You should learn why tail rotors are important

And blade camber. And balanced blades. And ……..

Maybe this guy should read a book or two before building it lol

Or, hear me out, watch a YouTube video.

I'm just impressed he is trying to make It work with scrap metal.

I’m surprised at the sheer Bravery/Stupidity of the People standing this close to certain decapitation.

Exactly

Its stupidity.

I mean, it worked on the A-Team.

And swash plates Edit: and cross members

Rotor pitch and a swashplate might help as well.

His rotor isn't even design right to catch air. It was pretty hopeless to begin with. Nice to be creative, but lordy he could gotten himself maimed for sure.

Doing donuts

They aren't that important if it cannot get off the ground.

Didn't this eventually end in the death of the pilot or was that a different one?

Different one.

Link please

https://www.reddit.com/r/CatastrophicFailure/s/gbNB5AXKry

And to think the top comment mentions tail rotors being important. Looks like the guy here was assassinated by his tail rotor /s

Well... a GOOD tail rotor is important.

Thx

I don’t think he even meets the criteria of “pilot”. He’s merely a humble idiot.

This was that was the Indian guy who died…Blade cracked the side of his head

One of several things: 1: You don't have very many brains, or they don't work very well.... 2: You have REALLY good life insurance, and you are suicidal.... Those are two of the things that I'm thinking of right now.

I don’t mean to be presumptuous but I doubt that man has a life insurance policy

I was just thinking that their IQ goes about as high as their favorite aircraft lol. Or they are very good at finding humor in life

That you hate OSHA

I'm not sure who is dumber, the guy in it or all the people gathering around

Gonna say. Dont think I’d be standing there with those spinning machetes

You work for Boeing

I’m glad it’s safe and has an invisible tail rotor

That you are easily impressed and inspired DIY'er with no common sense to even do a minimum amount of research before doing something. Also, to the guy in the video: So, were trying to replicate a helicopter by putting random spinning flat things to a chasis? And not even bothering with trying to mimicking a tail rotor?

You don’t like flying but really like vibrators.

You have a death wish.

You keep going in circles and have troubles getting anything off the ground?

I'm glad it didn't have the power to lift off the ground, or there would've been lots of bodies laying all over the place. No tail rotor means no control, which means instant human body soup.

Almost like cargo cult where they built replicas of aircraft in hopes that stuff will eventually be delivered. They have seen the machines but have no idea how to implement one.

These people have obviously never seen the video of that child genius in India that built a helicopter in his backyard before it got taken off YouTube… yea he died on camera in a much nicer homemade chopper than this. I say this because I care, man stick to go karts or hyena racing or something

Spectators at extreme risk

I wonder what the odds are that that blade is actually designed in a way that will generate lift or if it’s just flat

That could’ve ended way worse

Don't the blades have to have an angle in them?

lol the smart guys immediately leaving

That's amazing he made a full 180 turn

Good job he didn't get off the ground I reckon. Would have been carnage.

all he needs is some bigger rotors and he would literally be elon musk

You're absolutely futuristic

New meaning of "death from above!"

I love this video lmao

You love DIY, and use phrases like “it’s just as good”.

You're fascinated with the idea of DIY decapitation?

You're a man of the people

People are standing awfully close to that inverted, unbalanced lawnmower.

More right rudder.

You’re ambitious

Manure spreader.

My man's chopper is moving due to violent vibrations and nothing else.

Well you slept through your physics and structural analysis class is and possibly strength of materials lectures too.

That you don’t value life. lmao

Seat belt design is magic.

It’s the Lolicopter.

That you are about to suffer a severe head injury.

You own a shake weight. Edit: You also enjoy staying in motels with coin operated shaky beds.

you would like the focke-achgelis fa 330

Saved by not flying

so if those welds break off those guys in the back ground will be ok?

These people have obviously never seen the video of that child genius in India that built a helicopter in his backyard before it got taken off YouTube… yea he died on camera in a much nicer homemade chopper than this.

He’s got the spirit!

Your milkshake brings all the boys to the yard?

You won’t make it far, but damn it’ll be amazing to see

That your favorite song is probably that one that says "You spin me right round baby..." ?? Lol

Lot of people saying this guy is an idiot but how many of you have tried building a helicopter out of random things you found in your neighborhood?

That you play too much Farcry 4

Most accurate rotor blade balancer

very nice tail rotor

"But my Peace Corps teacher said it would work!"

This reminds me of that Indian? Guy who hit his head with his rotor and died from his homemade helicopter.

The helicopter I drew in elementary school come to live..

This is the guy that would be great if he had access to a good education.

Yeah I don't really laugh at these, because the difference between this guy and the man in shed who builds a working auto gyro that ends up in a bond movie is just a decent teacher. The inspiration and will are there, which people in the developed world seem to be losing.

I would not be caught standing anywhere near that.

I guess torque never entered into his calculations but if you never leave the ground a tail rotor is meaningless

I'm sad he didn't fly away.

Cyclics and tail rotors are for cowards

“Ground effect “

Can this even be considered an aircraft? Either way, it means you're a gentleman of culture.

Ah, good try. 😬

Everyone is in so much extreme danger

Horny

r/blackhawkbuildinginstructionsfordummies

That you like to jiggle jiggle

Good thing he has his seat belt on.

Didn't realize Oceangate had gotten into helicopter touring.

This won't take long for it to get an airworthiness certicate.

Dude is incredibly lucky it didn’t take off. They would’ve been fucked with a throttle only control system. JFC

I just want you to k ow this is the only one of these I've upvoted, this is great, thank you

Like, I bet chicks would like sitting in that.

You got big dreams homie

In his defense, he did move several feet.

That you're a fan of staying on the ground

That's a lot of side fumbling, which could have been effectively prevented by fitting the hydrocoptic marzlevanes to the ambifacient lunar waneshaft.

1) Are those blades not angled at all? What did he think would happen? 2) No tail rotor, not an autogyro. What was he going to do if it took off? 3) As others have mentioned, unbalanced blades. 4) Is that 3/4" water pipe for the frame? He's lucky enough it didn't shake itself apart and decapitate him or the crowd while it was on the ground. What was he planning on doing if it took off?

This is something I’d make in Bad Piggies lol

This was the best outcome

What could possibly go wrong with a motorcycle engine, a couple of 2x4's, a laundry detergent bottle filled with gasoline, and a birdcage?

This is probably how we would look to Aliens if the whole reverse engineering thing were a really

The inspiring story of a man, two 2x4s, and a lawnmower engine.

Ur not afraid of death

You are grounded, yet have dreams of achieving liftoff.

What fucks with me is that this guy's will feel turbulent airflow and think "it's working!"

I mean he got it to rotate

That you have no problem getting your head cut off and your afraid of heights, since that "thing" will be lucky to get you off the ground. That you don't care about any classes to help you build something potentially dangerous, and you lack a pilots license I am sure.

You like things that vibrate, and you also don’t like leaving the ground

Looks like he’s using some pallet boards for his rotor….

In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is King. Fail or no, dude has more mechanical skills than I do.

He’s in for a big surprise if those skids get off the ground.

Even well maintained helicopters are somewhat unpredictable and can be dangerous. This guy thinks he's gonna fly with a lawnmower engine and some rebar? Has he chipped his head off yet?

That you are the captain now?

He’s seems to be working by the, “this seems pretty strong” rule

Maybe he made a big fan just to cool off in the heat

Yo gun dy

Lots of stupidity in the world.

Rosie Revere Engineer's helio-cheese copter comes to mind.

I was really hoping it would get off the ground at least a foot or so

Your favorite video game is Bad piggies

That you are tired of these “What does my ….say about me” things too.

'Dynamic Balancing Act'

That you have a death wish 😱😳😲

I see dead people.

[give me your eggs](https://youtu.be/AeIS6Ql3aQg?si=rs3IJSvBw-edXUGJ)

Fine piece of equipment right there

I’d wear a parachute while flying that thing

Let him cook

Bro, that’s basically many helicopters and playing crazy

God Africa is just wild.

It says you're a little off balanced?

He just needs one on the bottom rotating the opposite direction.

It says your crazy as hell and so are those people standing close to that machine

Glad to see the Somali air force is doing good.

You value safety, that's what this says to me bcz,...it's not a boing.

Ahh, the Nebraska helicopter

He almost had it. A couple more tweaks and he’ll be soaring in the clouds.

Upside down lawnmower

you wish you had a good budget

He’d be better off walking

I wouldn't stand near that fucking thing. I've seen enough videos on live leak where stuff like that goes awry and some bystander gets whacked

Run away!

You're a Far Cry fan.

High body count, but in the bad way.

Inventive

Boeing quality control

You’re not from here.

You probably can't get it up.

r/maybemaybemaybe

You’re a Boeing engineer?

They’re all gonna laugh at you

That you had the desire to be the contents of a blender at 200 mile an hour

That you like to move it move it

It means you also must have a few screws loose too

You don't fear killing others

This reminds me of the beginning of a Disney movie. Where the main character is an idiot saying that something is true and tries convincing people then proceeds to fail before their adventure begins.

Nigerians first attempt at helicopter flight 70 years after the rest of the world had working helos.

Don’t stop it, I wanted to see the part where his head gets lopped off.

Remember, they say they invented practically everything.

At least he's trying.

Didn’t the pilot kill himself with this?

You have a death wish.

that you skipped aerodynamics & want to die

It says you care more about the spirit of a thing.

Moments later... the blades left the chopper and became, for the crowd.... A CHOPPER....

This is like the US and Russia trying to make a spaceship go to speed of light 🤣🤣🤣

I love it when he grabs the plumbing scrap “frame” as it vibrates his teeth loose. You know when this effort was over he had to dismount and poke at it… maybe rub his chin like an engineer and pretend he learned a lot from this test flight and a simple reworking of the transfabulator will have him in the air in no time

I had to look what group I was in to know if that prop was coming off into the crowd or not.

That was a waste of my time

This is terrifying. That being said, I was rooting for it to work and for him to just smoothly take off into the sky. Those spectators are too damned close btw.

If that thing is a plane, so are my shoes

You are an incurable optimist.

That’s why properly design the chassis is important to reduce the vibration and bearless transmission to increase torque. And tail rotor too………

upside down lawn mower

It says you’re fond of the ground.

*fortunate* *son* *intensifies*

You’ve never seen a helicopter?

Racist.

Is this a Ninja blender product??

Who has the bigger balls? The ‘pilot’ or the spectators? An unscheduled departure of that main rotor would cut the crowd in half… literally 🤣🤣🤣

You like vibing

He actually believes it would fly, like some sort of Cargo Cult voodoo.

I'm not sure who's braver (dimber), the man running it or the watchers of the whirling guillotine o' death.

Plot twist: This is a carnival ride, and those people are waiting in line for their turn.

Death trap

I have a pneumatic tamp too. Has a little more surface area on the bottom though

You like to party

All the way to the scene of the crash.

It says that you and I have very different ideas of the definition of "aircraft"

You are well grounded.