Originally Posted by
ik04
Howdy,
Where in Central Texas do you plan to work on this project? I am a professional helicopter pilot and I have a 135 pound, 17 year old son who might meet the power output criteria.
I'm interested to see how you plan to fly for 60 seconds and the overall concept of your design.
welcome aboard!
I was planning to get a recent high school grad just because they are lighter, but they probably have to be 18 in order to concent to taking the risk of something going wrong.
My design will have 4 props like the yuri, but be a lot lighter, a bit bigger, and have other improvements. You would definitely be able to see it before your son rides it. I just don't want to post it here long before I have it built, and risk someone else googling this and building it.
The Yuri propeller is optimized to sweep the floor, since its blades have no twist. Mine will have twist, like an airscrew, so it will be more efficient higher above the ground. There is a lot more to it than that. I can't say too much though.