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By: Un helicóptero casero en Somalilandia « EspAfriGadget

Un helicóptero casero en Somalilandia « EspAfriGadget — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:14:17 +0000

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By: Kochman

Kochman — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:15:37 +0000

What a nice idea, my admirations! I fullfilled a couple of years ago my own flying project, and I was also very happy! I designed a little airplaine for my free time. It was a great moment in my life.

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By: Jamming

Jamming — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:40:53 +0000

I been to Hargeisa (the capital of Somaliland un-recognised state) and seen those 3. They said it was not finished but were checking the blades. But I highly doubt that this is air worthy but nevertheless most home-made helicopters from the developed world are not air-worthy too so I have too clap to that!

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By: Altavoces que son garrafas y cocos con cremallera - periodismohumano

Altavoces que son garrafas y cocos con cremallera - periodismohumano — Mon, 24 May 2010 23:48:11 +0000

[...] de lo mucho que se consigue con poco – y de cuánto se podría conseguir con un poco más. Helicópteros hechos casi a mano, bicicletas modificadas para sacarle todo el partido, baterías de coche reutilizadas, talleres de [...]

By: Christian Siegert

Christian Siegert — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 21:50:26 +0000

You can tell this helicopter has never taken off because its tail rotor does not work. The moment the main motor is strong enough and pulls the helicopter’s body from the ground, the body will begin to spin uncontrollably in the opposite direction of the main rotor. You need the tail rotor to counteract that.

By: jke

jke — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:42:31 +0000

Man, this just Makmendeyyy.

Apart from the motor and weight, the blades also seem to be too short + the vibrations… but else it’s a very fine approach. Given that it costs some money to come up with something like that, it’ll be interesting to see where they’ll take it to from this point.

By: AZHussein

AZHussein — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:15:55 +0000

Folks,
This is great! I love to see it. Please don’t understimate the technical-know-how and the expertise of the Somaliland Engineers. You will hear some mericals down the road…. keep up the good work guys, I am proud of you.