Build a One Man Helicopter
Making helicopters can be fun and this article will tell you how to make a one man one.
Steps
- Learn the basics of aerodynamic flight, this will be extremely handy.
- Build a lightweight, sturdy and strong seat in the middle of your helicopter.
- Construct the engine system, you will need an intake, fuel tank, battery, fuel hoses, and a lightweight, small block engine and so on. When constructed, the main shaft of the engine should go vertically through the helicopter's CG. Connect the engine to the tail rotor via bicycle chain. Remember, the speed at which the back rotor must spin varies for each engine and rotor configuration.
- Connect a throttle to the engine system. There are many ways on how to do this. Using either electrical connections or manual pulleys, the choice is yours.
- Build a lightweight airframe.Then, connect the engine system, make sure that the main rotor shaft goes through center of gravity, and that the tail rotor compensates for torque spin.
- Attach the seat and various electrical components. If you have any electrical components, hook them up to the engine's alternator and battery.
- Add landing gear!
- Make rotors out of either CF or Aluminum, a disk plate, and various other flight and control components, and hook them up using steel wire/rope. If the rotors touch any would, cover them with CVP pipes.
- Connect every thing to your control chair
- Make sure everything works correctly, and make sure that the main rotor shaft goes through the CG, and that the tail rotor compensates for torque spin. Double check all your wiring and frame work. For weak frames, just add triangles to the design, they are the toughest shape in geometry.
- Buy a large field, when taking off every non-tandem helicopter (yours is non-tandem) will lean to one side when taking off.
- Have fun flying, but fly extra slow because its home-built and not factory made. Make sure you know how to fly it and do not fly it over {{safesubst:#invoke:convert|convert}}. Never fly near an airport.
