Made in Singapore Helicopter ?? in Gizmodo

pakkua80

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Made in Singapore Helicopter ?? in Gizmodo

25-02-2008, 09:14 PM

Paddle-Wheel Propeller Designs Take Flight, 115 Years Late

http://gizmodo.com/360271/paddle+wheel-propeller-designs-take-flight-115-years-late

Researchers in Singapore have demoed a flying model that uses a strange paddle-wheel-like propeller design that was first patented in 1893. The cyclogyro's flat whirling propeller-blades look like the comical contraptions built in the years before and after the Wright brothers flights, but could potentially be more…

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skyfool

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25-02-2008, 09:20 PM

interesting

Hm.. interesting concept.
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