Heads up! Fairey Rotodyne...

Post by **DaveG** » 25 Oct 2006, 17:01

... at all-nodes, by Kazunori Ito

Chris Trott · Post by **Chris Trott** » 25 Oct 2006, 17:06

Damn you...and your little dog too!!!!

You're way to quick for me Dave.

External looks good at least. In the middle of flying a C-40B to Diego Garcia (ugh) so can't try out the Rotodyne yet.

I have little doubt it'll need some tweaks, but we'll have to see how it works since he used a hybrid of the airplane model and helicopter model to build it. I've seen it used before on autogyros with decent results, we'll just have to see if it came out okay on his.

FlyTexas · Post by **FlyTexas** » 25 Oct 2006, 17:31

Looks like the 'smoothing groups' issue hasn't been resolved, but I'm willing to overlook that just this once.

Thanks Mr. Ito!

Brian

AndyG · Post by **AndyG** » 25 Oct 2006, 17:36

Bless 'im, what a little star he is!

AndyG

JohnWillimas · Post by **JohnWillimas** » 26 Oct 2006, 07:46

Well it's tricky to fly but brings back memories of an Airfix model long ago - not to mention a centre spread in Eagle. (Ah, those were the days when a young lad's dream of next weeks centrefold was an aircraft, a boat or a train!) Goes up all right but a real b****r to get down. However with full flap an approach appears possible ???

Chris Trott · Post by **Chris Trott** » 26 Oct 2006, 17:12

Landed in forward mode with no flap, but with flap it gives a modicum of vertical operations. I do like that you can actually shutdown the #3 engine (the rotor) and still fly on the other 2 engines and even take off on just the rotor with a little bit of turboprop throttle.

Definitely has promise if we can get some more appropriate sounds as I don't think the basic Proteus engines (which I think it what the Rotodyne had) sounds are quite right nor are the Bell 206 sounds.

Post by **Garry Russell** » 26 Oct 2006, 17:40

The Rotodyne had Napier Eland Turbo props

It was extremely noisey due to the rotor tip pressure jets

The production version was to have Rolls Royce Tynes and lower pressure tip jets

Garry

Chris Trott · Post by **Chris Trott** » 26 Oct 2006, 17:43

Ahh, know of any Eland sound sets?

Post by **Garry Russell** » 26 Oct 2006, 17:46

No.......and if I could I wouldn't be able to judge as I don't recall hearing any :think:

But the pressure jets must have pretty well deained everything else out

Garry

ianhind · Post by **ianhind** » 26 Oct 2006, 17:50

Just been looking that up. The Napier Eland was intended to power the Cv540, but problems meant that they used other engines (Allisons/Darts) for the Cv580/Cv600. So not many Elands ever existed.

Ian