Log in

View Full Version : Eurocopter X3

Herr-Berbunch
06-16-11, 10:49 AM
Just came across this, looks like the method's been perfected. Can't wait to see one in real life :D

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13776355
Jimbuna
06-16-11, 12:07 PM
Looking at that footage leads me to believe it will probably beat the speed record set by the Lynx.

Edit: May have already been beaten by the Sykorsky X2 LOL.
CCIP
06-16-11, 12:08 PM
Looking at that footage leads me to believe it will probably beat the speed record set by the Lynx.

But this guy is already faster than both... :hmmm:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikorsky_X2
Jimbuna
06-16-11, 12:11 PM
But this guy is already faster than both... :hmmm:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikorsky_X2

Hah!.....a minute too late :DL

:03:
Tchocky
06-16-11, 12:42 PM
Looking forward to seeing this at Le Bourget next weekend :up:
papa_smurf
06-16-11, 12:58 PM
Looks like an twist on the gyrocopter.
Egan
06-16-11, 04:13 PM
You know, I'm generally a Europhile and down with the European experiment but I would like someone in the parliament to bring a motion that ban the use of the word 'Euro' as a prefix to everything. It's silly.

Having said that, it's a funky looking helicopter - even if it does look a wee bit like a lynx with jet engines glued onto the sides.
Sailor Steve
06-16-11, 04:39 PM
Fifty-four years ago:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/SailorSteve/In_conventional_flight_mode.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9633v6U0wo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairey_Rotodyne
Egan
06-16-11, 04:51 PM
See, that's much cooler. I can imagine Dan Dare riding that to his space ship launch site. :DL
Jimbuna
06-16-11, 05:47 PM
More Flash Gordon

http://www.ecoustics.com/electronics/forum/movies/225487.jpg
TLAM Strike
06-16-11, 06:22 PM
Question?

How is the torque of the main rotor compensated for in this design? :hmmm:
Herr-Berbunch
06-16-11, 07:39 PM
Question?

How is the torque of the main rotor compensated for in this design? :hmmm:

I did think that when I saw it, I checked the direction of the two outboard props and they seemed to be opposing each other. The only thing I can think of at the moment is that one or both compensate - whether it's geared or variable pitch blades, who knows?