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New Starbucks Delivery Service?...

JonnyMacJonnyMac Posts: 9,107
edited 2013-12-27 07:23 in General Discussion
After we tired of playing in the leaves, Rick and I made this little pitch video for Starbucks. Okay, a kink or two to work out, but we're *this* close.

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  • NWCCTVNWCCTV Posts: 3,629
    edited 2013-12-24 16:44
    Nice job. So would the Elev-8 be able to fly as smoothly if the cup were full?
  • JonnyMacJonnyMac Posts: 9,107
    edited 2013-12-24 17:04
    I'm sure it could. It's a very stable platform, allowing beginners like me to fly it without getting into a lot of trouble, and advanced fliers like Rick can do really cool things with it.
  • RS_JimRS_Jim Posts: 1,766
    edited 2013-12-25 06:40
    Just needs a little Velcro on the bottom of the cup!
    Merry Christmas all!
    Jim
  • LoopyBytelooseLoopyByteloose Posts: 12,537
    edited 2013-12-25 08:23
    Well, it looks nice. But if the payload were below the plane of the propeller, it would be a lot easier to fly, wouldn't it. I just wonder if a sudden gust of wind would have you flying upside down.
  • Duane C. JohnsonDuane C. Johnson Posts: 955
    edited 2013-12-25 09:02
    Hi Loopy;
    Loopy Byteloose wrote: »
    Well, it looks nice. But if the payload were below the plane of the propeller, it would be a lot easier to fly, wouldn't it. I just wonder if a sudden gust of wind would have you flying upside down.
    One might think so? But maybe not.

    Take a look this:
    Aerocycle

    They say it is relatively stable due to the weight above the blades.

    Duane J
  • xanaduxanadu Posts: 3,347
    edited 2013-12-25 09:22
    Reminds me of this -

    [video=youtube_share;QtuVLGeFM90]
  • xanaduxanadu Posts: 3,347
    edited 2013-12-25 09:30
    Low wing aircraft have a center of gravity above the center of lift. Feels sporty but can be harder to recover.
  • LoopyBytelooseLoopyByteloose Posts: 12,537
    edited 2013-12-27 07:23
    Duane C. Johnson wrote: »
    Hi Loopy;
    One might think so? But maybe not.

    Take a look this:
    Aerocycle

    They say it is relatively stable due to the weight above the blades.

    Duane J

    Well, quick deployment of a parachute would be a lot cleaner in the event of a failure. I just have this feeling that the center of lift should be above the center of gravity. Shiips do something of this sort in terms of the center of buoyancy and the center of gravity to prevent capsize.

    Of course, the loss of whole or partial lift really would be rather moot to where the center of lift is normally placed in terms of the center of gravity.
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