Mean looking HIND [Archive]

Jurgen Heilig

May 02, 2002, 04:03 PM

Flown INDOOR (!) during the Intermodellbau in Dortmund on 20 April 2002 only. Weight: 22lbs, Rotor diameter: 2m, Power: 20cc, Body and mechanics own design, retracts, sequencing landing gear doors, etc...

A really mean looking fighting machine! :) Jürgen

Jurgen Heilig

May 02, 2002, 04:04 PM

Ready for take off. :) Jürgen

Fitz Walker

May 07, 2002, 06:17 PM

First time I've ever seen a HIND model. Funny, it looks small. Was it really noisy?

Jurgen Heilig

May 09, 2002, 04:48 PM

Not as noisy as the Turbine powered helicopter. ;) Jürgen

afabio

May 13, 2002, 11:13 PM

I have an OLD Gorham model products (GMP) promo video that showcases a GMP/Hirobo HIND. It was a good looking model, but with early 80's technology, It couldn't hold a candle to this one.

-Adam

GWRIGHT

May 14, 2002, 08:26 AM

Gorham also did some rather large models of the hind for the government (10foot rotor diameter if I remember correctly). One of the promotional GMP videos showed it flying. Also if I remember correctly, they used shuttle rotorheads for the tailrotor system, with cut-down mainblades.

Jurgen Heilig

May 15, 2002, 01:07 AM

Mike Nott took some pictures with the owner kneeling next to it. The HIND looks pretty big in comparison then. :) Jürgen