Very light homebuilt helicopter

[Rotor Rooter]

from the Department of Demented Designs



Where the lights are never turned off ~ 'cause the light never really came on.



Side-by-side Configuration ~ Single Blade Rotors:
This craft will probably have the best lift-to-power ratio of any conceivable configuration.

Flight-Controls:
 Collective: Throttle & Pitch-torque coupling. Throttle is increases or decreased in both engines in unison.
 Roll: Throttle & Pitch-torque coupling. Throttle is increases or decreased disproportional between the two engines.
 Pitch: Longitudinal cyclic. Both rotors are pitched forward or backward in unison.
 Yaw: Opposed Longitudinal cyclic. One rotor has its longitudinal pitch increased while the other rotor has its longitudinal pitch decreased.
 Autorotation: Automatic due to Pitch-torque coupling.

Portability:
 The lateral rotor support frame is vertical hinged in the middle, so that the craft collapses to a narrow width and a length that is slightly greater than the blade length.


Concept requires a little 'fleshing-out'. Well, maybe a little more than a little. Criticism, comments, ideas, answers and civility requested.