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Subject: 
VTOLs and Helicopters
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Date: 
Tue, 23 May 2000 19:39:47 GMT
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One of the latest additions to my website was a pair of VTOLs, the "Thunder"
and the "Donar."  If you take a look at the Donar, you'll see that I included
an attempt at a contra-rotating lift system.

Has anyone managed a good looking and FUNCTIONAL contra-rotating system?  Mine
looks OK, but it doesn't really spin.


Take a look if you want:
http://www.icounsel.com/blacktron/forces/army/VTOLs/H04_Donar.htm

This is based off of the Clan VTOL from the TRO:3060.  The cockpit actually
fits two men and control systems.



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  Re: VTOLs and Helicopters
 
To me, it looks a lot more like an autogyro that a VTOL (an autogyro is a top-rotored aircraft with a exterior engines that don't power the rotors and no (...) (25 years ago, 23-May-00, to lugnet.build)

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