BronCobra........DONE !

[Weaver]

Nice one! Uniquely original concept...

[Tophe]

Just a little extra question: what about anti-torque...?
I guess, either:
- the starboard engine has more power/rpm than the port one
- the direction of the propellers is very slightly oblical
- the rotor is power-less just freely rotating for STOL lift (but what are the pod turbine exhausts for?)
Anyway, I love it, as a desk model, love it so much...

Dear Captain, your model is wonderful for our eyes, but our brains would like to admire as well... Could you tell us: is this an autogyro? What are the pod turbines for? aircon? or NOTAR with one turbine blowing and the other inspiring? The explanation may be funny, just tell us, imagine...

[Captain Canada]

Sorry Tophe ! I forgot to reply to that one.....

Not sure about the physics of it all, just thought it would look cool. I suppose I thought that with two props, they would somehow couteract the torque. I imagined it as having all four engines producing power....and it would fly much like the Rorodyne.

Cheers !

[Tophe]

Not sure about the physics of it all, just thought it would look cool. I suppose I thought that with two props, they would somehow couteract the torque. I imagined it as having all four engines producing power....and it would fly much like the Rorodyne.

I like the Rorodyne name, mistyping may be funny too...
Uh, I tried to understand, with Google, asking this aircraft name:
1/ pictures: 2 propellers+1 single rotor+0 anti-torque rotor, this seemed to be the Broncobra forefather, yes!
2/ texts: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairey_Rotodyne : "the Rotodyne featured a jet-tipped powered rotor burning fuel with compressed air bled from two wingtip mounted Napier Eland turboprops"... All falls down for the Rotodyne/Broncobra family: 2 engines/4 engines, jet-tipped powered rotor/axial powered rotor...
Well, good try anyway, try again...
The Fairey Gyrodyne may be a better forefather, while having only one asymmetric propeller for anti-orque... Maybe with 2 (slightly) oblical propellers, this could be the same, no?
Anyway, the Broncobra is a marvellous prototype (strongly enriching the twin-boom family), that I would love even if she is unable to fly... The US Marines that bought it (in your dreams?) would be simply naive... (do you say in English: "green"?), spending taxpayer's money for beauty

[Captain Canada]

would be simply naive... spending taxpayer's money

Well, they are used to it.....just think Comanche !

[ChernayaAkula]

What a cool concept! 

Just a little extra question: what about anti-torque...?
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Not sure about the physics of it all, just thought it would look cool. I suppose I thought that with two props, they would somehow couteract the torque. <...>

That's how the Eurocopter X³ does it.  It also doesn't have a tail rotor and relies on differing pitch setting of the props to provide an anti-torque effect.

[zenrat]

Love it.

[Captain Canada]

Thanks guys. It was a fun build...and it sure took me long enough !

[Librarian]

Must have missed this one first time round. Whacky, whiffy and wantable . Really works for me, however mad. Two great a/c for the price of one .

[Dizzyfugu]

Wicked!!!

Regards,

Greg

Second that! 

[Captain Canada]

lol thanks guys ! Oldy but a goody I guess 

[FAR148]

Proof positive that it's possible for something to be both butt-ugly and droolingly sexy! 

Yeah, what he said!

Very cool!
Steven L 

[Old Wombat]

Wow, totally missed this one.

Proof positive that it's possible for something to be both butt-ugly and droolingly sexy! 

Yeah, what he said!

Very cool!
Steven L 

Totally agree!

[Tophe]

I also add my renewed congratulations!
Such models are just the perfect symbol of why I love what-ifism (or what-ifery?): surprising harmony and probable efficiency, enriched families and missing links, in an extra World, free, without sad command to focus only on what is true.
Thanks again: a million thanks!