Foolish or simply daring
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Foolish or simply daring
Please have a look at a link my mate sent me...I got a little scared
www.vietnam-chopper.com
Cheers
WLM
www.vietnam-chopper.com
Cheers
WLM
Purveyor of Egg Liqueur to Lucifer
What's the difference between;
![](http://www.vietnam-chopper.com/images/Vietchop.jpg)
and
![](http://avia.russian.ee/foto/gallery/sikorsky/sik_vs-300_5.jpg)
Isn't there a video somewhere of Igor coming a cropper in this?
?
At least matey boy in the vietnam pic has a flying helmet and a smile!
![](http://www.vietnam-chopper.com/images/Vietchop.jpg)
and
![](http://avia.russian.ee/foto/gallery/sikorsky/sik_vs-300_5.jpg)
Isn't there a video somewhere of Igor coming a cropper in this?
?
At least matey boy in the vietnam pic has a flying helmet and a smile!
Er, about 80 years! Things have moved on slightly since Igor had a crack at it...
![Wink](https://www.pprune.org/images/smilies/wink2.gif)
Nope. You're probably thinking of a video of the Bell test program where the chap (also, confusingly, wearing a fedora!) is thrown into the rotordisc...
Anyway, if you were to develop a helicopter in Vietnam, surely there are still plenty of old Bell components lying around in the jungle that one could re-use...
![Thumb](https://www.pprune.org/images/smilies/thumbs.gif)
Purveyor of Egg Liqueur to Lucifer
Nope. You're probably thinking of a video of the Bell test program where the chap (also, confusingly, wearing a fedora!) is thrown into the rotordisc...
Er, about 80 years! Things have moved on slightly since Igor had a crack at it...
![](http://www.bbc.co.uk/threecounties/news/2002/08/13/helicopter_270.jpg)
![](http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Rotary/Private_heli/HE15G5.jpg)
etc....
http://www.aia.org.nz/R22Incident.htm
There are 295 results for "r22" in Whole site, which are shown below.
Purveyor of Egg Liqueur to Lucifer
Come on chaps, did you never built your own go-kart out of pram wheels, wooden boxes from behind the local supermarket, a coach bolt, some nails and some rope??
I say, 'go for it lads, your chopper looks rubbery'!
I say, 'go for it lads, your chopper looks rubbery'!
Silsoe
Whilst not trying to turn this into an R22 bashing thread, coz I still like them.
However I'll see your 295 and raise you 636.
http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk...asp?ACType=R22
Cheers
V
Whilst not trying to turn this into an R22 bashing thread, coz I still like them.
However I'll see your 295 and raise you 636.
![Smilie](https://www.pprune.org/images/smilies/smile.gif)
http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk...asp?ACType=R22
Cheers
V
Igor's wrecks
I have seen at least one movie of Igor wrecking his prototype. Can't find it on youtube though.
-- IFMU
-- IFMU
Purveyor of Egg Liqueur to Lucifer
VeeAny,
In the words of Dick Emery...
![](http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/ilove/years/1963/images/dickemery173.jpg)
"ooh… you are awful… but I like you!"
B73,
Is there a difference?
Given these blokes, their love of helicopters (when they aren't shooting at them!) and their circumstances, I say it's just another example of human inginuety....go for it!
Here's Igor'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PyZoMYeb24
In the words of Dick Emery...
![](http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/ilove/years/1963/images/dickemery173.jpg)
"ooh… you are awful… but I like you!"
B73,
Are we talking about people crashing R22s or are we talking about elementary helicopter design, eh?
![Confused](https://www.pprune.org/images/smilies/confused.gif)
Given these blokes, their love of helicopters (when they aren't shooting at them!) and their circumstances, I say it's just another example of human inginuety....go for it!
Here's Igor'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PyZoMYeb24