Simviation Forum - upside down?

Feb 17^th, 2004 at 5:15pm

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guess he got bored flying helicopters the right way up:)
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Reply #1 - Feb 17^th, 2004 at 7:36pm

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Whoa, that takes skill!

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Reply #2 - Feb 18^th, 2004 at 8:30am

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If you look closely, there's a cluster of carabiners falling from the cockpit window. Wink

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Reply #3 - Feb 18^th, 2004 at 2:49pm

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I deny everything Grin

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Reply #4 - Feb 18^th, 2004 at 3:23pm

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I never saw a full-sized helo do this yet. Tongue

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Reply #5 - Feb 18^th, 2004 at 3:29pm

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LOL:)
Doesnt have to do with the fact a full sized helicoptor can cost millions of £'s could it?

Cool trick, what does it do??hover upside down and spin or fly forwards while doing it?

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Reply #6 - Feb 18^th, 2004 at 3:38pm

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Only two helis in the world can loop to the best of my knowledge, the Lynx and the Apache. I've seen a Lynx do it, and the first time my lower jaw was around my ankles!
No heli could hover upside down. Physics gets in the way Grin

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Reply #7 - Feb 18^th, 2004 at 3:53pm

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Leave it to Mark to have all the specifics.... Roll Eyes

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Reply #8 - Feb 18^th, 2004 at 3:56pm

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lol i knew about the whole only the lynx and apache can go upside down thing. My question is, Why? LOL, what real purpose does it serve other than a cool party trick. And the noise it creates from the lynx doing it.

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Reply #9 - Feb 18^th, 2004 at 3:58pm

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It took many years to develop a R/C model helicopter. I believe the first one flew successfully in the 1970s. Now they can do much more than a full-sized one. They're capable of sustained inverted flight under full control & can even climb inverted. Roll Eyes

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Reply #10 - Feb 18^th, 2004 at 4:01pm

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The Lynx and Apache have composite rotors that don't flex, so can sustain their shape even in the most extreme flying. Hence the tricks 8)

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Reply #11 - Feb 18^th, 2004 at 4:04pm

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lol i get all that, But why? it cant provide much if any help on the battlefield and must cost extra on the blades to have them. So they must serve a purpose that i am missing.

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Reply #12 - Feb 18^th, 2004 at 4:14pm

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Its to improve performance and handling Craig Wink

Oh and it makes maintenance less frequent

Hence money saved. Oh and allegedly they're better resistant to battle damage (but I've yet to see this proved!)

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Reply #13 - Feb 18^th, 2004 at 4:19pm

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lets face it. one RPG on the tail rotor of either and they are going down. Thanks for the answer. I could have asked my dad seeing as he was a mechanic on them for years, but i think my phone bills gonna be high enough this month:) thanks again Mark.

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Reply #14 - Feb 18^th, 2004 at 4:28pm

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No worries Craig, and frankly if you can hit it with an RPG its either parked, or you're going to be eating shrapnel Wink

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