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Subject: 
Crashing your Lego creation safely...
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lugnet.build, lugnet.general
Date: 
Thu, 6 Jul 2000 20:05:07 GMT
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While this might be a silly question I am looking for suggestions on how to
crash a fairly large lego model (Helicopter) on a ground surface while
minimizing the risk of breaking pieces.

The goal here is to crash my UH-60 http://www.netpresonic.com/lego/ with full
crew and attached SEAL team and then photo document the wreckage.

These men will die, but for a good cause -- to improve safety features of the
UH-60.



Message has 4 Replies:
  Re: Crashing your Lego creation safely...
 
(...) Wow, that's a very impressive helicopter. As far as crashing it without breaking anything, could you remove the main rotor first, that's probably the most vulnerable? George (24 years ago, 6-Jul-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
  Re: Crashing your Lego creation safely...
 
(...) to (...) full (...) the (...) You can: Simulate a failed autorotation by having it panckake from high altitude. This would distribute the impact along the greatest surface area, minimizing the risk of damage to individual pieces. - or - Loosen (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jul-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
  Re: Crashing your Lego creation safely...
 
(...) ...Well, I can give some reports from my weekend and crash tests. Both crashes were of buildings, and were unintentional drops from about a meter up onto hard concrete. I noticed only a few pieces with stress discolouration. Mostly on the (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jul-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
  Re: Crashing your Lego creation safely...
 
Well it's been 1 year since I wrote the message below. I have yet to crash this helicopter out of pure laziness. The SEALs have completed several missions and the pilots of the UH-60 (lego) Blackhawk are now feeling safe that their craft is safe and (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)

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