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Rog02:
I am posting a couple of web pictures of "my" little helicopter project.  I was one of the original group of idiots that thought we could design and build a practical, personal helicopter for the masses.  WE DID IT.

My function was Chief Technician, parts scrounger, tech writer, tech trainer, and general all around shop rat. 

Three Mini 500s.  The paint jobs are familar but for the life of me I do not remember the owners of these.


The Voyager Two Place.  This is the factory prototype, as the aircraft was in development at the time of the factory closing.

Bernd:
Rog,

Neat. To bad personal flying transportation never took off (pun intended  :lol: ) Boy, if it had. I just couldn't see people having to deal with a three dimensional space navigating versus two dimenesional that we are used to in our cars. People have a hard enough time in cars. Can you imagine adding up/down to driving on a flat plain.

Now the million dollar question. What kind of power plant did these have in them?

Bernd

bogstandard:
After eight years in the rotary wing side of the RAF (six on the fixed winged side), I have a great affinity for helicopters.

But not quite as up to date as your little beauties (ancient in fact).

Mainly Bell 47G, Whirlwind and later the Gazelle, and almost everything else in between, I was in charge of a first line crew and had to deal with all the visitors from around the world, keeping them happy, getting them running, and safely on their way.

I can also understand all about what your duties were, I was the flightside scrounger, with everyone coming to me with the same question. 'Any chance of getting me?', the storemen used to go into hiding when I was spied coming up the road. I always left with more than what was on the official list, and I could never keep all the promises I made to the storemen.

Those really are lovely looking flying machines.

John

Darren:
Wow Rog, some achievement there mate....

We sure do attract a large diversity of talents on here  :clap:

sbwhart:
Now thats what I call a progect, where do stoke the coal  :lol:

Cheers
 :wave:
Stew

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