Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2022/02/23

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Subject: [Leica] Chopper Chopper
From: jbmmllug at jbm.org (Jeff Moore)
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2022 04:51:59 -0500
References: <FC3DE39E-FAAA-4453-A08B-0EF5A0E53F51@cartersxrd.net> <3d56c40a15f71802a855c1ca6bbdf7b2@mejac.carlsbad.ca.us> <5B4B0762-B8BE-4D0F-B86F-C3FADBAE2BBF@gmail.com> <55622b1c228c59ca0848c2eee2ccaf32@mejac.carlsbad.ca.us> <5CECBC83-3155-4E41-AE67-1A27C58F3AA6@gmail.com>

That's amazing!  If I'd seen a rig like that chasing James Bond or
some other cinematic superspy, I'd have laughed at just how far off
the deep end of implausibility the writers had gotten.  Because
clearly nothing like it seems likely to exist.

Now that I've seen that it's a thing... What are you waiting for, movieland?

On Tue, Feb 22, 2022 at 8:55 PM Ric Carter via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> 
wrote:
>
> That?s without even involving the high tension transmission lines he is 
> cutting beside
>
> Ric
>
> > On Feb 22, 2022, at 8:52 PM, Brian Reid <reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us> 
> > wrote:
> >
> > That rig could cause an amazing amount of death and destruction if not 
> > handled expertly.
> >
> > On 2022-02-22 20:50, Ric Carter via LUG wrote:
> >> No, the saws are suspended on what appears to be a semi-rigid shaft. I
> >> think that housing must be the moot that spins the saws. They appear
> >> to be about 10-12 inches each. When it gets several blades engaged at
> >> the same time though, it torques the devil out of chopper and the
> >> pilot horses it around against the twist. The pilot seeks to be alone
> >> in the cockpit and sticking his head out the door to watch the
> >> woodline
> >> Ric
> >>> On Feb 22, 2022, at 8:44 PM, Brian Reid <reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us> 
> >>> wrote:
> >>> Does the suspended pod have a person inside it?
> >>> On 2022-02-21 19:32, RicCarter via LUG wrote:
> >>>> Chopper chopper - this is one flying SOB!
> >>>> https://2022.cartersxrd.net/2022.02.20.html
> >
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In reply to: Message from cartersxrd at gmail.com (RicCarter) ([Leica] Chopper Chopper)
Message from cartersxrd at gmail.com (Ric Carter) ([Leica] Chopper Chopper)
Message from cartersxrd at gmail.com (Ric Carter) ([Leica] Chopper Chopper)