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Re: Making Lego airborne
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lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Tue, 28 Mar 2000 00:24:11 GMT
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Grant Elliott wrote:

> snip... I would recommend buying one of the
> free-flight helicopters and attaching micromotors to a make-shift rudder and
> tail.  You'll definately get enough lift to carry the RCX (you won't get it
> off the ground any other way).  Some sensors would be nice, but you'd have to
> rig up an altimiter and a gyroscopic sensor for pitch (you can rig one of
> these out of two angle sensors and a weight).  I might actually try this,
> sometime.  Sounds like fun. ...

unsnip

If you do plan to launch one, please send it toward:

Lat, Lon:    37.377, -122.017

I'd love another RCX  ;)

-Phil

..who couldn't help it...



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  Re: Making Lego airborne
 
(...) My recommendation would be to use an existing airplane or helicopter. You can get one from Cox for as little as $40. I would recommend buying one of the free-flight helicopters and attaching micromotors to a make-shift rudder and tail. You'll (...) (26 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)

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