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"Stuart & Kathryn Fields" wrote:

Yes there are quite a few projects out there. Because of the magazine
connection I've heard of quite a few. Example: A design like the kids toy
that has a shaft and a rotor blade. Spin the shaft in your hands and
release and the thing takes off. A person approached me with his "Design"
that simulated the toy. The shaft and rotor was attached to a harness and
he had a pre spin arrangement to get the thing going and then he stepped
back and away he would go. All design and never tried. Others that believe
that they could take an ultra light helicopter and lift more wt. (275#
pilot) by merely increasing the power. Another who had never built a
helicopter was going to "Correct" the fallacies of Bell, Hiller, Enstrom
etc and buiild his own 5-6 seat helicopter that would do all the things the
other guys designs couldn't do. Yes there are a bunch of backyard cowboys
that just know that they can defeat most of the laws of physics.

Stu Fields
Experimental Helo magazine

Amazing how many of them are also applying to win the next Darwin Awards.