Flying the Helicycle "Turbinator"
2012 ж. 3 Мам.
3 687 858 Рет қаралды
Stan Foster demonstrating his superbly constructed turbine powered Helicycle "Turbinator." This helicopter is powered by a 160HP turbine that is HP limited to 95HP. The engine was originally used to run a generator. I bought one of these machines and have yet to see it or any Helicycle. Stan had the best one around, so I flew to his shop to see it. Very impressive machine to say the least.
Awesome helicopter, I want one! Superb flying also, so smooth. Now I want to fly like that!
I love the turbine sound! Beautiful helicopter, yeah I’m jealous
Yup The shame i like it 🙄😊👍
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He doesnt want to fly the helicicle vertical and high
Lovely control ... I'm a fixed wing man in UK and in 1975 after I'd got my PPL I enquired about rotary wing lessons. The fixed wing lessons were £16 ph back then and the rotary were £50 ph. I was offered a discount of 5 hours from the then 40 required minimum (now 45 I believe) to get the rotary wing licence as I had a fixed wing licence and had I the money I'd have done it ... but alas .. I didn't. Always regretted it. This bloke is an excellent pilot judging from what we see in the video.
Man this guy can fly. Beautiful copter and excellent flying skills.
I'll buy one now! What a supurb machine!
Love the sounds of a Turbine
beautiful, impressive heli and flying skills, thanks for sharing, that has to be the most fun you can have while sitting down ! ! ! thanks for sharing
exceptional machine control, Awesome pilot!
I was expecting him to start doing "tic-tocs" lol. Nice bird! I'm jealous
By far the best minicopter i have ever seen.
Beautiful helicopter. The Joy of flying your own helicopter, is great
My favorite tiny single place helo. I wished i owned & flew a jet turbine powered Helicycle!!! Fly safe dude!
Wow that 5 min shot of the control panel was interesting while everything to watch was going on at the turbine engine.
Wow !! Very nice chopper and flying skills.
That's a very nice example. Thanks for posting 👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸
Man, I wish I had one. Looks VERY fun.
Excellent film footage and sound. Great dialogue.
OK, I'm WAY Jealous!! Super nice Helicycle! I'd fly it in a sec! Love the sound of the turbine lighting off!. Nice piloting skills too! Hope you're having as much fun as it looks like it is!
Excellent pilot, super sweet machine
Пилот сыкло...
Stan Foster must be an ex-combat pilot with those maneuvering skills? Awesome pilot and bird!
NORMAN WELCH I’m thinking Mother Rucker...
Nope. ALL can easily or at least with a good teacher learn to fly as he does in 1-2 years. Nothing more, and it look so violent when he stop but it behave that way because it's lightweight, and this is also why you never see bigger Choppers do this, they CAN, but it's harder than this actually. But it take good knowledge about his Chopper. But trust me he had a good teacher. Impossible? NO, Impressive? YES
Nice mechine,,, exelent performents,, and video quality also.
Jinking about in ground-effect looks like a whole lot of fun in this thing :O)
Looks amazing and very maneuverable!!! Love to get one.
Looks quite calm n stable helicopter..i liked it
Superb flying!
Cool machine and good pilot!
Gr job you have done
A beautiful piece of engineering
He knows how to fly. Nicely done.
Youhave truly mastered flying this!
In-freaking-credible! It's worth buying just for that gorgeous turbine sound!
How much would it cost ?
@@abdacnc3969 I just had a look: US$38,500 It's a kit helicopter, so you'd pay quite a bit more for one that's fully assembled. Also, I'm not at all sure that that includes the engine: gas turbines are fearfully expensive, so it wouldn't surprise me if that were the price a) for the (unassembled) kit and b) without the engine. Then, once you've got the thing up and running and you've paid for your (horrifically expensive) helicopter training, you've got the maintenance to worry about.
@@geraldheinig1473 thanks for your reply and explanation,, helicos will always cost a fortune ,,
"he's flying low we're going to have rain." Just kidding, great video, nice helicopter. Cool
Andreas Hoppe fly ultrlights
Cool! Like that thing a bunch.
Nice geli and good piloting.
The turbine looks like the APU on the Blackhawk. I want one of these. No SAS or pedal hold computers, but that’s what makes it fun!
Nice Mini chopper, good flying. Great hobby, most are jealous,don't mine,keep having fun.
Wow very maneuverable!
I want one! Great piloting.
A beauty machine.
I have to write that that is one of the most handsome choppers I have ever seen...
You're easily pleased! Although, for a kit built helo, it is good looking.
No, it’s really a good looking unit.
@@heli-crewhgs5285 it just takes $ lol
Very cool, looks like a skilled pilot, still can't decide if he's a mad man or a genius 😊😊😉😊 Him getting the tail rotor so close to the ground, even with a skid, made me feels a bit anxious!
Es una preciosidad de aparato. Enhorabuena al constructor
What make and model Turbine is that? Man, what an incredible job you've done, thanks for sharing
Solar T62-32
The Helicycle was conceived and designed by B.J. Schramm (Buford John Schramm) , the founder of RotorWay International. B.J Schramm was killed in a Helicycle crash on 28.4.2004. His dream in life was that every American home should have a helicopter in their driveway. His first helicopter was the Scorpion.
My dear you have done an incredible job. So keep sharing
So intensly 😎 cool! The pilot is a pro!! Gr8 video
Beautiful flight excellent
Nice approach !!! ;-)
What a fantastic machine, Stan, a true beauty to behold. And one that flies!
Awesome vid and skills...........thanks for sharing
I dream about these things all the time, so fascinating 😍🙌🏽
I love the high flare.
Dear Sir... Duke Pilot Good to see you... Awesome Helycopter Nice Amazing... God bless you
AWESOME STUFF
That’s a sweet looking heli
O M G ! HOW AMAZING
Nice quick stop.
Cute little heli. 👍🏼😎
Impresionante desempeño de la aeronave y buena estabilidad, me gusto , Duke, felicidades ,
Quanto custa em???
Nice flying
Wonderful .
Very nice you have to be a military pilot at one time or still are really enjoyed this video 😃👍👍👍👍
Looks AWESOME! So when is the fenestrated tail rotor version coming out?
Fenestron is way over complex for something this small. If you have that kind of money why not build a NoTAR or hell a mini CH-46 type ?
Marshall Smith™ j
“Fenestrated.”
Stan, I love your modified landing gear... How did you do that? Fiberglass? Is it difficoult to do? How much weight does it add? Does it change (improve) highspeed characteristics? Peter 5-26; N21RP
Agreed! Looks classy like an EC 120.
Stam , where did you buy the wide landing struts instead of useing the rouond bar type? The really look good.
Impressionante como é bem equilibrado e de fácil manejo. Belo helicóptero e bom piloto. Parabéns.
Is, very good
Awesome quick stop at 5:38. I don't think I've ever seen one quite like that!
Almost a tail strike
How fun that must be. So cool you can own your own helicopter now and take off from your yard
Que coisa mais linda... Que tipo de motor foi usado?
Great job
One sweet bird............thanks
What a sound!
Great copter just looks like everything is in it's place and balanced I'd been in small fixed wings many times but never a helicopter my first time in a helicopter the instructor said this is just like a fixed wing and as soon as we leave the ground we're flying and he went straight up to about 40 ft and hoovered I said now this is flying had a great time
Espetáculo acabamento Ótimo piloto pouso e decolagens Perfeitas Hoverando muito bm
Woow very impressive piloting
Why all the switches? Have a controller managing the sequences.
That's a beautiful machine. I wish I had it and you had a nicer one! I'm flying an R 44 Raven and I would love to build a Helicycle.
Beautipul helicopter good luck KZheadr...👍👍
Very good!
👌 Fantastic, beautiful, lovely 😍, love it
I’d watch it with those quick stops man, wouldn’t want to crash that beauty.
That guy flys like he's a veteran Cobra pilot. People don't realize that flying in low tight spots is more dangerous and requires more skill and control than flying high does. Flying low DOES make it easier to film and see the heli in flight.
This guy can fly for sure! Skills
IMHO, A single-seat heli- is a complete waste except as a very expensive toy.
Terry Isaac and what’s wrong with having an expensive toy?
Fly's like he's a little bird pilot from the 160th SOAR (A). NSDQ!!!
Do you really think that people would not realize that flying in tight spots low to the ground requires more skill? I understand that many people aren't very smart..however, that's pretty obvious.
Verry good...smart inovation...
Awesome !
So where and when can I get this? It's amazing 👏
Still flying this Helicycle and your Review, Plz, on this Helicopter or another Helicopter Recommendation for a New Helio Pilot! Thumbs Up on this 8yr Old, Still Impressive, Video!
Outstanding
Awesome pilot , would love to learn how to fly a helicopter , just never had the money :-) .. Oh well maybe in a different life .. Awesome job ..
The guy flies that thing like I fly my drone! Good piloting. . would have liked to see him go above the trees once - also if possible in future can you leave it go the extra seconds until the engines completely stopped? Love the sounds. thanks for a good video.
Search - Stan Foster There are plenty of other videos. 11 000' high + low, fast and slow.
@@nssherlock4547 cheers
Exelente dupla...piloto aeronave. Fantástico.
Супер вертолёт! Создателю Браво!!!
Say what you say, no one can't say that he has the heli on the tips of his fingers! This guy us awesome!!!
Single seater aircraft is cool but i always find flying enjoyable with company... Looks Really fun and awesome though.
What type of clutch is used? Seemed to spool up smoothly. Impressive.
Don't know much about Helicopters but I can recognize an expert pilot when I see one. I'm guessing decades of experience. Viet Nam maybe? Eight years later but this was just recommended to me.
He’s gonna ball it up one day
Written like a true jealous hater!
Amazing skill
Good job mr
It's been a dream of mine Now IT'S ON MY BUCKET LIST
Amazing
Wow amazing