DIY Helos
Via Defense Tech – Sounds like fun:
This $30,000, assemble-yourself “Gen H-4” mini-chopper relies on “two blades on the same axis and rotating them in opposite directions to counteract each other’s torque, eliminating the need for a tail rotor.”
The contraption meets “the FAA’s rules for ultralight aircraft: a top speed of just over 60 mph and a 5-gallon gas tank, for about an hour of flying. That means you don’t need a license to own or fly one.”
Also sounds like another step along the pathway to giving widespread autonomous groups their own air support.
-Shlok
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