Wow, that was awesome. Doubt that guy lived without a few scars, couldnt quite make out what happened to him but he got floored. Incredible how far we've come. Thanks for the vid :)
@mickys514 - It really is amazing the guy lived when it seems like such a violent whack. If I'm not mistaken the same thing happened to Igor Sikorsky when he was experimenting over in Russia .... got shot up through the rotor blades as well and still lived. Amazing brave guys during these times. Ironically, the whole reason the ground resonance started was due to the helicopter being tethered to the ground ... the very thing which was supposed to provide safety.
@stot2614 - Agreed. I think we take it almost completely for granted today that we can just build a kit or buy a RTF heli and it flies perfectly. But during these times they had no idea how to get a helicopter to fly well. Can you imagine what they would've thought if someone showed up on the scene with say a Trex 600 and just started flying it around?
@CrazyHeliDude I would call myself a hypocrite if I even for a flash of a moment forgot or tried to discredit in any way the contributions for inventors such as Da Vinci, Paul Cornu, Lawrence Bell, up to Igor Sikorsky. I will say that I laughed at some of the attempts, but I do respect the ingenuity that each inventor tried or suceeded to implement. If we were able to step into a DeLorean and go back in time with a T-Rex in tow, who knows what would have happened.
thanks to the hard work and dedication of these heroes they never give up and had faith it will work
I just wondered if they quit and said its impossible
emforty2 5 months ago
Great video.. can you imagine this guy's reaction to seeing an MCPX in action.. or a Gaui X5 in the hands of a master...
Trainboy64 6 months ago
@Trainboy64 - I think they would freak out.
CrazyHeliDude 6 months ago
That's some really awesome vintage heli footage.
Thanks for sharing.
Thumbs Up ~ Eric
joehandsome99 6 months ago
@joehandsome99 - It really is some awesome stuff, Joe. Let's us know just how far we've come. Take care.
CrazyHeliDude 6 months ago
Wow, that was awesome. Doubt that guy lived without a few scars, couldnt quite make out what happened to him but he got floored. Incredible how far we've come. Thanks for the vid :)
mickys514 6 months ago
@mickys514 - It really is amazing the guy lived when it seems like such a violent whack. If I'm not mistaken the same thing happened to Igor Sikorsky when he was experimenting over in Russia .... got shot up through the rotor blades as well and still lived. Amazing brave guys during these times. Ironically, the whole reason the ground resonance started was due to the helicopter being tethered to the ground ... the very thing which was supposed to provide safety.
CrazyHeliDude 6 months ago
@BrettLovesLlama mostly error for the guy at 1:13 ouch. Good video edit.
khxml 6 months ago
Trial and error lol
BrettLovesLlama 6 months ago
Helicopter history... wish this were longer! Amazing to think that today's helicopters started out looking so simple and unrefined.
stot2614 6 months ago
@stot2614 - Agreed. I think we take it almost completely for granted today that we can just build a kit or buy a RTF heli and it flies perfectly. But during these times they had no idea how to get a helicopter to fly well. Can you imagine what they would've thought if someone showed up on the scene with say a Trex 600 and just started flying it around?
CrazyHeliDude 6 months ago
@CrazyHeliDude I would call myself a hypocrite if I even for a flash of a moment forgot or tried to discredit in any way the contributions for inventors such as Da Vinci, Paul Cornu, Lawrence Bell, up to Igor Sikorsky. I will say that I laughed at some of the attempts, but I do respect the ingenuity that each inventor tried or suceeded to implement. If we were able to step into a DeLorean and go back in time with a T-Rex in tow, who knows what would have happened.
stot2614 6 months ago
@CrazyHeliDude I am just happy that this all happened the ay it did.
stot2614 6 months ago
yes indeed cool video real history for us pilots peace.
fortgreene31 6 months ago
Nice Video
RadioMaster08 6 months ago
First viewer
8710ify 6 months ago