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FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
DerAdlerIstGelandet said:
See how good of a fisherman they can become to get it out!
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DerAdlerIstGelandet said:I actually know someone that dropped a wrench in a Intermediate Gearbox and mind you it has a screen cover and only about an inch wide. Pretty amazing if you ask me.
DerAdlerIstGelandet said:No it was my aircraft so I replaced the gear box. I dont play around with those on helicopters.
FLYBOYJ said:Hover...
Groen Brothers has received $3 million from the federal government to study converting C-130 cargo planes into giant gyrodynes (gyrocopters with jet engines at the rotor tips). The company says it will be a cheap and easy way to supply the Army with heavy-lift VTOL capability...
http://www.groenbros.com/whatsnew/nest.htmGBA JOINS GEORGIA TECH TEAM IN JHL PROPOSAL FOR US ARMY
A "Best Value Team" led by Georgia Institute of Technology, a top five U.S. graduate engineering research university with the top public aerospace engineering program in the country, including a world renowned rotary wing technology program, developed and presented a proposal in July to the United States Army for the US Military's Joint Heavy Lift vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft Concept Design Analysis (CDA) competition. The team included GBA along with Shafer Corporation, one of this nation's most capable systems engineering and integration technology firms, and Dancila LLC., developer of important new piezoelectric, flow control, and "smart-material" technology.
The proposal based upon the "gyrodyne" concept long espoused by GBA and extensively researched by Georgia Tech was not, regrettably, awarded one of five contracts worth roughly $3 million for CDA development. However, in the debriefing by Army and NASA personnel following the decision, we were encouraged by the reception our proposal had received and by the potential for future participation in the project. The proposal called for using a C130 Hercules as a test vehicle, fitting it with a tip-jet powered rotor designed by the Team. GBA continues to promote the gyrodyne concept and is pleased to have had the support of Georgia Tech, Shafer Corporation and Dancila LLC. Lockheed Martin, manufacturer of the Hercules, and Rolls-Royce, manufacturer of the engines in the C130 had pledged support had the proposal been chosen.
No - sold it, I think I got 3 or 400.00 for it.the lancaster kicks ass said:wow, do you still have it?