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Post by Lokifan on Jul 16, 2013 5:42:05 GMT
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Post by the light works on Jul 16, 2013 6:07:08 GMT
very cool - but to nitpick - I'm not sure the machine was within the 10 meter by 10 meter space even when it was sitting on the ground.
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Post by OziRiS on Jul 16, 2013 17:56:33 GMT
I'm pretty sure you're right on that TLW. It looks WAY bigger than 10x10 meters! Still impressive though  |
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Post by the light works on Jul 16, 2013 18:10:01 GMT
I'm pretty sure you're right on that TLW. It looks WAY bigger than 10x10 meters! Still impressive though damned impressive. it's a sailcopter. |
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Post by Lokifan on Jul 17, 2013 18:51:37 GMT
Hmm. I read it as the goal being to build a machine that could fly to 3 meters altitude and have the pilot control it to land without moving more than 10 meters from the launch point. Thus, proving it really did hover instead of glide.
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Post by the light works on Jul 18, 2013 1:41:35 GMT
Hmm. I read it as the goal being to build a machine that could fly to 3 meters altitude and have the pilot control it to land without moving more than 10 meters from the launch point. Thus, proving it really did hover instead of glide. I think the 10 meter rule was more to demonstrate control than to disallow a glide. |
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Post by Lokifan on Jul 18, 2013 7:32:02 GMT
Agreed, but my real point was that as I read it, I didn't see anywhere that said the machine had to fit in that 10 meter space. As long as it didn't move more than 10 meters horizontally, they were safe (I guess).
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Post by the light works on Jul 18, 2013 13:16:56 GMT
Agreed, but my real point was that as I read it, I didn't see anywhere that said the machine had to fit in that 10 meter space. As long as it didn't move more than 10 meters horizontally, they were safe (I guess). agreed. I was just being nitpicky. |
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Post by Lokifan on Jul 18, 2013 17:05:09 GMT
No problem. Besides, it wouldn't exactly be the first time I misread a claim like this one.
I'm now trying to picture where they're going to display the copter. What's the Canadian equivalent of the Smithsonian?
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Post by silverdragon on Jul 19, 2013 6:40:59 GMT
And just how do you get THAT out of the door?......
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Post by Lokifan on Jul 20, 2013 8:04:35 GMT
Same way you got it in. In pieces. |
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Post by the light works on Jul 20, 2013 20:10:12 GMT
Same way you got it in. In pieces. When in doubt, C4. |
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