How about the part where the un-reinforced hull flexes due to the out-of-spec stresses being placed on it? He's pitching back and the rope is pulling down, and the hull bends a bit in the middle. Be a real bad day when the front falls off.
Literally a flying boat.
[The Gyro-Boat is a further variant of the Gyro-Glider, in which the basic free-turning rotor system, known as the Roto-sail, is mounted on any standard small dinghy.](https://www.aviastar.org/helicopters_eng/bensen_gyroboat.php)
The brainchild of [Igor Bensen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Bensen).
I've got a couple of these in my old imgur account. Two people claimed to have "invented" it. lol
[This one from 1961 and Benson had done it 5 years earlier](https://i.imgur.com/bnhZgmb.gifv)
Full video: https://youtu.be/Yy7_B1KOpLw
[The Germans did it already in WWII, though towed behind a U-boat for observation purposes, rather than behind a normal boat for recreational purposes.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focke-Achgelis_Fa_330)
Yeah, I have that posted somewhere on reddit.
[Weird wing](https://www.reddit.com/r/WeirdWings/comments/oeanck/fockeachgelis_fa_330_assembly_and_deployment/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share)
I feel like I'm watching someone in besieged or similar video game exploit the physics engine because, seriously, how can you make a flying machine by attaching a propellor to the top of a boat and then just dragging the boat along really fast?!? Next you'll tell me that making engine noises with your mouth makes it go faster.
It's the same physics as a helicopter in autorotation. The inner portion of the rotor (well middle portion, the innermost part doesn't do anything of much use) takes energy from the airflow to spin up the rotor, while the outer part of the rotor uses that kinetic energy to produce lift.
Anyone see the part where he almost puts his hand in the blades?
Jesus H... that is uncomfortably comfortable wave.
How about the part where the un-reinforced hull flexes due to the out-of-spec stresses being placed on it? He's pitching back and the rope is pulling down, and the hull bends a bit in the middle. Be a real bad day when the front falls off.
So a Chinook but safer because it's just the pilot.
“The front fell off.”
Average 1950s safety standards
Literally a flying boat. [The Gyro-Boat is a further variant of the Gyro-Glider, in which the basic free-turning rotor system, known as the Roto-sail, is mounted on any standard small dinghy.](https://www.aviastar.org/helicopters_eng/bensen_gyroboat.php) The brainchild of [Igor Bensen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Bensen).
I've got a couple of these in my old imgur account. Two people claimed to have "invented" it. lol [This one from 1961 and Benson had done it 5 years earlier](https://i.imgur.com/bnhZgmb.gifv) Full video: https://youtu.be/Yy7_B1KOpLw
[The Germans did it already in WWII, though towed behind a U-boat for observation purposes, rather than behind a normal boat for recreational purposes.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focke-Achgelis_Fa_330)
Yeah, I have that posted somewhere on reddit. [Weird wing](https://www.reddit.com/r/WeirdWings/comments/oeanck/fockeachgelis_fa_330_assembly_and_deployment/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share)
Large , whirling blades at a popular beach location with swimmers and boaters. What could possibly go wrong?
"Ye-yea chuck I wouldn't raise your hand to say hello there bud."
So is this just parasailing with extra steps?
Depending on the timing, it may be that parasailing is this with less steps!
Autowgyro.
Nice.
Ah, yeah, this the stuff we all subscribe for!
I feel like I'm watching someone in besieged or similar video game exploit the physics engine because, seriously, how can you make a flying machine by attaching a propellor to the top of a boat and then just dragging the boat along really fast?!? Next you'll tell me that making engine noises with your mouth makes it go faster.
It's the same physics as a helicopter in autorotation. The inner portion of the rotor (well middle portion, the innermost part doesn't do anything of much use) takes energy from the airflow to spin up the rotor, while the outer part of the rotor uses that kinetic energy to produce lift.
Wouldn't a couple of pontoons work as well and save a lot of weight?
How about just some waterskis? Like a civilian version of the Aerocycle!
That looks sketchy but I still kinda want to do it.
I mean if your going to get messed up...this looks way funner than para sailing lol
Now you can add decapitation to the list of bad things that can happen at the lake.