Homebuilt Helicopter from beginning to end

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Homebuilt Helicopter from beginning to end



Published on 31 Jan 2014

A compressed compilation of the 2+ hours (off the ground) learning to hover and tweaking the machine.
Realizing the dream was a huge sense of achievement for me, and I can understand how our Pioneers were so focused on their goals.

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Homebuilt helicopter rotor head cam



Published on 31 Jan 2014

Trying to find the source of 2 per rev shake. Hovering into the wind measured around 2.5 IPS. The camera is fixed to the teetering part of the rotor head and shows a lot happening.
Any comments or theories welcome.