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How Much Do Helicopters Cost? What Is The Range?
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prompted by a little daydreaming about euro millions, i was wondering about helicopters. How much are they, how much for a pilot on standby, and what sort of range and speed do they have (say i wanted to visit parents who live 65 miles away, how long would it take? would there be enough fuel for a return trip?)
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good thinking, and if she's multitasking properly she can hang the laundry out on the rotors to dry
11:11 Sat 02nd Feb 2013
One problem is finding a suitable landing site , you can't just land anywhere. You need permission and flight clearance , only the police and ambulance helicopters can land anywhere they like and that has to be an emergency. Most choppers can manage 120mph so a 65miletrip would be less than 30 mins. ( But the nearset landing site may be 10 miles or more away)
Range here your 65 miles would be no problem
http:// www.eli tehelic opters. co.uk/p ortfoli o/fleet /
I have flown in a Bell Jet Ranger in Saudi Arabia , the pilot had flown combat in Vietnam , he gave us quite a ride !!
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I have flown in a Bell Jet Ranger in Saudi Arabia , the pilot had flown combat in Vietnam , he gave us quite a ride !!
if you don't mind second-hand, some of these are from about £100,000
http:// www.glo balplan esearch .com/he licopte rs/
People who own them often charter them out to companies who run pleasure flights when they're not using them themselves
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People who own them often charter them out to companies who run pleasure flights when they're not using them themselves
Actually there aren't too many regs on landing a helicopter, just the landowner's permission really, obviously there are areas where you can't such as public spaces but my son-in-law is a helicopter flying instructor and with him I've landed in back gardens (isolated houses), school playing fields and the like.
Prices here:
http:// www.fly -q.co.u k/buy/u sed/
Range?
A little Robinson R22, for example, has a range of 240 miles. A larger helicopter, such as a Eurocopter AS350, has a range of about 350 miles.
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Range?
A little Robinson R22, for example, has a range of 240 miles. A larger helicopter, such as a Eurocopter AS350, has a range of about 350 miles.
Of course, you could go with something like this:
http:// www.giz mag.com /cavalo n-fully -enclos ed-gyro copter/ 18444/p icture/ 133279/ Don't know what it might cost, but, although it can't do a true vertical take-off it doesn't need that much runway...
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They're a lot more simple to fly than a helicopter and require a lot less maintenance since the main rotor is a "free" rotor and not powered. The early ones flew at about 80 mph and would land and takeoff in about 50 feet...
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A long way from the first Autogyros like this: (apologies for the lengthy URL)
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They're a lot more simple to fly than a helicopter and require a lot less maintenance since the main rotor is a "free" rotor and not powered. The early ones flew at about 80 mph and would land and takeoff in about 50 feet...
My, you're up late tonight jno... nice to "see" you.
The older auto-gyro was actaully invented about 1923 by a Spaniard (de la Cierva). It is still found in the U.S. and several have been carefully rebuilt and are flyable. I've never flown one, but am told they are a joy to fly, if alittle breezy...
The older auto-gyro was actaully invented about 1923 by a Spaniard (de la Cierva). It is still found in the U.S. and several have been carefully rebuilt and are flyable. I've never flown one, but am told they are a joy to fly, if alittle breezy...
I went on a helicopter ride over London last year - fabulous. Lovely day and we flew along the Thames (hitting no cranes), past the Shard - I took this photo of the top of it
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They are doing a special no frills lightweight helicopter down the road from me at a very affordable priceIt has paper mashy rotor blades a special mix of alloy and plastic engine, seats 4 with space for a dog . They say it will be the next big thing in travel, I disagree, I think it will never take off
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