Helicopter using Chinese motorcycle engine

[culcune]

I have an old TMEC 200 (OEM by Zongshen) enduro engine sitting around; wonder if I can make a helicopter??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kF-zOXIZUk

[Bruces]

Dude is wearing an old styrofoam bicycle helmet for some unknown reason ,and when the rotors are turning the thing sounds like an old donkey cart with a bad wheel .I like it !

[roundhouse]

Looks totally legit to me. I am sure he will live a long and prosperous life when he shows the world he can fly that magnificent helicopter at 10,000 feet and 200 mph

[wheelbender6]

God bless'im and Godspeed. I hope he is practicing autorotations every day.

[wheelbender6]

"I have an old TMEC 200 (OEM by Zongshen) enduro engine sitting around; wonder if I can make a helicopter??"
I would use the Zong engine to power a pusher prop on a gyrocopter or ultralight. Both are easier to fly and more reliable than a helicopter, IMHO.

[Bruces]

I am concidering my options of building an air boat or a hovercraft so I can safely get to my camp during freeze up and thaw ,now I have to wonder if I should just build my own flying donkey cart instead .

[Sport Rider]

I wanna see it fly! It's good to see that he's taking safety serious with that cool helmet. that should help a lot when he falls from, say, 100 feet. :D

[culcune]

"I have an old TMEC 200 (OEM by Zongshen) enduro engine sitting around; wonder if I can make a helicopter??"
I would use the Zong engine to power a pusher prop on a gyrocopter or ultralight. Both are easier to fly and more reliable than a helicopter, IMHO.

Any one of those will be more useful than a handmade helicopter, in Africa.

I am actually probably going to donate it to the local Live Steamer train group in Yuma. However, I would prefer it went to a good home if someone wanted to take it, but it would involve picking it up in Yuma, AZ.

[Bruces]

I converted his shillings to US dollars ,including the extra that he says he still needs he has $20,000.00 u.s. dollars into that beauty .I re watched the video ,and something hit him in the head (not hard enough I guess ) which is why he is wearing the hard hat I think .Very entertaining !

[2LZ]

Well....at least we know the engine is reliable!

[Bruces]

Found some more with actual flight l.o.l. . I messed up the link but I saw a pile like that fly ,but it didn’t land very “gracefully “.

[Bruces]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kF-zOXIZUk
Hopefully this is the one .

[Bruces]

Ok that’s twice now ,there is another video ,the helicopter has no bodywork on it ,and it actually flies ,yet when I copy and paste it the original video keeps popping up .Hopefully one of you Nerds can find it and post it .I think it’s the same guy . A

[culcune]

This might be the one where he actually gets air and crashes; they have it mis-titled as 'Nigerian' not Ugandan if it is the one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yjGd9v7g4Q

[Bruces]

Thank you that is it ! There are tears running down my face from laughing at this poor guy as he comes back to earth and joins the rodeo ,and I have already watched it probably 10 times today .I think he forgot to install an engine kill switch ,and he went for the “Easy Button “ install instead .Priceless !

[Bruces]

I had to watch it again ,it is priceless .I wonder why he tried to pick it up in the end ?I doubt it would fit in a standard trash bag ,but who knows what they have in Uganda ?

[Krasi_BG]

They say a man is as big as his dreams are, so I know I'm going to hell for laughing so much at this video...

[ben2go]

:lmao:

[pete]

shame.. a lot of time , effort and money went into that..




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[minimac]

Wow. Just wow.

[Its_not_a_honda]

shame.. a lot of time , effort and money went into that..




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Yes it did....think Wright brothers. Even they crashed a few times before they got it.

[wheelbender6]

If you can build your own helicopter from scrap parts and survive the initial test flight, the military should guarantee you a slot in flight school. People like that are in high demand.

[Its_not_a_honda]

"Its not WHAT you ride;
Its THAT you ride." :lmao: