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Brantly B2
Please help me with some info on the Brantly B2
Will it be able to be flown safely in South Africa. I live at 4700 ft above sea level with summer temps up to 100F I am worried about density altitude. Thanks Hennie |
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There was one about a year ago that tried to take off from a Florida airport in cool weather with two occupants and a full load of fuel. Apparently, that was overloaded because it got a few feet out over a lake and went plop. It wouldn't be my first choice for a helicopter. Dennis H. (Hennie) wrote: Please help me with some info on the Brantly B2 Will it be able to be flown safely in South Africa. I live at 4700 ft above sea level with summer temps up to 100F I am worried about density altitude. Thanks Hennie Dennis Hawkins n4mwd AT amsat DOT org (humans know what to do) "A RECESSION is when you know somebody who is out of work. A DEPRESSION is when YOU are out of work. A RECOVERY is when all the H-1B's are out of work." To find out what an H-1B is and how Congress is using them to put Americans out of work, visit the following web site and click on the "Exporting America" CNN news video: http://zazona.com/ShameH1B/MediaClips.htm |
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Hennie: The best we can tell is that the Safari outperforms the Brantly in
these conditions. I have hovered my Safari 8' AGL at density alt. of 8200' with 180# pilot and 1/2 tank fuel. I was not maxed out on power. There must be something about the Brantly blade system that limits their alt performance. The power/wt and hp/wt is as good or better than the Safari. But...... Stu Fields "Hennie" wrote in message om... Please help me with some info on the Brantly B2 Will it be able to be flown safely in South Africa. I live at 4700 ft above sea level with summer temps up to 100F I am worried about density altitude. Thanks Hennie |
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"Stu & Kathy Fields" wrote:
The power/wt and hp/wt is as good or better than the Safari. But...... the brantly is a piece of junk. I'll take my scorpion over a brantly any day. BTW, the hub system on a brantley is a retarded attempt at a fully articulated hub system. It has three heavy blades with the lead-lag hinge about half way out on the blade. Its true, I'm not joking, the blade hinges way out in the middle about 6 feet out. No two-passenger helicopter should have been overloaded with those two skinny guys in there. One was trapped underwater because the cockpit is so cramped. Fortunately, he was able to pop the windscreen out and escape through there. Save your money and buy something besides a brantly. Dennis H. Dennis Hawkins n4mwd AT amsat DOT org (humans know what to do) "A RECESSION is when you know somebody who is out of work. A DEPRESSION is when YOU are out of work. A RECOVERY is when all the H-1B's are out of work." To find out what an H-1B is and how Congress is using them to put Americans out of work, visit the following web site and click on the "Exporting America" CNN news video: http://zazona.com/ShameH1B/MediaClips.htm |
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Hennie wrote:
Please help me with some info on the Brantly B2 Will it be able to be flown safely in South Africa. I live at 4700 ft above sea level with summer temps up to 100F I am worried about density altitude. Thanks Hennie http://www.brantly.com/aircraft.htm Hover IGE @ max weight, 59F, only 3,525 ft. |
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Dennis, you're stupid and obviously don't know what you're talking
about. The helicopter was not overloaded on that flight. The guy flying it let the RRPM decay beyond recovery, as can be done with any helicopter. The Brantly is a good, reliable helicopter that can be operated very reasonably. It's also no more cramped than any other 2-place helicopter, and actually has more room than the R22 and certainly more than your rediculous scorpion. wrote in message ... "Stu & Kathy Fields" wrote: The power/wt and hp/wt is as good or better than the Safari. But...... the brantly is a piece of junk. I'll take my scorpion over a brantly any day. BTW, the hub system on a brantley is a retarded attempt at a fully articulated hub system. It has three heavy blades with the lead-lag hinge about half way out on the blade. Its true, I'm not joking, the blade hinges way out in the middle about 6 feet out. No two-passenger helicopter should have been overloaded with those two skinny guys in there. One was trapped underwater because the cockpit is so cramped. Fortunately, he was able to pop the windscreen out and escape through there. Save your money and buy something besides a brantly. Dennis H. Dennis Hawkins n4mwd AT amsat DOT org (humans know what to do) "A RECESSION is when you know somebody who is out of work. A DEPRESSION is when YOU are out of work. A RECOVERY is when all the H-1B's are out of work." To find out what an H-1B is and how Congress is using them to put Americans out of work, visit the following web site and click on the "Exporting America" CNN news video: http://zazona.com/ShameH1B/MediaClips.htm |
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helopilot wrote:
The Brantly is a good, reliable helicopter that can be operated very reasonably. It may seem a little odd that you don't hear of them more, or see them advertised on such websites as ASO. But correct me I am wrong when I state that the Brantly Company sells every machince it makes. |
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I will say something postive the Brantly: I was given an opportunity to
hover a Brantly before I ever had any helo dual. I was able the first time to hold the ship in position with the Cyclic without the instructor having to grab. Something that never happened with anything short of a UH-1N before. Certainly ot the Safari, not the R22, and not the Bell 47 nor the Schweitzer 300CB. So I think the Brantly is much easier to fly. It just doesn't seem to have the performance of other more twitchy helos. Stu Fields wrote in message ... "Stu & Kathy Fields" wrote: The power/wt and hp/wt is as good or better than the Safari. But...... the brantly is a piece of junk. I'll take my scorpion over a brantly any day. BTW, the hub system on a brantley is a retarded attempt at a fully articulated hub system. It has three heavy blades with the lead-lag hinge about half way out on the blade. Its true, I'm not joking, the blade hinges way out in the middle about 6 feet out. No two-passenger helicopter should have been overloaded with those two skinny guys in there. One was trapped underwater because the cockpit is so cramped. Fortunately, he was able to pop the windscreen out and escape through there. Save your money and buy something besides a brantly. Dennis H. Dennis Hawkins n4mwd AT amsat DOT org (humans know what to do) "A RECESSION is when you know somebody who is out of work. A DEPRESSION is when YOU are out of work. A RECOVERY is when all the H-1B's are out of work." To find out what an H-1B is and how Congress is using them to put Americans out of work, visit the following web site and click on the "Exporting America" CNN news video: http://zazona.com/ShameH1B/MediaClips.htm |
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Shiver Me Timbers wrote: helopilot wrote: The Brantly is a good, reliable helicopter that can be operated very reasonably. It may seem a little odd that you don't hear of them more, or see them advertised on such websites as ASO. But correct me I am wrong when I state that the Brantly Company sells every machince it makes. What happens to other companies that don't sell every machine they make. Even Boeing make to order thats why there is only 1 or 2 747's on the production line. rm |
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