Rotor Rooter
Dave Jackson
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The following is a half-serious, half-quiz, and perhaps half-assed, concept for providing a gyrocopter with vertical takeoff and landing abilities.
It is half-serious because it will conceptually work. It is half-quiz because this seems like a fun way to present it. The half-assed applies to the author of this post. This quiz consists of 1/ an opening statement; 2/ a daily hint and 3/ a daily request for guesses as to the essence of the concept.
Opening Statement: One theoretical means of providing jump-takeoff is to convert energy from gasoline to rotational inertia in the rotor. However, this creates two problems. One being the ability of the rotor to handle an extremely high centrifugal effect and the second being the ability of the craft to not counter-rotate when it is located on surface with low friction, such as a wet surface or grass.
Today's hint:
Carbon filament is a strong and lightweight material when subjected to tension.
Any initial guesses?
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' , ', ' , , ' , Where the lights are never turned off ~ 'cause the light never really came on.
, ' , ' , ' , ' , ' , ' , ' , ' , ' , ' , ' , ' , VTOL Gyrocopter
The following is a half-serious, half-quiz, and perhaps half-assed, concept for providing a gyrocopter with vertical takeoff and landing abilities.
It is half-serious because it will conceptually work. It is half-quiz because this seems like a fun way to present it. The half-assed applies to the author of this post. This quiz consists of 1/ an opening statement; 2/ a daily hint and 3/ a daily request for guesses as to the essence of the concept.
Opening Statement: One theoretical means of providing jump-takeoff is to convert energy from gasoline to rotational inertia in the rotor. However, this creates two problems. One being the ability of the rotor to handle an extremely high centrifugal effect and the second being the ability of the craft to not counter-rotate when it is located on surface with low friction, such as a wet surface or grass.
Today's hint:
Carbon filament is a strong and lightweight material when subjected to tension.
Any initial guesses?
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