Wing and a Prayer...

[A-1 (imported)]

I don't know...

:-\

:shakemitk

:shakemitkYou Tell Me. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GENLQt-7 ... ature=fvwp):shakemitk

:shakemitk

[tugon (imported)]

I would need a change of underwear. Oh and a new mechanic who knows how to tighten a wing.

[Riverwind (imported)]

If I was every to need to fly again, I want to fly with him, that was amazing, one hell of a piece of flying.

River

[DeaconBlues (imported)]

From what I saw in the related videos, that was one helluva good fake video.

[kristoff]

Total Fake

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J72y_qFV2oc&NR=1

[OneBallBoi (imported)]

All of my life has been done on a wing and a prayer.

[A-1 (imported)]

Total Fake

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J72y_qFV2oc&NR=1

Me or the video?

Actually, I don't think that such a thing is possible aerodynamically. The torque from the motor revving that much forcing the thrust possible to keep it flying would be enough to force a spiral. That is what the little propeller on the back of a helicopter does, it prevents counter-rotation of the fuselage.

The exception is the smaller single rotor helicopter like T.C. flew on Magnum P.I. The angled 'wing' on the back of of this helicopter is an air foil that uses the down thrust of the main rotor to overcome the torque of the motor that powers it.

The fuselage and the tail assembly control surfaces of the plane would not be sufficient and able to stabilize the plane at a slow speed, practically hovering, just managing to stay in the air.

Bottom line, lose a wing and you are dead meat. With the centripetal force from the spiral most likely your arms would be too heavy to move.

So the "proof" using plane structure and paint scheme is not really needed if you know your newtonian physics.

But it WAS a FUN video. Makes you think a bit. about gravity, lift, thrust and drag.

(NO! not "THAT" drag...)