Rocket Powered Monocopter
This was Labor Day weekend here in the U.S., and most people were away this weekend, at exotic ports-o-call, sitting on a beach, or barbecuing. Me, I was playing with some bizarre flying contraption that probably violated a number FAA, as well as, physical laws.
OK, I wasn’t the only loon. This is my friend Scott Tyrrell, long-time rocket buddy, prepping the monocopter for flight.
This is a photo I grabbed of an assembled monocopter on the launch pad. It’s essentially a flat wooden blade, angled to create lift, with a rocket motor mounted at one end. A dowel or rod mounted perpendicular to the rotor is used for counterbalance.
Here are some more photos in various stages of flight:
Here’s a video of a three stage monocopter. Crazy…
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