Air Scooter a Farce???

http://airscooter.com

I am sure you have seen this Air Scooter flying machine. But last year
they said it would go on sale in 2005 and now it is 2006. Is this thing
turning into another Mollar Sky Car farce? Also, the
email address is not valid any longer. Does this
sound fishy to anyone else?

wrote in message
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http://airscooter.com

I am sure you have seen this Air Scooter flying machine. But last year
they said it would go on sale in 2005 and now it is 2006. Is this thing
turning into another Mollar Sky Car farce? Also, the
email address is not valid any longer. Does this
sound fishy to anyone else?


If their smart they are trying to figure out how to make it autorotate.
Without that it is a death trap.

Why would the lack of autorotate make it a deathtrap if it has a BRS?

Ben Hallert
PP-ASEL

"Ben Hallert" wrote in message
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Why would the lack of autorotate make it a deathtrap if it has a BRS?

Ben Hallert
PP-ASEL


Because a properly executed autorotation is a very controlled landing with
g-forces no different than a normal landing.

A BRS is not a landing but a controlled crash and by the looks of it there
isn't a lot of airframe on that thing to absorb the energy of the crash.

The BRS is a maybe not a done deal. They won't even confirm that the
BRS will be implemented.

"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATcox.net wrote in message
...

"Ben Hallert" wrote in message
oups.com...
Why would the lack of autorotate make it a deathtrap if it has a BRS?

Ben Hallert
PP-ASEL


Because a properly executed autorotation is a very controlled landing with
g-forces no different than a normal landing.

A BRS is not a landing but a controlled crash and by the looks of it there
isn't a lot of airframe on that thing to absorb the energy of the crash.


To revise and extend my remarks... (ie I hit the send button before I should
have)

Also there is the issue of where in the hell are they going to put the BRS?
Anywhere but on top of the mast will mean that the aircraft is going to have
to land in some way other than right side up.

On 30 May 2006 08:27:57 -0700, wrote in
.com::

The BRS is a maybe not a done deal. They won't even confirm that the
BRS will be implemented.

AirScotter being a helo would necessitate the BRS being mounted above
the rotor disk. How controllable are rockets launched from a rotating
platform? What prevents the shroud lines from spinning into a single
rope collapsing the canopy?

The task of engineering BRS on a rotorywing isn't a whole lot easier
than an ejection seat that doesn't mince it's pilot as he traverses
the rotor disk. :-)

Because a properly executed autorotation is a very controlled landing with
g-forces no different than a normal landing.

NTSB database is full of reports of Jet Rangers and the like breaking
skids when being autorotated by professional pilots.

-Robert

Gig 601XL Builder wrote:
wrote in message
oups.com...
http://airscooter.com

I am sure you have seen this Air Scooter flying machine. But last year
they said it would go on sale in 2005 and now it is 2006. Is this thing
turning into another Mollar Sky Car farce? Also, the
email address is not valid any longer. Does this
sound fishy to anyone else?


If their smart they are trying to figure out how to make it autorotate.
Without that it is a death trap.

"If they're smart" they'd design in the ability to autorotate or have
power redondancy.

Monk

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"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATcox.net wrote:

"Ben Hallert" wrote in message
oups.com...
Why would the lack of autorotate make it a deathtrap if it has a BRS?

Ben Hallert
PP-ASEL


Because a properly executed autorotation is a very controlled landing with
g-forces no different than a normal landing.

A BRS is not a landing but a controlled crash and by the looks of it there
isn't a lot of airframe on that thing to absorb the energy of the crash.

Also, you would somehow have to jettison the rotor, or else the rotor
would snag the BRS lines.