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Forum: Rotorheads
9th Feb 2024, 07:55
Replies: 1,651
Views: 457,417
Posted By helispotter

Under the "Robinson R66 (merged threads)" thread,...

Under the "Robinson R66 (merged threads)" thread, I had made a comment that in the Hill Helicopters HX50 'unveiling' videos (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPtgxj1Yu-s), Jason Hill discusses use of...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Jan 2024, 20:53
Replies: 1,651
Views: 457,417
Posted By helispotter

Not sure how you were able to work out the...

Not sure how you were able to work out the material just from a video clip? Keep in mind that this initial assembly may only to be to test construction of a concept so need not be final materials or...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Jan 2024, 11:54
Replies: 1,651
Views: 457,417
Posted By helispotter

If I had such disposal money, then first a...

If I had such disposal money, then first a PPL(H), then check if still enough disposable money for a Gazelle plus say 10 years of funds for fuel, parts and maintenance. Bliss. If still disposable...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Dec 2023, 11:44
Replies: 1,651
Views: 457,417
Posted By helispotter

Jetexec: I certainly understand your message. I...

Jetexec: I certainly understand your message. I visit this thread frequently as it is interesting to track progress being made, but also to read the spectrum of view being expressed, both positive...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Dec 2023, 11:38
Replies: 1,651
Views: 457,417
Posted By helispotter

True, I shouldn't even have mentioned HX50....

True, I shouldn't even have mentioned HX50. Hargreaves99 compared price of R44 with the HC50, where the intent is that the latter will also be certified. It still boils down to the time taken until...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Dec 2023, 09:38
Replies: 1,651
Views: 457,417
Posted By helispotter

Given the HX50 and HC50 are powered by a gas...

Given the HX50 and HC50 are powered by a gas turbine, wouldn't it be more fair to compare them with an R66?

Using the "Build your R66 Turbine" application on Robinson website, the base model is...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Dec 2023, 23:32
Replies: 1,651
Views: 457,417
Posted By helispotter

You prompted me to search for such a patent and...

You prompted me to search for such a patent and here it is, at least the USA version:

US5860621A - Helicopter landing gear with skids:
https://patents.google.com/patent/US5860621A/en

That has...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Dec 2023, 09:42
Replies: 1,651
Views: 457,417
Posted By helispotter

In one of the photos shared by chopper2004 in...

In one of the photos shared by chopper2004 in post #1291, the skidded version shows the skids project slightly forward of the front 'cross tube'. But I don't think this is meant to serve as a...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Dec 2023, 09:18
Replies: 1,651
Views: 457,417
Posted By helispotter

It is a simple thing for Hill to address but I...

It is a simple thing for Hill to address but I can see the point Jetstream was making. In the short clip of the R22/R44 shut off valve, the labels on the valve selector are simply "Fuel" with either...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Dec 2023, 09:06
Replies: 1,651
Views: 457,417
Posted By helispotter

Sans, you studied the photo more carefully than I...

Sans, you studied the photo more carefully than I initially did, but I agree these look like mockups for the display helicopters. Might be the same for the fenestron components? Still, it looks like...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Oct 2023, 17:16
Replies: 1,651
Views: 457,417
Posted By helispotter

Skid option for HX50

Search on internet indicates the skids are an option sought by some customers:

https://verticalmag.com/press-releases/hill-helicopters-unveils-skid-landing-gear-option-for-new-hx50-hc50/

Desk...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Oct 2023, 16:35
Replies: 1,651
Views: 457,417
Posted By helispotter

The seemingly unorthodox sequence of development,...

The seemingly unorthodox sequence of development, at least as portrayed in videos, also has my attention. There are several fuselage shells already built, each with refinements to fit-up etc but...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Oct 2023, 21:20
Replies: 1,651
Views: 457,417
Posted By helispotter

From 2:50 into the latest update video there is...

From 2:50 into the latest update video there is discussion and some footage about the development of skids for the helicopter. In all CAD images I had seen before, it was a tricycle undercarriage. Is...
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