Is this the world’s smallest Co-Axial Helicopter? Or Photoshop? [Update: oooh, it’s real. $30,000.00 for the kit. Thanks Ponyboy.]
It can Carry On average a 70kg (155 lb.) pilot.It can fly approximately 1 hour on a 5-gallon tank of fuel.Its Engine is Two-stroke, air-cooled, 125cc, horizontally opposed. Two-cylinder.Its also radio controlled…Four independent engines enable normal flight to continue with one engine out. Emergency landing under full control is possible on two engines. Ballistic parachute provided above the mast.
GEN H4
http://www.engineeringsystem.co.jp/genh4_en/
See ponyboy’s link.
“Sales of PROTOTYPE models are expected to begin summer of 2000.”
Nearly every picture dates from 2002 or earlier!!
So, um, is that a bad sign?
Call me when I can strap a surfrack on… er under… this puppy!
-Pie
for a more uptodate site
http://www.gen-corp.jp/
Excellent link Troud’. Thanks. :-) Pie, get real. Who’s gonna want to surf while flying a helicopter. Tsk. :-)