was a flying oddity. When I started flying Norvels for 1/2A I no longer needed the 25% fuel for the Cox engines, And I put the things up for memories sake. Winning flight from the RCOnline challenge kzread.info/dash/bejne/lH550buHdZXgfps.html
@vivalarevolucion9
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@@williamcrane8236 Still easier to use two identical engines/ propulsion system at each tip (rockets, jet or propeller engines, compressed air nozzles etc.) .... allowing more power, redundancy, perfect counterweight and no need for a tail rotor. Good examples: every tip jet helicopters: Saunders helicogyre, the WNF342 V4, the McDonnell XV-1 and my favorite, the Fairey rotodynes.
@carpediemarts705
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Huh?
@vivalarevolucion9
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@@carpediemarts705 ?huH
Cool rig! If you take the bevel gears off, the motor can sit longitudinally helping out the balance, and the rig will also enjoy a little less mechanical loss. I dont think the gears have any actual reduction, so you're still direct drive.