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0 pointsdanesparza4mo ago0 comments

They originally wanted to make a helicopter. (Not kidding)

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eru4mo ago

More like a ultra-light plane / helicopter hybrid or so, isn't it?

Sounds like an autogyro, indeed one of the lightest and cheapest ways to build a plane. They are basically planes with a free-spinning helicopter rotor for lift.

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eru4mo ago

More like a ultra-light plane / helicopter hybrid or so, isn't it?

ahartmetz4mo ago

Sounds like an autogyro, indeed one of the lightest and cheapest ways to build a plane. They are basically planes with a free-spinning helicopter rotor for lift.

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