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Helicopter with wings promises to change aviation world

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    #11
    Originally posted by Churchill View Post
    Is it faster than the Lynx?
    Yep 199.92mph for the lynx 267mph for the weird thing.

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      #12
      A Helicopter with wings? Not quite Cricket!!

      Harrumph!!
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        #13
        Originally posted by fragglerock View Post
        Yep 199.92mph for the lynx 267mph for the weird thing.
        The G-Lynx reached 249mph, I've got it on a poster.
        Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave Johnson

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          #14
          Isn't that what used to be called an auto-gyro? They had those back in the 30s.

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            #15
            Originally posted by pacharan View Post
            Isn't that what used to be called an auto-gyro? They had those back in the 30s.
            No, an autogyro doesn't power the rotor blades so you need forward motion to get lift.
            Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave Johnson

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              #16
              Originally posted by gingerjedi View Post
              The G-Lynx reached 249mph, I've got it on a poster.
              I thought that was more like it.

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                #17
                I've just applied for a patent, before anyone else thinks of it, to change the rotors on the wings to jet engines.
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                  #18
                  Originally posted by PAH View Post
                  I've just applied for a patent, before anyone else thinks of it, to change the rotors on the wings to jet engines.
                  They're not as efficient as turboprops at lower speeds and altitudes.

                  But hey, Jet A1 is cheap enough...

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                    #19
                    Surely STOL is cheaper and safer.
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                      #20
                      Originally posted by Paddy View Post
                      Surely STOL is cheaper and safer.
                      Wow, impressive control there.
                      Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave Johnson

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