Amazing megathread of astonishing helicopters and other early droneshttps://twitter.com/AeroDork/status/928495344727547904 …
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Since you’re posting crazy whirligigs, I present the Roton flight test vehicle, which flew at the Mojave airport where I used to work. Powered by rockets in the blade tips. Cockpit unaffectionally referred to as the “batcave”. 10/10 Cooper-Harper score.https://youtu.be/7Kp63-an2ts
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"Static stability? Wow if we'd known about that when we started this project.."
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"who knows, commuters? this could be your 5:15 of tomorrow!"
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"What does it take for you to fly this off the lot today?"
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"it's got the smooth ride of a moped, with the fatality rate of a third-world amusement park!"
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“But wait, there’s more! Have you ever wanted to stand for extended periods of time with the risk of death if you become drowsy?”
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