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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 6, 2016 15:40:18 GMT 12
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2016 9:49:48 GMT 12
Absolutely bizarre, good on him! I'm interested to hear what it sounds like - the same engine is in the Hughes 500 and Hiller FH1100.
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Post by Bruce on Apr 7, 2016 10:31:36 GMT 12
I have seen a video clip of the "first flight" on Facebook (sorry, cant share it..) And its pretty cool! Tick.tick tick.. vrooom start. Chris was obviously really nervous about letting the clutch out the first time though! It whistles along nicely in the cruise, but I imagine it would be a bit of a handful to ride, feeding in a whole lot of power with slow spool up time. I wonder what its like on windy roads, with a big Gyroscope spinning away...
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Post by TS on Apr 7, 2016 14:25:37 GMT 12
Absolutely bizarre, good on him! I'm interested to hear what it sounds like - the same engine is in the Hughes 500 and Hiller FH1100. Might sound a bit like this..... |
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Post by isc on Apr 7, 2016 21:57:01 GMT 12
On speaking with Peter Lions when he had his helicopter maintainence business here in Darfield, we discussed the effect of torque on an unrestrained gas turbine engine, he reckoned that as the rotating component of the engine (Hughs 500)was so small there would be little effect. The thing I wonder about is what is he using for a gear box to get the revs to road speed from somewhere around 20,000 rpm? isc
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