It is necessary to have dreams in life, this one is mine. that is why I spend hours and hours on the Simulator. respect for the demonstration, very gracious and realistic flight
As an Australian, I had the wonderful opportunity of visiting Malta - and indeed I visited Ta Qali & watched these models fly. Wonderful place Malta, - wonderful people. I'd LOVE to live there, but at 6000 Euros alone for an application fee for temporary residency and a flat tax of 15,000 Euros every year ( just to live there ) - its WAY out of my limits.
wow...simply wow.. you should make versions to hold imax cameras and apache versions too. these would generate revenues from the film industry. you could then work with the mini-helicopters
Thanks. at the time of me building the kit, 3 bladed was not on my list. to be honest I was aware that another 'gyro' needed to be installed, so for starters I decided to stay with 2 bladed until I am settled with the settings for the rest of the helicopter. however, I never ruled out that it wont' become 3-bladed :) Jojo
Mainly it is both the size and weight that helps a pilot fly smoother, which after all is what scale flying is all about!. However, a turbine engine does not have any "knocking' when working, so that also helps.Jojo
Thanks. Although it is a fact that the larger the model the 'easier' it is to fly, one has not to forget that the bigger , the more intimidating it becomes, apart from the investment of both capital and time in the equation!! Jojo
one of the best turbine startup videos seen on youtube. The only to bad are too small circles of flying path. it never flew more than 40 meters away... and never over 5 meters high... a bit boring. Impressive fowl anyways.
the helicopter is powered by a Jakadofsky Pro turbine. I believe that if I was to compare it to the power in bhp it would be somewhere in the region of 50 bhp!! Thanks to all for the positive comments too :)
@synthuser Thanks for your post, however please do keep in mind that, like myself a pilot flying such a model will fly it to his liking in that I enjoy flying my model at close proximity simply because I enjoy them better especially when I can hear, smell and feel (the heat) of the turbine's power!! :) JJ
@sanfranciscobay The main rotor is connected through a 'gear box' which is eventually connected to the turbine. When flying, the rotor RPM is 850 while the turbine's RPM is 94,000! It goes up and down, because the pitch of the main rotor blades are varied. In a hobby like this, cost is not an issue, although you are quite close to your assumption.. JJ
The helicopter was built from a kit sold by Vario. Apart from the kit you then shall need to invest in a lot of time to build it and make it fly. It will take at least 600 hours of work to get it as you can see it in the video. All electronics are scratch built and you shall need to take a lot of decisions as you go along, not to mention the number of times you shall need to consult with friends and forums whenver you face a problem :) JJ
@blueman841 , Hi, it took me about 1200 hours in total to build. It is quite stable but the size can be a bit intimidating. I do not fly it when its above force 4, as I am not comfortable. Thanks for your comments. Cheers. JJ
