Helicopter using Chinese motorcycle engine

culcune · 03-21-2019, 06:10 PM

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

Bruces · 03-21-2019, 06:29 PM

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 · 03-21-2019, 06:38 PM

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 · 03-21-2019, 09:07 PM

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

wheelbender6 · 03-21-2019, 09:24 PM

"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 · 03-21-2019, 10:10 PM

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 · 03-22-2019, 10:46 AM

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.

culcune · 03-22-2019, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by 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.

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 · 03-22-2019, 11:30 AM

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 · 03-22-2019, 12:08 PM

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

Bruces · 03-22-2019, 04:58 PM

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 · 03-22-2019, 05:04 PM

Hopefully this is the one .

Bruces · 03-22-2019, 05:07 PM

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 · 03-22-2019, 09:33 PM

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.

Bruces · 03-22-2019, 11:51 PM

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 !

03-21-2019, 06:10 PM	#1
culcune Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yuma, Arizona Posts: 9,056	Helicopter using Chinese motorcycle engine I have an old TMEC 200 (OEM by Zongshen) enduro engine sitting around; wonder if I can make a helicopter?? __________________ "They say that life's a carousel, spinning fast you got to ride it well..." TGB Delivery Scooter 150 TMEC 200 Enduro--carcass is sadly rotting in the backyard
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03-21-2019, 09:07 PM	#4
wheelbender6 Join Date: May 2015 Location: Houston area Posts: 1,902	God bless'im and Godspeed. I hope he is practicing autorotations every day. __________________ "Its not WHAT you ride; its THAT you ride"
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03-21-2019, 09:24 PM	#5
wheelbender6 Join Date: May 2015 Location: Houston area Posts: 1,902	"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. __________________ "Its not WHAT you ride; its THAT you ride"
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03-22-2019, 12:08 PM	#10
2LZ Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Volcano, Ca Posts: 7,112	Well....at least we know the engine is reliable! __________________ "Light a fire for a man, and you heat him for a day. Light a man on fire, and you heat him for the rest of his life." 2007 Suzuki DRZ400S (SM convert) 2009 Q Link XP 200 1967 BSA B25 250cc Starfire 2022 Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 2023 Royal Enfield Scram 411 1948 Royal Enfield Model G 350
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03-22-2019, 09:33 PM	#14
culcune Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yuma, Arizona Posts: 9,056	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. __________________ "They say that life's a carousel, spinning fast you got to ride it well..." TGB Delivery Scooter 150 TMEC 200 Enduro--carcass is sadly rotting in the backyard
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03-21-2019, 06:29 PM	#2
Bruces Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 1,705	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 !
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03-21-2019, 06:38 PM	#3
roundhouse Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: N Texas Posts: 709	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
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03-21-2019, 10:10 PM	#6
Bruces Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 1,705	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 .
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03-22-2019, 10:46 AM	#7
Sport Rider Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Mooresville NC Posts: 2,149	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.
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03-22-2019, 11:30 AM	#9
Bruces Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 1,705	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 !
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03-22-2019, 04:58 PM	#11
Bruces Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 1,705	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 “.
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03-22-2019, 05:04 PM	#12
Bruces Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 1,705	Hopefully this is the one .
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03-22-2019, 05:07 PM	#13
Bruces Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 1,705	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
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03-22-2019, 11:51 PM	#15
Bruces Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 1,705	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 !
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