Stored Energy!

[Philip Martin]

Got a little lesson in the amount of energy them there blades store today!

Having driven about 40 minutes to the flying field this afternoon, I arrived
to find it empty, well the wind was blowing and the rain pissing down. I
decided to wait for it to stop raining and then see if I could get a fly
with the X-Cell.

It was probably more windy than I have ever flow in before, but decided to
crank up the heli and see what would happen. Up came the revs as I opened
the throttle and it was just getting light on the skids when the engine
coughed and died. Cos the wind was a bit gusty and in an attempt to slow the
rotor a bit quicker I gave it a bit more collective, buy this time the
engine had been dead for about 10 seconds. All of a sudden the bloody thing
took off! It went up about 4 feet and I was then able to hover it back to
the ground!!!

Just amazed at how much energy there was left in the bugger with a dead
engine:-o

After a second try, and cutting the grass with the tail, I decided that it
was just a bit too windy;o)

Phil Martin.





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[Chopper]

Is that a full english gallon or a half measure American gallon?

"John Beynon" <ms@beynon.org.uk> wrote in message
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> with the wind like it was today in the UK it made it great for
autorotations - you could do some really cool stuff today - took ages for my
Fury to come down without the engine :) Burnt a gallon playing...!
> john.
>
>
> > Got a little lesson in the amount of energy them there blades store
today!
> >
> > Having driven about 40 minutes to the flying field this afternoon, I
arrived
> > to find it empty, well the wind was blowing and the rain pissing down. I
> > decided to wait for it to stop raining and then see if I could get a fly
> > with the X-Cell.
> >
> > It was probably more windy than I have ever flow in before, but decided
to
> > crank up the heli and see what would happen. Up came the revs as I
opened
> > the throttle and it was just getting light on the skids when the engine
> > coughed and died. Cos the wind was a bit gusty and in an attempt to slow
the
> > rotor a bit quicker I gave it a bit more collective, buy this time the
> > engine had been dead for about 10 seconds. All of a sudden the bloody
thing
> > took off! It went up about 4 feet and I was then able to hover it back
to
> > the ground!!!
> >
> > Just amazed at how much energy there was left in the bugger with a dead
> > engine:-o
> >
> > After a second try, and cutting the grass with the tail, I decided that
it
> > was just a bit too windy;o)
> >
> > Phil Martin.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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[John Beynon]

Cool Power, so i guess that's an American Gallon :(

We've been Swindled!!

> Is that a full english gallon or a half measure American gallon?
>
> "John Beynon" <ms@beynon.org.uk> wrote in message
> news:b1jrnm$sag$1@news8.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > with the wind like it was today in the UK it made it great for
> autorotations - you could do some really cool stuff today - took ages for my
> Fury to come down without the engine :) Burnt a gallon playing...!
> > john.
> >
> >
> > > Got a little lesson in the amount of energy them there blades store
> today!
> > >
> > > Having driven about 40 minutes to the flying field this afternoon, I
> arrived
> > > to find it empty, well the wind was blowing and the rain pissing down. I
> > > decided to wait for it to stop raining and then see if I could get a fly
> > > with the X-Cell.
> > >
> > > It was probably more windy than I have ever flow in before, but decided
> to
> > > crank up the heli and see what would happen. Up came the revs as I
> opened
> > > the throttle and it was just getting light on the skids when the engine
> > > coughed and died. Cos the wind was a bit gusty and in an attempt to slow
> the
> > > rotor a bit quicker I gave it a bit more collective, buy this time the
> > > engine had been dead for about 10 seconds. All of a sudden the bloody
> thing
> > > took off! It went up about 4 feet and I was then able to hover it back
> to
> > > the ground!!!
> > >
> > > Just amazed at how much energy there was left in the bugger with a dead
> > > engine:-o
> > >
> > > After a second try, and cutting the grass with the tail, I decided that
> it
> > > was just a bit too windy;o)
> > >
> > > Phil Martin.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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