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Re: Helicopter rotor in 8856... unrealistic?
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lugnet.technic
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Thu, 13 Feb 2003 19:59:20 GMT
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Dean Hystad wrote:
> The rotor design for the 8856 and 8444 would not allow the helecoptor to
> move forwards backwards or sideways. If you tilt the rotor (as is done in
> these sets) the only thing that happens is that the fusalage of the
> helecoptor tilts. In a real helecoptor the blades's pitch varies as it
> rotates around the hub. The stick controls the pitch of the rotor.
It has already been made by Lego in 1977, 852 Reconnoitre Helicopter.
Wonder why they did not do that later on also?
/Pehter
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: Helicopter rotor in 8856... unrealistic?
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| (...) The rotor design in that set isn't quite right either, though its closer to real life. In the 852, the control stick changes the pitch of the rotor blades, but the pitch angle stays the same as the blades spin around the hub. In a real (...) (22 years ago, 13-Feb-03, to lugnet.technic)
| | | Re: Helicopter rotor in 8856... unrealistic?
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| (...) Yep, but 852 only has collective control, and relies on gravity! Ben's has limited cyclic control (nose up/down), and no collective, but that's just a limitation imposed by the original 8444 model - full collective and cyclic could be done (...) (22 years ago, 13-Feb-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Helicopter rotor in 8856... unrealistic?
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| (...) move forwards backwards or sideways. If you tilt the rotor (as is done in these sets) the only thing that happens is that the fusalage of the helecoptor tilts. In a real helecoptor the blades's pitch varies as it rotates around the hub. The (...) (22 years ago, 13-Feb-03, to lugnet.technic)
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